FIRST CUT MUSIC
Dan
Gautreau
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Award-winning Writer / Producer / Mixer.
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Dan has built a reputation as one of the UK's leading producers, specialising in artist driven songs for Film & Television. You can find his recent work in feature films including Delivery Man (Vince Vaughn), 10 Lives (Sky Movies) The Inbetweeners (Sony Pictures), Big Game (Samuel L Jackson) and on prime time shows including Lethal Weapon (Fox) Top Gear (BBC), and Saturday Night Live (NBC).
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Dan has achieved top 20 chart success with acts including X Factor's Ben Haenow (SYCO) Tommy Reeve (Warner Germany), as well as recording / mixing credits with acts like Zayn Malik, Simone Ashley, Ben Howard (Island) and Paulo Nutini (Atlantic).
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Dan began his career at the renowned Sarm West Studios, London and cut his teeth assisting producer Trevor Horn.
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Located 1 hour from Edinburgh, Scotland. The building was previously a church, and is now a creative hub for musicians and artists.
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Studio A is a fully floated, soundproof production / mix room designed by Level Acoustic Design. The studio has a hybrid setup with ties to the main live room and B room.
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Studio B is a medium sized control room with good acoustics and an ideal writing / production space.
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The live area was the former church hall and has 7m high ceilings with a very natural, open sound. Various gobos and baffles are available to create isolation options.
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Monitors ATC SCM45 / NS10's / Barefoot MM27s / Amphion One18's.
Mics Telefunken 251e / Tele U47 / Neuman M49v / 47 Fet /x2U67's /x2U87's /x2KM184's /x2Coles 4038's /AEA R44 /R88 /Soyuz Tube 47
Various Shure / Beyer Dynamic / AKG / Audix / Royer Mics.
Outboard: Unfairchild (UTA) / Manley Vari Mu / x2 Distressors / x3 1176 Compressors / Teletronix LA2A / API 2500 / Pye Compressor / Sta Level / Tubetech CL1B / Bricasti M7/ x14 Neve 1073 Pre Amps / x4 API Pre Amps / x4 UA Tube Pre's/ Apogee Symphony Mk2 32IO / Wem Copycat
Instruments Various Fender, Gibson, Martin, Gretsch, Danelectro guitars, numerous tube amps by Vox, Marshall, Ampeg, Audio Kitchen, Fender, Orange and a wide choice of pedals and tape effect units. Drums and Percussion by Ludwig, Gretsch, Meinl, inc Supraphonic and Black Beauty snares. Synths include Moog Mini, Rev 2, Virus TI, Moog Sub 37, Korg Minilog, Melotron, OP1
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