Clients & News

Over the last 30 years, our clients have included:

Oasis, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, The Coral, Pulp, Stereophonics, The Charlatans, The Datsuns, EMF, Super Furry Animals, Breed 77, Biffy Clyro, Oceansize, Rush, The Answer, Spiritulaized, Manic Street Preachers, Iggy Pop, Billy Bragg, The Crimea, Portishead, The Automatic, Tindersticks, Cooper Temple Clause, Queen, Judas Priest, Cradle of Filth, Catatonia, Robert Plant, GLC, The Levellers, The Damned, Fell City Girl, Tony Iommi, Glen Hughes, The Darkness,
Snowfight In The City Centre, Future Of The Left, The Kidz, Kaned, People in Planes, Blood Red Shoes, The View, The Maybes?, Brigade, The Pigeon Detectives, Dan Dunne & The Reels, The Runners, Exile Parade, Jump Ship, Herborg, Nathalie Nordnes, Inner City Pirates, Jakobinarina, The Hot Puppies.

Recent Clients Include:

  • The Maybes?
  • Exile Parade

  • The View relaxing with their home made raft in the River Monnow

At the end of recording their new second album at Monnow Valley, The View celebrated by taking a hot air balloon ride over the studio and surrounding countryside.


  • Cardiff City Football Club and James Fox recording their backing vocals and video

Recent Producers:

  • John Goodmanson (The Blood Brothers, Deathcab for Cutie)
  • Bob Marlette (Toni Iommi, Rob Halford, Tracy Chapman)
  • Owen Morris (The View, Oasis, The Verve, Ash)
  • Stephen Street (Smiths, Blur, Sleeper, Cranberries)
  • Andrew Schepps (Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, U2)

News

Quotes from Jeff Collins' radio show:

 from the Rock Show on Sunshine FM

VINNY APPICE (DRUMMER, BLACK SABBATH)
on the recording of Dehumanizer

“We went into Monnow Valley and recorded some demos there first. I Like Monnow Valley. I like the way the studio is set up and the big rehearsal room - we loved rehearsing in there. It was cool. Staying at Monnow Valley, you’re living and breathing what you do in creating an album.”

JAMES HEATLEY (DRUMMER, THE ANSWER) On recording Rise.
“I loved the drum sound in the studio. Of all the places I’ve recorded in, this was the one that I’ve felt most comfortable playing in. It’s just a massive room. And for our band we wanted a big drum sound. The bigger the better! And we did get the massive drum sound we wanted! Now whenever I listen back to it, I think it’s amazing. Proper John Bonham big drums.

Overall, I loved Monnow Valley. It was a beautiful part of the country and whenever we had the chance we were out fishing as soon as we finished up at 8 o’clock at night. We’d be out in the summer evenings, in the countryside, fishing, drinking beers and having a laugh. I’d love to go back there.”


The Pigeon Detectives

 

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