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People, Recording / Rehearsal Studios, Labels, CD/Vinyl Pressing
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People
- Polichinelle - An absolute must see: electronic music and other enterteinment from the alternative London scene.
- Mentor Kolektiv - A Desi Hip Hop group consisting of Producer – Mentor, DJ - Mr.Mak, Rapper – AC and Punjabi Vocalist – Des-C(Desi). < NEW CD OUT NOW.
- Manolo Remiddi - Mixing engineer and producer.
- Gaudi - Producer/solo artist specialized in dub & electronica. Check his website for the long list of productions & remixes and info about his Metatron Studio London.
- BacciBros - Djs, production team, record label, 2 recording studios -BacciBros were among the first to drop the traditional studio equipment in favour of a software-only solution; the quality of their productions goes to show that mixing without a mixer is just fine.
- Alessandro Magri - conductor, producer, arranger, session man, Apple Certified Logic trainer, composer and arranger for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games.
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Recording/Rehearsal Studios
- Britannia Row - Ideal for small to mid-size budgets, a studio with a great history, a fantastic Neve analogue desk, and a great collection of vintage microphones.
- Crystal Clear Recordings - not a recording studio as such, but a company specialised in voice-over recordings: affordable, high quality results and access to Britannia Row Studio.
- Miloco - Recording studios, mixing rooms, editing and programming suites, and much more in nine locations across London. Amazing choice of equipment and affordable.
- Fortress - For a truly fanatical vintage approach to analogue recording, plus a range of additional services from rehearsal rooms to programming suites. All at very competitive prices.
- Wisseloord Studio - Really cool multi-studio complex in Holland, listed here because they share our love for Quested monitors AND they have a cigarette-lighter built into their SSL.
- Jacobs Studios - Another studio that monitors through Quested Q215. Now relocatd in Cornwall.
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Record Labels
- Warp - Home to most of the best music of the last decade, including Boards Of Canada, Aphex Twin, Prefuse 73, LFO, Plaid, Autechre and GOD himself mr. Squarepusher.
- Catch 22 - Here's what happens when you put together World Music and Urban beats. Quality stuff, definitely worth checking out with downloadable videos and audio tracks.
- Chemical Breaks - The name says it all.
- Acidphonic - A broad range of musical influence and style, promoting music created entirely for the purpose of the artists expression and creativity.
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CD/Vinyl Pressing
- Breed Media - superior UK-made products, unique eco-policy and industry leading prices & turntimes.
- MediaPlant - CD/ DVD Replication and Duplication Services UK.
- Curved Ltd. - A premier service for pressing your vinyl, based in Hackney, London.
- Disc Wizards - UK company specialising in CD, DVD replication and blu-ray duplication, all with a UK low price guarantee. Visit the site now for full products, packages and prices and use the online quotation facility for an instant quote.
- Independent Pressings - Medium-size pressing plant based in the UK with offices in Nottingham and West London, specialised in pressing quality 12-inch records largely for the independent dance market.
- Media Sourcing - CD/DVD/Vinyl replication online.
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Recording, Mixing and Mastering Online
- Online Mixing - It does what it says on the tin. Fast, affordable, and great results.
Music Retailers, Plugins, Samples, Software and Instruments
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London Record Shops
- Rat Records - Gem of a second hand record/CD shop in SE5 selling quality music at bargain prices, with an emphasis on Soul, Reggae, Hip Hop, R&B, Rock, Indie, Punk, Jazz, Electronica and World Music. 348 Camberwell New Road, SE5 0RW.
- Phonica - Every genre from Minimal to Folk! 51 Poland Street, W1F 7NG.
- Rough Trade - One of the oldest and most established independent record shops, selling everything from Rock to Hip Hop and World music. 130 Talbot Road, W11 1JA and 16 Neal's Yard Covent Garden, WC2H 9DP. Complete with comprehensive online store, too.
- BM Soho - Formerly the famous Black Market Records, BM is best known for drum’n’bass but it also stocks an extensive array of urban and house titles. 25 D'Arblay Street, W1F 8EJ.
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Online Record Stores & Music Downloads
- Hard To Find Records - Does exactly what it says on the tin. Lots of dance, soul, white labels, bootlegs etc.
- Release Music - Online vinyl plus Soho Soundz London DJ store.
- Global Groove - DJ shop specialising in white label vinyl of all genres.
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Instrument/Software Retailers
- Life Is Music - Life is Music is an online music superstore that offers musicians and music enthusiasts everything from musical instruments, audio equipment such as amplifiers and lighting products for shows, concerts and events also DJ and karaoke equipment
- Turnkey - First place to try for instruments and software. 114-116 Charing Cross Road, WC2H OJR.
- Westend DJ - With three branches in Central London, Westend DJ is the place to go for all your DJ needs.
- Decks.co.uk - UK's largest DJ equipment online store.
- PlanetDJ.com – DJ Gear (US website) Disc Jockey and DJ equipment, speakers CD & MP3 players and DJ mixers. Browse our online catalog for a large selection. Get free shipping and guaranteed low prices and use our secure online ordering.
- Digital Village - Comprehensive studio equipment, pro-audio and computer music store with branches throughout the UK and online ordering.
- Dolphin Music - Online instrument and software specialists with Education store.
- Inspiration Sounds - Sample CDs, Sound FX, Virtual Instruments, Reason Refills & Free Samples Online music retail store offering a huge range of products for producers of all genres of music. Contact sales@inspirationsounds.co.uk for an educational discount.
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Plugins
- KVR Audio - News and information resource for open-standard audio plugins.
- Super Impulse Reverb - SIR, the amazing FREE convolution-based VST plugin!
- Tobybear - Crazy coder, plugin-maker and cool guy, delivering weird and useful plugins since the beginning of times. Check them out (some are free!)
- Wav pack - Completely open audio compression format providing lossless, high-quality lossy, and a unique hybrid compression mode.
- Rapdrums.com - Pro Hip Hip samples for Pro Producers
- P5 Audio - Downloadable multi track loops, Roland Mv8000 Sounds, Software samples including free hip hop wav samples and drum sounds. Find Fruity loops, Hip Hop Drums & Drum Loops, samples and mpc sounds.
- FlexiMusic - Audio Editor to Create, record, edit, draw, add effects and play MP3/audio files.
- Plugins-audio.com - More than 1000 freeware instruments, plugins, vst, vsti, directx, audio-unit, RTAS, TDM - download for free!
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Samples
- Loopmasters - Pro Loops and Samples. Royalty Free Sample CDs and Loop Downloads for Producers and DJs worldwide. Free Preview Loops!
- Ishkur Samples - Sample database with nearly 3,000 to choose from.
- Midi Drum Loops - Much better than sample CDs, the guys at BeatzAndBreakz have replayed all the 'classic' drum loops and created a lot more original material, and saved it all as midi files. The files are pre-mapped to match the most common instruments, such as BFD, EzDrummer and Addictive Drums. We can't recommend them highly enough, and from the website you can even download a few files for free.
Equipment Insurance and Repairs
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Musical Instrument Insurance
- FML Insurance - Specialized in recording studio's and musical instruments insurance.
- MusicGuard
- AllianzCornhill
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Equipment Repairs and Servicing
- The Synthesiser Service Centre - Modern and vintage repairs, also distributors of exciting and unusual synths.
- Sonic Systems - Tim Owen's on-site recording studio maintenance, recording studio installation and commissioning, custom modifications for a large variety of audio equipment, consultancy for system requirements, large technical library.
Magazines, Books, Blogs, Communities, Articles, Directories
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Magazines
- Sound on Sound - Thousands of article available for free browsing, the reader ads section is probably the best place to buy and sell instruments in UK, the forums are a great source of knowledge and help.
- Computer Music - The best place for the beginner. Tons of easy, free tutorials, free sounds to download, helpful forums.
- Future Music - The place to go when you've outgrown Computer Music magazine!
- Music Tech - The magazine for producers, engineers and recording musicians.
- Audio Media - Controlled circulation magazine for audio production professionals. Not for the beginner, but an excellent source of news and knowledge.
- Audiohead.net - Online magazine with interviews and articles for audioheads like us.
- Analogic.com - Plenty of free downloads and links.
- Security Forums Your Windows Security discussion boards and forums from SecurityForumz.
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Books
- PC Publishing - Choose between many titles including books on Cubase SX, Reason, Logic, making music with Laptops. Books can be ordered directly online.
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Blogs
- MusicThing -
- Create Digital Music -
- Electronic Musician -
- FutureMusic - American community dedicated to electronic music, not connected with the UK magazine.
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Communities and Forums
- Harmony Central - Internet resource for musicians, supplying info from news and product reviews, to classified ads and chat rooms.
- KVR Audio - Active discussion forum from the plug-in experts, plus a host of official support forums for many plugin developers.
- Dance Tech - With 28 forums, you should find your answer here!
- Sound on Sound - Excellent forum and general source of info.
- BigBlueLounge.com - Great resource with a wide variety of specialist forums.
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Reference Articles
- Digital Domain - Home of mastering guru Bob Katz. Excellent articles on mixing, mastering and digital audio.
- Ethan's Magazine Articles - Ethan Winer is another real expert in his field with a gift for explaining complicate things in a simple way.
- Acoustic Treatment - Ethan Winer's advice on acoustic treatment.
- Sonic State - knowlegebase created by musicians for musicians
- Dance Tech - Everything you could ever think of relating to the home-studio.
- Soldering Guide - An excellent guide, very simple to follow but recommended also to those who think they know how to solder already.
- My Guitar Workshop - Guitar Lessons and Music Theory. Provides guitar lessons, instructions and music theory for all level guitar players. Articles, guitar software and downloads, tabs, guitar links directory, all the guitar chord diagrams, scales and modes can be found in an easy graphical displayer.
- British Tinnitus Association - protect your ears, read about tinnitus before it's too late.
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Directories
- Every Urban Thing - EUT is the UK's first Hip Hop and Urban directory. This is the place to go for interviews, fashion, music, videos, reviews, showcasing your talents, club listing, competitions, models to cast for your video (if you are already there), and much more.
- VFunk - Everything you need in the world of dance music (and VFunk, what a cool name!).
- The Unsigned Guide - The Definitive Music Industry Resource. Highly recommended directory of all things musical, musicians, studios, labels etc. You can order it online and there is even a working demo on the website.
- 1Musiczone - Everything musical! Check out this site. You'll find what you are looking for.
Freelance Engineers, Programmers, Consultants
Accommodation, Travel, Entertainment, International Students
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Accommodation
- London Flatshare - The best place to look for a room to rent, this website is an independent community and is not linked to any commercial service.
- Flatshare.com - Another good place to find genuine ads from privates, they charge a very low fee to your telephone bill when you reply to an ad (a few pence per minute).
- Spare Room - Flat and house share in London since 1999 (check also their other website www.intolondon.com)
- Studenz.com - Hostels, bedsits, rooms and info with International students in mind.
- Roomcorner - Another website specialised in finding rooms to let; it's a commercial website but viewing the ads is free.
- Starflats - Free service listing flatmates, flatshares, apartments and houses.
- Student Accommodation UK - Advice and lisings specifically for students.
- Room Buddies - Thousands of room adverts online at any time. You can search these adverts for free but you will have to register: then you can read the details and description of the rooms, view their photos and contact a room to rent with the built-in messaging system.
- Abodewithme - Provides a secure e-community of people looking for housemates for their move. Commercial website
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Travel
- Heathrow Airport , Gatwick Airport , Stansted Airport, Luton Airport, London City Airport
- Transport For London - Info on London buses, the underground and Docklands Light Railway, including an invaluable journey planner.
- Addison Lee - The best minicab service in London. Most cars have seven seats and satellite navigation. Cheaper and more comfortable than black cabs!
- Streetmap - Enter any postcode and find out where it is (for LSS enter N1 8QH).
- Multimap - Enter any postcode and find out where it is (for LSS enter N1 8QH).
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Clubs
- Cargo - The home of alternative music, hosting acts from Brazilian disco to Polish hip-hop.
- The Cross - Targeting a well-dressed cliental, The Cross is an intimate club with an underground feel and plays a range of funky, tech and progressive house.
- The Key - Leather sofas and ornate mirrors make The Key a hangout for the cooler crowds, holding a variety of nights from soulful house to breaks and electro.
- Egg - A unique venue with garden, balcony terrace and hammocks, Egg has a number of rooms playing everything from metal to minimal.
- Fabric - The superclub with an underground ethos, Fabric draws big-name DJs from around the globe. Friday night hosts Fabric Live, with regular appearances from breaks and drum’n’bass supremos, while Saturday is all about tech house.
- Big Chill House - Not strictly a club, but open til 4am on Friday and Saturday, The Big Chill House is a listed three-floor location hosting chill-out and alternative acts in the spirit of the yearly festival of the same name. Entrance is free.
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International Students
- XE.com - Currency converter.
- Home Office - Info on VISAs and regualations on working in the UK.
- VISA questionaire - Find out what sort of VISA you need for your course.
- Student VISAs - Info specifically on Student VISAs.
- UK Embassies Overseas - Contact details of all the UK's embassies overseas.
Funding
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Funding
- Prince's Trust - The Prince's Trust is the first place to consider if you are under 30 and have an ambitious business plan. You could get the funding for your training and for the equipment you need to buy after the course.
- Support4Learning - Literally hundreds of links related to funding, divided by categories.
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