Yellow Arch Studios

The Christmas holiday was a busy one at Yellow Arch.

Yellow Arch New Years Eve was a massive success with the whole building being utilized for the event. The evening’s entertainment ranged from Live bands, Drum ‘n’ Bass and Chill-out DJ’s to Fire-eaters. Tickets sold out at an unbelievably fast rate with crowds queuing up 100 yards round the corner hours before the event to snap up the last remaining tickets.

Some photos from the night are up on facebook if you follow this link: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.163166593787897.28465.156383391132884&type=3

2012 is getting off to a flying start for Yellow Arch. Our building’s been full with rehearsing and recording musicians. With Richard Hawley’s new album nearing completion in-house producer Colin Elliot has been busy working away mixing the new Kylie Minogue album. Tom Hickox will soon be coming in again to do more recording with us.

With rehearsal prices starting at just £5 per hour and recording demo deals starting at £100 you can make Yellow Arch part of your music experience and history. Give us a call on 0114 2730800 or send an email to mail@yellowarch.com if you’re interested in booking in any time and seeing what we can do for you.

Here are a few snaps from the legendary night at the building.

Yellow Arch closes for Christmas on Thursday 22/12/11 at 6pm and we open again on Wednesday 4/1/2012.

If you have any gear stored with us that you will need over the Christmas break then please collect it before thursday the 22nd. If you need to contact us send an email to us on mail@yellowarch.com.

From everyone at Yellow Arch have a fantastic Christmas and we look forward to seeing you all in 2012

Over the years, Yellow Arch has been famous for its wild parties and large scale events. November saw Balkanarama;  an Incredible night of live gypsy jazz, Klezmer and Balkan music. It was described as a ‘Hot Balkan Instrumental Orgy!’ and it did not disappoint.

The evening’s main event was the wonderful 15 piece group known as “The Destroyers.” Their vibrant, colorful and energetic performance lifted the roof and sent Yellow Arch’s unit into a frenzy of Eastern European insanity.

The party lasted right into the small hours and had a vibe that was second to none.

Below are some photos from the incredible night from photographer Will Yashadup. Have a look to see if you can spot yourself! You can find all the photos from the night on Will’s facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.119716161474297.22957.100003077404194&type=3

By no means does the partying end here. The team at Yellow Arch are hard at work putting together an even more breathtaking event for this coming new years eve. Stay Posted..

The studio has been buzzing at Yellow Arch. We’ve been working with Chris Halliwell getting his new album near completion. After weeks of recording various instruments and musicians as well as experimenting with a wide range of timbres and sounds the album is nearing the mixing and mastering stage. Its sounding great and we’re all very excited to hear the finished product.

As well as writing string parts for Kylie Minogue and polishing off Richard Hawley’s new album, Yellow Arch producer Colin Elliot has been in the studio with pianist singer/songwriter Tom Hickox who has been working on his own album. This week we had the pleasure of recording a live string quartet in the studio for Tom which was a really fantastic experience for everyone involved.

As well as this, we’ve been continuing our work with Exposed Magazine. This month our session was with up-and-coming two piece band The Algiers which was captured by local film maker Darren Topliss. The session was recorded in our live room and both musicians had a real energy that reflected on their performance and sound. It was a great session to be involved with and the videos will be online shortly.

Here are a few snaps of these sessions as well as a video of Tom Hickox. (Copyright of all Chris Halliwell Photos belongs to Jane Parr.)

If you’re interested in recording your own musical projects, looking for a place to rehearse or need to hire gear then Yellow Arch can be the place for you.

Rehearsal space starts as low as £5 per hour and our standard rate for recording is £30 per hour (engineer included) We also offer a range of musical equipment for hire. If you’re interested in seeing what we can do for you feel free to call or email us for more details. We’re very friendly and always keen to help.

Chris Halliwell recording at our studio and engineer Robin playing bass at the desk

Tom Hickox performing for Roland

Aligers Recording and filming in our live room with Arch General Managers David and Simon working the desk

Its been busy at Yellow Arch.

Richard Hawley is taking a short break from recording his new album as well as taking part in a number of performances with Pulp including slots at the Reading and Leeds festivals. Our in-house Producer Colin Elliot has been heading to and from London doing work on the new Kylie Minogue album at Abbey Road Studios.

Meanwhile engineer Rob has been facilitating for various artists at our studio including Barnsley rock trio Straight Razor Angels and jazz guitar duo The Big Guitars. As well as this, The Studio has started work with Sheffield magazine Exposed and has been running live recording sessions with local bands supported by the mag on their “Exposed in Session” Article. (See our previous blog for more info and video)

On top of all this, Yellow Arch’s entrance area has been having a bit of a makeover. As well as playing swing and Jazz gigs in and around Sheffield, Director Andy Cook has been busy at work improving our entrance with a new seating and a decking area. This on-going project also includes a new porch for our main door with water-proof roofing to provide shelter when the weather turns sour. When its finished the entrance area will have a comfortable and inviting atmosphere providing a pleasant space for bands and artists to relax in when taking a break from their rehearsals or recording sessions.

Our rehearsal spaces start as low as £5 per hour and our standard rate for recording is £30 per hour. (engineer included) All facilities are fully kited out with high quality equipment and musicians of all styles and genres are welcome. For more information please don not hesitate to give us a call or send us an email.

Tel: 0114 2730800

email: mail@yellowarch.com

Here’s a few snaps of the sessions with Straight Razor Angels and The Big Guitars as well as some shots of our out door improvements in progress.

Straight Razor Angels:

Recording in our Live room

The Big Guitars

Dan and Simon conversing over some ideas                                                            Engineer Robin hard at work

Our New Out Door Area

New Bench with gravel and tarpaulin cover                                                                                       Porch in Progress

On September 22nd Yellow Arch embarked on our first session with exposed magazine. In these sessions, up and coming Sheffield bands supported by Exposed are filmed performing live at our studio. Our first session saw us recording The Volcanoes for a three song set of two of their own originals and a cover of “Walk Like an Egyptian.” They’re a lively bunch of guys and were real pleasure to work with.

Stay posted for further videos and pictures of the session but for now here’s The Volcanoes performing “The Pageant”

What a bargain!!

Just a little update about the studio!

For the past few weeks we have been blessed by the presence of the guitar legend that is Duane Eddy! He has been recording an album with  Richard Hawley and it was a real pleasure meeting Duane and getting to know him.

Sam and Duane

He had so many stories to tell us and he was a true gentleman, we were all sad to see him leave! The album is hopefully going to be ready by Spring 2011, so keep an eye out for its release!!

Here’s a video featuring Duane in action!

Duane Eddy – Cannonball (1996)

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Yellow Arch

Hey Everyone!

We’re starting our monthly competition again for the month of February!

Any band paying for more than 12 hours’ rehearsal at Yellow Arch Studio’s in a calendar month is eligible for entry into our free draw.

The prize is our new one song demo deal, giving bands the chance to win 4 hours recording time with a top industry producer, Absolutely free!

We will determine who wins each month by observing the National Lottery draw, whoevers number comes up first will win the prize. The draw for the February prize takes place on March 6th.

Give us a call if you would like to be involved!

Cheers

Yellow Arch Studios

Happy New Year from everyone at Yellow Arch!

This year, we at Yellow Arch Studios plan to make some big changes to improve the overall standard of the studio, we’ll inform you of any changes through the blog, so keep checking back!

We hope everyone has a spectacular year and don’t give up on those new years resolutions too quickly.

Thank you

Yellow Arch