As mixing starts on Goldfinches’ Shanti Time album, I thought you might like to learn about the person who will be overseeing the mix, composer and producer Jay Auborn.
I’ve collaborated with Jay on two projects, the ‘Peaceful’ album and the ‘Life Lines’ mini-album, both by Rock n Roll Angels. Each time, Jay demonstrated his commitment to capturing sound recordings in unusual acoustic spaces. ‘Peaceful’ was recorded mostly live in a church in south Bristol and ‘Life Lines’ was recorded live in the same space without any musicians being present at all! (instead their studio performances were broadcast through a suite of amplifiers into the church space, where Jay sculpted them into live mixes). Goldfinches look forward to hearing how Jay and his team at dBs Pro will recreate the acoustic vibe of Trobridge House where the Shanti Time sessions were recorded.
Here is a link to a dBs Institute online article from 2021 about Jay’s background and his role as the Creative Director of dBs Pro in Bristol. Needless to say, Jay’s been involved with many more projects since the article was published but nonetheless it’s a good introduction to his experiments in the world of sound recording.
Journey of Song 