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WELCOME TO CARIBOU RECORDING

the home of producer/engineer/mixer/Drummer and COMPOSER

Mattie Foulds

Please get in touch regarding availability and pricing @ mattiefoulds@mac.com

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by Mattie Foulds Production Reel

These are tracks I'm more than proud of. I get to work with such great artists! I hope you get something from them. :-) mx

past clients

i've been very lucky to have worked with many incredible artists in my career. here is a list of full albums/ep's and dvd's i've worked on. the letters after them refer to my involvement in the project. p=produce, e=engineer, m=mix, ma=master, d=drums/perc

Jake Morley - Some Things Are Like Other Things (P/E/M/D)

Kim Edgar - Consequences (P/E/M/D)

Katie Doherty and the Navigators - Flow (P/E/M/D)

Telluric Translations (P/E/M/D)

Nicole Casandra Smit - Third In Line (M)

Adam Holmes - Dreamweaver (p/e/m/d/m)

Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach - Spiorachas - A High Place (e/m/m)

Scott Murray - There was a love (e/m/ma)

RACHEL NEWTON - TO THE AWE (P/E/M/D)

KIM EDAGR - HELD (P/E/M/D)

THE CHAIR - ORKNEY MONSTER (E/M)

RUTH HAZELTON - DAISYWHEEL (M/MA)

MAZ O’CONNOR - CHOSEN DAUGHTER (P/E/M/D)

JOE PEACH AND CHARLIE GREY - AIR IOMALL (M/MA)

TOM HOUSTON - GAP IN THE FENCE (M/MA/D)

FIONA ROSS - SUNWISE TURN (M/MA)

RICHARD GLASSBY - ECLIPSE (M/MA)

Aidan O’Rourke - 365 (e/m)

Rachel Newton - west (e/m/ma)

soundcycle - 2018 (e/m)

elliot morris - the way is clear (p/e/m)

kathrn tickell and the darkening - upcoming release (e)

hamlet - act 1:chip in the wall (e/m/ma)

tannara - strands (e/m/d)

the foo birds - “too cool” single (e/m)

Becc sanderson Sextet - bows to bowie (e/m/ma)

the unthanks - ww1 memorial ep (e)

Eliza carthy/norma waterson and the gift band - anchor (e/m)

new urban frontier - liquid city (E/M)

josie duncan & pablo lafluente - the morning tempest (Ma)

Hamish hawk - swannanoa ep (e/m)

Andy Gunn - too many guitars to give up now (e/m)

inyal - inyal (E/M)

ELLIOTT MORRIS - Lost And Found (P/E/M)

FRASER FIFIELD - Indian Project (E/M)

PONS AELIUS - Captain Glenns comfort (E/M)

THE BARRA MACNEILS - eDrumming on Forthcoming LP (D)

PIPPA MURPHY - Pop-Up Duets (M/Ma)

JOSEPH PEACH AND CHARLIE GRAY - Waves Rise From Quiet Water (add. E/M/Ma)

AIDAN O'ROURKE AND KIT DOWNS - 365 Vol.1 (E)

RACHEL NEWTON - the shadowside (e/m/d), changeling (e/m/d), here's my heart come take it (p/e/m/d)

INYAL - Caribou Live 2 Tracks

Peach/SKEOCH - peach/skeoch ep (e/m/ma)

the DROWSY MAGGIES(aus) - the drowsy maggies (m/ma)

STRAY HENS(aus) - the confluence (m/ma)

QUESTIO IO - A Time Apart LP (E/M)

LAU - Original 4 track demo (e/m)

TANNARA - trig (e/m)

DARK GREEN TREE - secret lives (e/d)

SHOOGLENIFTY - The Untied Knot (P/E/M), a night for angus live dvd (m/d)

GERDA STEVENSON - night touches day (p/m)

KIRSTY LAW - shift (p/e/m)

BENJAMIN WILLIAM PIKE - being and nothingness (e/m/d), a burdensome year (e/m/d/ma), caribou live 4 tracks

EWAN MCLENNEN - stories still untold (e)

TOM ORR - off the beaten track (e/m)

MAIRI ORR - jenny does burn (p/e/m)

KIRSTY POTTS - seeds of life (e/m/d)

SARAH HAYES - mainspring ep (e/m)

PATSY REID - the brightest path (p/e/m/d)

SALTFISHFORTY - live (e/m)

BLUE ROSE CODE - the ballads of peckham rye (co-e, m)

SALTHOUSE - lay your dark low (co p/e/m)

CORRINA HEWAT - harp i do (e/m), one song live video (e/m)

Kris Drever - ep (e/m)

SCOTT MURRAY - evening's fa (e/m)

DÀIMH - tuneship (e/m)

ANNIE GRACE - the bell (e/m)

KRIS DREVER AND ÈAMONN COYNE - storymap (e/m)

CALUM STEWART AND LAUREN MACCOLL - wooden flute and fiddle (e/m)

TRIO RED(TOM BANCROFT, TOM CAWLEY, PER ZANUSSI) - first hellos and last goodbyes (e)

SIOBHAN MILLER AND JEANA LESLIE - shadows tall (e/m)

KIM EDGAR - butterflies and broken glass (p/e/d), the ornate lie (p/co-e with stuart hamilton/m/d), stories untold (co e/d)

THE BURNS UNIT - sideshow (p/add. e/d)

ANNLAUG BØRSHEIM - november (p/d)

KARINE POLWART - faultlines (p/d), scribbled in chalk (p/d), fairest floo'er (p/e), this earthly spell (co-p with calum malcolm/d), traces (e), here's where tomorrow starts dvd (e/m), A pocket of wind resistance (E)

DAVID FERRARD - journeyman (p/e/m)

BELLA HARDY - songs lost and stolen (p/e/m/d), battleplan (p/e/m/d)

lau vs karine polwart - evergreen ep (e/m)

SARAH-JANE SUMMERS - highland strathsbeys for fiddle dvd (e/m)

PHIL BANCROFT ft. dolphin boy - 4 notes revisit (e/m)

THE OUTSIDE TRACK - curious things given wings (p/e)

ALISTAIR OGILVY - leaves sae green (p/e/m)

AMY GEDDES - messin' (m)

GILLIE MACKENZIE - griais (e/m)

the duplets - leverage (e/m)

 

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EQUIPMENT in mix/writing room

MONITORS

  • ATC SCM25a’s on ULTIMATE STANDS

  • FOCAL REFERENCE HEADPHONES

  • Phillips 28"

 

INSTRUMENTS

  • Hohner 7’ Grand Piano

  • DW JAZZ SERIES DRUMSET 22/12/14/16

  • VINTAGE SLINGERLAND 24" CALFHEAD BASSDRUM

  • Ludwig/DW/NOBLE & COOLEY/YAMAHA SNARE DRUMS

  • VINTAGE RHODES 73 SUITCASE with 4x12 CABINET

  • AKIA 49 KEY/PAD MIDI CONTROLLER KEYBOARD

  • WIDE RANGE OF PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS

MISC

  • AAX PLUG INS FROM SONNOX/MASSEY/iZotope/Plugin Alliance/Soundtoys/Waves ETC…

  • Arturia V Collection 7

  • LATCH LAKE MIC KING 2200

  • K&M LARGE BOOM AND REGULAR MIC STANDS

  • DT-770 x 3 HEADPHONES

DAW

  • Mac Mini 3.2GHz 6-Core i7 with 32GB RAM

  • Avid Pro Tools Ultimate v2022.9

  • LYNX AURORA 16 - MASTERING QUALITY A/D AND D/A CONVERSION

MICROPHONES

VALVE

  • SOUNDELUX ELUX 251

CONDENSER

  • NEUMANN U87 (1970'S VINTAGE) X 2

  • AKG C 451 E w/CK1 (VINTAGE)

  • OKTAVA MK-012 X 2 (cardioid and omni capsules)

RIBBON

  • COLES 4038 X 2

  • CASCADE X-15 (STEREO)

DYNAMIC

  • AUDIO TECHNICA ATM-25

  • SHURE SM7b

  • YAMAHA SUBKICK

  • SHURE SM57

  • SHURE SM58 x 2

DESK/MIC AMPS

  • VINTECH 473 - (4 X NEVE 1073 CLONES)

  • DAV BG2 - 4 x DECCA MIC AMP

  • PRESONUS DIGIMAX 8

  • CLOUDLIFTER PRE-PRE AMP FOR RIBBON MICS

  • AVALON U5 - DI - ACTIVE

  • RADIAL JDI - PASSIVE

  • RADIAL PROD2 STEREO DI

  • ORCHID AND HEADWAY ACOUSTIC GUITAR DI'S

OUTBOARD

COMPRESSORS/EQUALIZATION/EFFECTS

  • AMEK - RUPERT NEVE 9098 DUAL/STEREO COMP/LIMITER

  • ADL CL1500 DUAL/STEREO VALVE LIMITING AMPLIFIER

 

 

Equipment for tracking at Castlesound can be found here! http://www.castlesound.co.uk/equipment.php

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Live Drum Tracks


My room sounds great for Drums! I have all the industry standard mics/pre-amps and compressors to get the sound you're looking for. From big and brash to tight and punchy and everything in between. My usual micing technique employs close mics and a variety of room mics. So when you get to mixing you can choose what works best for your track. Or if you want me to try something specific, let's do it! I'm up for anything!


Communication is key in this situation so I use Audiomovers and an iPhone. With this combination you can hear (in great quality) in real time what I’m playing with a web browser and we can talk about and watch me play with a phone. It’s a super fun and creative way to get exactly what you’re looking for for your song!

All I need from you is an mp3 of your track and I'll play to that. I then make a quick reference of what I've done and send that for your approval. Once approved, I can upload the multi-tracks as full res.wav's for you to download and mix into your production.

 

Pricing: £150/track or a “session”(3-4 songs) £325
 

Mixing


More and more these days the majority of mixing I do on my own. Most times artist can't afford the time to be with me while I work. My typical method sees me mix a track and then immediately send a reference mp3 to the artist where ever they are, be it Scotland, England, Canada or Australia. The artist or producer can then listen and respond with any changes they may want or need. I make those changes and send another reference, until everyone is happy. We can also use Audiomovers to do mix tweaks in real time, which is very fun, creative and time saving!

I use a very efficient and simple online file sharing service (WeTransfer), where you can upload your multi-tracks for me to download and import into my system.

Again, communication about what kind of mix your looking for is key here. If you have any reference material you want me to listen to as a guide, I'm more than happy to do so. I want you to get your artistic vision realised, that's my job! :-)

Pricing: £250/track 

bespoke Production Music available

 
 

The perfect piece of music for your film…

Together with various co-writers or on my own, I can make the type of track you are looking for. With multiple albums for Production Music libries, my expertese in this field will make for a fun and colaborative process. Get in touch at mattiefoulds@me.com for info and a quote. Below are some piece I’ve made.