Maryandbird is a production company that specialises in the recording of classical music, either on location or within Maryandbird’s resident recording space in London. Created in response to the many musicians desiring simple, hi-fi, stereo recordings, either for professional, promotional or archival purposes, Maryandbird provides a cost effective alternative.
- Select Productions
The Chamber Academy Orchestra
The Chamber Academy Orchestra performing Henry Purcell's When I am Laid in Earth
The Benzaiten Ensemble
Elgar's Chanson de Matin, taken from a studio session with the Benzaiten Ensemble in St Mary Magdalene Church, Great Portland St
The Lendvai Trio
The Lendvai Trio performing Röntgen in concert, St Mary's Church, Walthamstow
Erik Satie - Les Trois Gymnopédies, Vexations
A conceptual recording of Eric Satie’s Vexations, recorded for the length of a 30 min 1/4 inch tape at 15 IPS. The tape was later treated, causing the signal to gradually tire, fade and ultimately disappear when the tape eventually spins off. The production serves as a metaphor, reflecting the sense of ennui and fatigue Satie wanted both performer and listener to endure. Piano by Irma Cehic.
An Anatomy of Man's Mortality
Selected poems of David Levitas.
Music by Joe Wensley.
'It is very beautiful'
Angel Dahouk, The Poetry Society
- Rates
Rates begin at £125 for a typical length live performance or up to four hours recording time. No extra will be charged for set up time.
Additional hours are charged at £25 per hour of recording time.
Editing is charged at £15 an hour
Clients will receive a CD with front and back covers and, if requested, a DVD of all uncompressed audio files. Extra CDs are charged at £4 each. Each of the covers in the ‘Listen’ section are Maryandbird designs, printed on thick cartridge paper and housed in simple, plastic sleeves.
If you have any queries or would like a quote, please email or phone.
- Equipment
Maryandbird recordings are made using:
Rode NT55 condender microphones
Canare Starquad Cable
Joe Meek Twin Q preamplification
Apogee AD converters at 24 bit 96 KHz
iMac Intel
Logic/Protools/Adobe Soundbooth
Sonalksis and PSP Plugins (predominantly)
Adam AX7 Active Monitors
KEF Celestion IV Passive Speakers with Rotel amplification
Sennheiser HD650 Headphones