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DRUMS AND MUSIC PRODUCTION
WEBPAGE OF MATT MIDDLETON
Welcome! On this page you can watch some videos; download free multitrack audio files to try out in your DAW; access loads of tunes by cool bands and artists that I have drummed with or recorded/mixed and check out my recording history.
Watch the following video
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Click PDF icon to view reference sheet
Watch the following two-part demo
Click to read: ‘Sidechain Compression…’
Listen to music REEL 1
Drumming info: My usual drum setup for recording is a vintage Premier birch wood kit with a 20 x 14 kick drum, 12 x 8 rack tom and 16 x 16 floor tom. Sometimes I use a larger 24 x 14 kick drum of the same make and series. My main snare drum is a Sonor D505 14 x 5.75 seamless steel shell and my side snare is a Pearl 13 x 3 maple piccolo. Having tested out different shell types (woods, metals) and sizes, this particular setup suits my live room best for most situations. I also have a Sonor Phonic beech wood kit with a 22 x 14 kick, 13 x 9 and 14 x 10 rack toms, 16 x 16 floor tom plus additional drums and percussion to hand. I play Remo heads. I may combine drums or have separate A and B kits set up, it all depends. My cymbals have been selected for their versatility and tonality and cover a range of styles. I use Paiste 13″ Dark Signature hi-hats, a 20” Giant Beat crash, 20” 2002 ride and 18” Sabian Paragon crash, plus other cymbal types and sizes.
Listen to music REEL 2
Recording info: 24 Bit 48 kHz, 16 channel drum recording. Tracking is via a MOTU 896/8PRE to disk, with file prep and rendering completed in my DAW. I use AKG, Sennheiser, Shure and Rode microphones. If you want live drums recorded for your project I can help. All I need is a guide mix (mp3) with the BPM (or a tempo map) plus reference tracks. When everything’s done you’ll get a full, broadcast quality sound with no issues. Mic placements provide optimal capture with minimal signal bleed, the levels are balanced and the polarity and phase relationships are coherent. You can have a single stereo mix, mix stems or multitracks. Mix stems are mono and stereo sub-mixes, so it could mean mono kick & snare with stereo toms, overheads & room; 5 files in total. Multitracks means all 16 tracks separately: 12 x mono – kick in/out/sub; snare top/bottom; hi-hat; rack/floor toms; side snare; overhead front/back; room AND 2 x stereo – overheads & room mics.
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Recording history with links and my credits
2025 THE DAN THE D
Bones and Stones
dandonovan.bandcamp.com/album/bones-and-stones
Credits: Drums on tracks 3 and 10. Backing vox on track 3.
2025 SYLVIA VIZZACCHERO
Lahimsa The Outsider
Credits: Recording, editing, mixing, production; drums, bass and guitar overdubs on all tracks.
2018 THE SPIRE CRANES
Peroxide Dreams
(Remastered)
Credits: Drums and backing vocals; editing, remixing and remastering on all tracks.
2018 FRENCHIE
Easy When You Know How
itunes.apple.com/gb/album/easy-when-you-know-how
Credits: Recording, editing, mixing, production, MIDI, sampling; drums/percussion on all tracks.
2016 NEIL COUSIN
The Dreams of Animals
Released on CD [OB014] by Oil Bug Music.
Credits: Drums on tracks 8 and 11.
2015 SCHØØLTRIP
SchØØltrip
Credits: Mastering on all tracks.
Song featured in video.
2014 THE JACKDAWS
From The Sidelines
thejackdaws.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-sidelines
Credits: Drums/perc, guitar, mixing and mastering on all tracks.
2012 CARPE
Risk It All
Released on CD [OCKCD991] & published by OCK Music.
Credits: Recording, editing and mixing on all tracks.
2011 NEIL COUSIN
Bonfire
Released on CD [OB002] by Oil Bug Music.
Credits: Drums on tracks 4 and 11*
*song featured in video.
2010 FRENCHIE
This Is Me
Credits: Recording, editing, mixing, MIDI; guitars, bass, drums on all tracks; harmonica on #1,2,6,8,9; melodica on track 11.
2009 KING KOOL
Vampin
Released on CD [OB001] by Oil Bug Music.
Credits: Recording on #2,4,5,6,8,9 & 11. Mixing on #2,6,8*,9*.
*songs featured in videos.
2008 THORPE HALL HOSPICE
Presents
Released on CD [THHP CD01]
Credits: Recording on track 1; recording, mixing, MIDI, sampling, editing and production on #3.
2008 SIMON LOWES
Slowburner
Credits: Recording, MIDI, mixing and production on all tracks.
Song featured in video.
2007 SAVERA
Projections
soundcloud.com/savera-projections
Credits: Recording, MIDI, sampling, guitar, editing, mixing and production on all tracks.
2005 KING KOOL
Roken
Credits: Recording, MIDI, mixing on tracks 1-12; backing vox on #1-11; guitar/vox on #4
2002 WILD SKIES
Fenland
Released on CD [WSCD02] by Cambridgeshire County Council.
Credits: Drums on track 16.
2001 JEWEL SCARAB
Dancin’ To Be Done
Credits: Drums on #1-14; backing vox on #1,2,5,11,12; keys/guitar on #12; MIDI on #1, 2, 4, 5, 11 & 14.
1998 WE THE LIVING
Volume One
Released on CD [670759-1001-2] by Etcetera Records Inc., USA.
Credits: Drums on track 12.
1998 TRIBE OF DAN
Boom The Boom – In The Blood
Released on CD [MRMCD10] by Mister M Records.
Credits: Drums and backing vox on tracks 1 and 2.
1998 TRIBE OF DAN
The Bootus Red
Released on CD [MRMCD9] by Mister M Records.
Credits: Drums and backing vox on tracks 1-6, 8, 10.
1997 DAN DONOVAN
The Leaven Dell
Released on CD [MRMCD8] by Mister M Records.
Credits: Drums and percussion on tracks 1-8, 10, 11; keys on #3; recorder on #5.
1993 DAN DONOVAN
Trashbone Thang
Released on CD [GUM24CD] Published by Sticky Music.
Credits: Drums on #1-8*, 10, 11.
*song featured in video.
1992 TRIBE OF DAN
Snakes Alive
Released on 7” vinyl [MRM004] by Mister M Records.
Distributed by Plastic Head Ltd.
Credits: Drums on track 1.
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