About us

Location

Fieldgate Studio is situated in a large detached private house in Penarth not far from the sea-front, in a quiet area with plenty of parking. Penarth is an attractive Victorian town three miles south of Cardiff with easy links to the M4 and Cardiff International Airport.

Creating the studio

Starting life as the in-house music production facility for composers Ben Heneghan and Ian Lawson, Fieldgate Studio has recently expanded and is now also available for bookings with house engineer Andrew Lawson.

The concept of the studio is a development of the one-room music production facility, where recording engineer and musician are often the same person. In our expanded version, we have situated the recording equipment in the centre of the room, creating two spaces for musicians either side. Putting the engineer among the players has obvious benefits for quick and easy communication. However, producers and clients still need a space where they can comfortably listen to the ongoing session in isolation. Hence the ‘listening’ room, from which proceedings can be monitored. Furthermore, once the microphones and main console have been set up the engineer is able to control events from either room.

Facilities

The main studio has an area of 500 square feet and houses a brand new 7’6 Fazioli concert grand piano. Other instruments include a Fender Rhodes, a Hammond Organ,  and drum kits by DW and Gretsch. The main computer, an eight-core Mac Pro, is located in the store/machine room, which has been constructed between the main room and listening room to provide additional sound isolation. Two-way audio and video feeds connect the two rooms.

The listening room opens on to a spacious and private garden providing an attractive setting to relax in. There are many nearby bars and restaurants both along the seafront and in the town centre.