Curfew Music - The studio

THE STUDIO is a production, mixing and mastering suite in SE- London and is run by producer/engineer Sönke Prigge.
Vocal, acoustic instruments and Grand Piano recordings are possible.
Sönke is an engineer and producer and is a classically trained piano player. He has studied pop keyboards at
AIM-Vienna and also plays Guitars and Bass. He is currently holding a position of senior lecturer in Music at the University of East London.

Additionally Sonke has been working as sound-designer and beat- & sound programmer.
He has produced music for BBC, Universal, MTV, NBC, etc and is releasing dance- and electronic music records with different artists.

Services offered:

Music production / songwriting
Soundtrack and Film music composition (* see list below )
BEAT production, programming
MIXING
Mastering
MIDI productions
Recording (specialised in vocal, grand piano and acoustic instruments)
Sound design
Session musician

Grand Piano - Recording

Use the fully restored 1890's BECHSTEIN Grand Piano to record your piano pieces. According to piano experts, such as master piano tuner Rolf Dragsta or Piano Professor
Mikhail Shilyaev this is one of the best sounding grand pianos in the UK - I agree, it sounds beautiful and we have just the right microphones to capture it's sound.

Resurrection

Do you have this old Cassette or a DAT which you would like to hear again? Do you have an old computer file that doesn't open with the latest software anymore?
Do you have MIDI files and arrangements from "back in the day"?

Sönke is able to resurrect most older files and formats and bring them into todays digital environment, please e-mail for further info.

Rates:

Rates: from £40 per hour
Please e-mail to discuss your project - prices depend on the project.

Contact:

Mail: curfew_mail@yahoo.co.uk or click HERE.

Postal address: Foreshore / Deptford Strand / London SE8 3BA (Google Maps, search for THE LONGSHORE ROOM )

Equipment:

There are some classic synthesisers & samplers in the studio, but also a great selection of software synth's and sounds.
The studio is running LOGIC-Pro-X with a Yamaha DM2000 digital desk. Mastering is done through a mixture of software and outboard equipment.
Here a list of some of the gear:

Yamaha DM2000 Digital Mixing Console
KORG - Polysix / MS2000 / Symphony / Triton
MOOG - Prodigy
SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS - Sixtrak
YAMAHA - SY99 / VL70-m
ROLAND - D50 / S330 / JV1080
MAM MB33
EMU - e-synth
Microtech Gefell, Shure & AKG Microphones
Quality selection of software plug-ins and synths
Electric- and Acoustic Guitars
Electric Active-Bass
MOTU audio interface
Soundcraft Spirit Absolute 2 Passive Studio Monitors (some Yahama HS7 and HiFi speakes on premesis)
Bechstein Grand Piano from 1890 (fully restored and sounding beautiful)
Knowledge & Experience
+ + +

The 1890's BECHSTEIN Grand Piano can be hired for recordings or small recitals. Click HERE to hear it recorded in a song.
Hire cost is £25 p/h (in addition to studio rates).

We have the sound-body of an old upright piano. If required, we use this for extra sustain or as a reverb effect for any studio recordings.

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Film and various soundtrack work:

- All Roads lead to home (soundtrack and original music) (2018-2022)
- Interview with a dead man (2019)
- Kiev Unbroken (Documentary 2017)
- Only women bleed (Documentary 2017)
- BBC Blue Peter (various)
- BBC Newsround (various including the BAFTA award winning The Wrong Trainers 2006)
- BMW 6 series advert (alternative music 2011)
- Anarchy! McLaren Westwood Gang (Documentary 2014)
+various indie films, radio adverts, etc.

Sönke with the BAFTA award, won in 2007 for the BBC Childrens' TV programme:
"The Wrong Trainers".

Some of THE WRONG TRAINERS clips are HERE on YouTube, there are 5 in total.