Gavin [Magic Garden Recording Studios]

About Me

I was brought up in the late 70s in Brixton on a diet of angular punk rock and dub reggae. Anyone could form a band then, and Im overjoyed to see that independent spirit has returned to music. Recently I had a national number one record with a band who released on their own label. These are exciting times!
Deep in the forest of twisted metal, something stirs. Mind-bending noises emanate from the densely-packed sonic breeding ground that is the Magic Garden Studio. Twisting tendrils of sound and bone-crushing riffs looped, teased, hammered and driven by whirring, clicking valve-driven dinosaurs and slick computer waveforms alike, writhing snakelike from the minds of some of the most influential artists to populate modern music, straight to your ears, via the fertile, skewed imagination of producer Gavin Monaghan.
MAGIC GARDEN STUDIO: Dedicated on a lifelong mission to the spirit of rock and roll since 1989. Accept no imitations or substitutes. We are the originals.
Please see the Magic Garden FAQ Part One and FAQ Part Two , or use the relevant contact details listed below for more information.
To ensure that your queries are dealt with promptly, please direct your communication to the most relevant email account.
For studio bookings: Email [email protected].
To book Gavin Monaghan for production, interviews, engagements, etcetera: Email [email protected].
To send files and MP3s to Gavin at Magic Garden: Email [email protected].
To send your CV* to Gavin at Magic Garden: Email [email protected].
For general queries and information: Email [email protected].
*Job vacancies rarely come up and are usually snatched up quickly. We are fully staffed at the moment.

My Interests

Astronomy, reading, writing, music, playing instruments, spending time with my family and friends, constantly attempting to refine myself and my work, cooking and eating good food, meeting new people, networking, travelling, watching films, going to live performances, and getting up to the bare minimum of no good.

I'd like to meet:

Interesting, creative, talented and driven individuals, with ambition far beyond their current achievements.

Music:

David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed and every member of the Velvet Underground, The Stooges, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Mike Scott, Primal Scream, The MC5, Chet Atkins, Django Reinhart, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Serge Gainsbourg, Prince Buster, PJ Harvey, Bertholt Brecht, Madonna, Kurt Weill, The Arcade Fire, The Detroit Cobras, Neutral Milk Hotel, Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, Link Wray, The Chemical Brothers, Miles Davis, Peter Tosh, Wreckless Eric, Goldblade, Eek a Mouse, Elvis, Billy Fury, Nick Lowe, Editors, The Cramps, Diamanda Galas, The Jam, Thin Lizzy, Buzzcocks, Black Sabbath, Trail of dead, Kings of Leon, Gene Vincent, Patti Smith, Clap your hands say yeah!, Jaques Brel, The Jesus Lizard, The Clash, The Rolling Stones, Placebo, The Who, Marianne Faithfull, Johnny Cash, Eels, The Microphones, Nirvana, The Sex Pistols, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Two Lone Swordsmen, The Happy Mondays, Blur, Wilco, Ryan Adams, LTJ Bukem, Low Flying Owls, The Strokes, Cake, Massive Attack, Moldy Peaches, Annie Lennox, Bob Dylan, Carina Round, REM, Beck, Calexico, Built to Spill, Enon, Miss Black America, Cocteau Twins, Death In Vegas, Depeche Mode, Doves, Folk Implosion, Sebadoh, Toadies, Gang of Four, Goldfrapp, Jane's Addiction, Sonic Youth, Pavement, Jesus and Mary Chain, The Killers, Joy Division, Bjork, Lee Scratch Perry, Mad Scientist, Mercury Rev, Neil Young, Mission of Burma, New York Dolls, Pogues, Nine Inch Nails, Tricky, Pixies, Queen, Radiohead, Ramones, Beta Band, Air, Flaming Lips... my list is, literally, endless.

Movies:

"The Tin Drum", "Hedwig and the Angry Inch", "Being there", "Broken Flowers" (or anything with Bill Murray in) "Requiem for a Dream", "Scum", "Quadrophenia" "Reservoir Dogs", "Sin City","Chatahoochee","Prozac Nation", "Confessions of a Trickbaby", Freeway, "When you coming back, Red Ryder?" Anything by Pedro Almodovar, Wes Anderson or Quentin Tarantino, "Hostel", "Natural Born Killers", "Big Fish", "City of God", "Trainspotting", "Taxi Driver", and a considerable many more.

Television:

At the moment, "My Name is Earl" "CSI" (all regions, but CSI Wolverhampton would be GREAT!) "Life on Mars" "The Ghost Whisperer" Nip/Tuck and "The Green Wing" But the missus usually tends to hog the remote control.

Books:

Among my favourite authors are Charles Bukowski, Martin Amis, Lester Bangs, Brendan Behan, George Orwell, Henry Miller, Alexander Soljhenytzyn, Irvine Welsh, Poppy.Z.Brite, Gunther Grass, Allan Ginsberg and Leon Uris.

Heroes:

Personally? Fela Kuti, Errol Flynn, My Dad, My Mum, Keith Tromans, Django Reinhart,and Muhammed Ali. Professionally? Tom Waits, Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, Gene Vincent, Berry Gordy, Tony Visconti, Nick Cave, E (of Eels), Louis Armstrong, Charles Mingus, Johnny Rotten, Guy Holmes, Dave Hill, Kurt Cobain, Hugh Cornwell, Wreckless Eric, Bob Marley, Jean-Jaques Burnel, Madonna, and Iggy Pop.

My Blog

Magic Garden Studio FAQ, Part Two.

MAGIC GARDEN STUDIODedicated to the spirit of.. Rock and Roll since 1989. Accept no substitutes or imitations... We are the originals.Frequently Asked Questions and General Information, Part Two...
Posted by Gavin [Magic Garden Recording Studios] on Mon, 06 Mar 2006 03:53:00 PST

Magic Garden Studio FAQ, Part One.

MAGIC GARDEN STUDIOS Dedicated to the spirit of rock and roll since 1989. Accept no imitations or substitutes. We are the originals.Frequently Asked Questions and General Information, Part One.SEAR...
Posted by Gavin [Magic Garden Recording Studios] on Mon, 06 Mar 2006 03:36:00 PST