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Recording Studio and Live engineer

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I'm Neil Treppas, a Manchester situated Engineer/Producer who works out of a base at Redbridge Recording Studio in Bolton. I am a Digidesign Pro Tools certified operator (check out the website for details http://training.digidesign.com/listings/ )I graduted with distinction from the School of Sound Recording in Manchester and achieved the highest course score in the 25 year history of the school. www.s-s-r.com.I have worked at Recording studios such as Jeegam studios Jamaica(Gwen Stefani,Gorillaz), AXX Studios Jamaica (beezy), Townhouse Studios London ASSISTING STEVE POWER, Battery Studios/TOP Studios London ASSISTING STEVE POWER, Revolution Studios Manchester, Spirit Studios Manchester (happy mondays), Soundstation Studios Wakefield, and Redbridge studios Bolton.I have recorded, produced, mixed & assisted on tracks with Steve Power (Robbie Williams/Feeder/Blur) Mark Compton (Sophie Ellis Bexter/Snap/Moby) Mark Stagg (K Klass/Rammstein/Bjork) Andy Macpherson (Eric Clapton/The Who/Doves), Justin Richards (Robbie Williams/New Order), Bryan Evans (Duran Duran) Rob Magoolagan (My dying bride) and Keith Bateson (BBC engineer for The beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Creme, The rolling stones, Eric clapton, Aretha franklin and Roy Orbison).Recent clients include: Chad Smith (Red Hot Chilli Peppers), Iain Matthews (Kasabian), Steve White (Paul Weller), Geoff Dugmore (Robbie Williams), Ray Mayorga (Sepultura/stonesour), Trevor Lawrence (Snoop Dogg), Jerry Brown (Tina Turner), Wheatus (Teenage dirtbag/A little respect), ITV1, Granada TV, BBC Television, IQ, Dave Dobbyn (Sony BMG); New Zealand legend www.davedobbyn.com. Paul Walsham (Natasha Bedingfield/Elvis Costello/Ray Quinn/Laura Critchley/Barclay James Harvest) Adam Falkner (Mark Owen), Greg Robinson (Lilly Allen), Simon Small (Chicane), Adam Evans (Just Jack, Daniel Powter & Charlotte Church) Chris Layhe (The Icicle works) Jason Smith (Mattafix) Reemer (Reaction Records) Glass (Reaction Records) Robbo (2Risque) Brutus Richards (Burning Spear/Bob Marley) TV Star Alan Fletcher (Dr Karl Kennedy from Neighbours/Soapstar superstar ITV). Nokia :Rock up and play Leeds Festival and other various countrywide venues. Tower FM Radio Kinky Bosco, The Jade assembly, Orchids, Nadia Lowe, Reemer, Dirty Avenues, Bladen, Shrine, Sobek, Planefield, Helvelyn II, Dirty soul club, My December, The Rivingtones, The Russian Dolls, Joanne Hindley, Tracy Murphy, Foreign Town, Harry Entwistle, Anthony Hindley, Dave Gillies, Displacement, Kinky Bosco, Riff Raff, The Watchers, Oleo Strut, Defiant, Mainstream, DC79, Acacia Scripts, Out Of Town, Appease, superfreak, Motown Gold,Blind atlas, Endorphins and Stuart Andrews amongst others.I am also a live engineer with contracts with Walkabout, bar risa, jongleurs and have also worked for Nokia and Haygarth.I have a philosophy that I want to make the music the best that it can be from the artists perspective and not just my own.NRT Recording services.

My Interests

Current projects include tracks for the Bauer album on Naz Recordings. The single "Starting Again" charted at No 20 on the Official UK Indie chart. Their next single "shotgun" is out in Nov 2008. The Bauer track "Connected" received P2 and P3 (Radio 1 and 2) playlist radio play in Denmark.Other current projects include; Shrine (Album), Tracy Murphy (production) Anthony Hindley (production/mixing), The Jade Assembly (production/mixing), Kinky Bosco (mixing), Eaton (production/mixing), Acute (production/mixing), Waterfront (production), Harry Entwistle (Album), Russian Dolls (production/mixing), Drama (production/mixing), fifth element (recording/mixing) Recent NRT Recording services track "wiseup" by Kinky Bosco received XFM airplay and San San Featuring Nadia Lowe "Hurricane" (Trident Records) receives airplay in Jamaica and the UK.

Music:

The bauer track "nowhere to turn"" on my page was recorded by myself at redbridge. I have also recorded their forthcoming single "starting again" which charted at No 20 on the Official UK Indie chart (2008 Naz Recordings).I am also a session bassist and played on the Allan Leach album "supplicate" on Reaction records 2007. check out www.myspace.com/allanleach for details and tracks.I am also in the process of recording the Nadia Lowe album (Trident Records) and am also co/producer and session bassist on the album, part of which was recorded in Jamaica and the UK.click neil treppas music in my top friends for tracks I have produced and recorded.

Movies:

I have just been nominated for the Tower FM Awards 2007, contribution to music award.

Television:

The kinky Bosco track "White love" Recorded and Produced by myself at Redbridge Studios aired on BBC1 TV programme "The streets. The kinky bosco track "Ruby super" recorded and produced by myself at redbridge is to air on the ITV1 programme Blue Murder this season. Details to follow.

Books:

Album, Redbridge Vol 1, with bands and artists all recorded by myself at Redbridge Studios to be released in HMV Aug 2008.

Heroes:

Tracks from the HMV album, Redbridge Vol 1 being played on UK radio.