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Justin Saban

About Me

"People that I work with, in general, are making music because it means a lot to them" Steve Albini I record, produce and mix music for a living, which is a very nice thing to do.Latest Recording News:
Pure Reason Revolution's album is finally out on Superball Music - it's in HMV - go and buy a copy and revel in me 'n' Tom's mixing mastery :o), The Backspace Kid has finished his recording and has promptly been signed! The Molotovs are now signed to Fierce Panda Records and can be heard on a radio near you - all mixed here in Luton of course! I've finished mixing Hekz's new EP, I love Mellotron, yummmm :o) They've already done sessions for Star FM, Radio Cambridge and BBC Three Counties..and it's getting lovely reviews. Load"" have finished a superb new EP , The Janet Street Preachers excellent new album is ready for a big launch, Third Law have also completed their new album - I love working with this band :o), Blumunki have a new CD out there, we had sooo much fun recording this, it was emotional, it's all down to fuzz and Big Dave, The Assault have their latest EP finished - 5 songs all done and dusted in 2 days, nice, The Friday Nights new CD is available from the band - all done in ONE day again! Mr Piffle and his Mahatmachine has started laying down some beautifully full head of hairy haired tones :o) Alan Sweeney will be recording some brilliant blues tracks in April, deep joy, Arnika will be in the studio late April for some proper metal, Comic Boy make a very welcome return to finish their latest works, The Fabulous Weapon start re-writing the history of rock as we know it in May - I can't wait :o), It is also a real pleasure to be recording Drive Like Casey's latest EP in late May. Rogue will also be recording some proper punk mid June, The janet Street Preachers record another new track for the album shortly, those talented darlings of Hertbeat FM Load"" are planning to start their first album in June, deep joy :o) PRODUCTION - ENGINEERING - MIXING -DEMO RECORDING - EDITING - MASTERING - ARCHIVINGRecent and current projects include: Pure Reason Revolution - The Molotovs - Clean George IV - Blind Jackson - Dirty Fuzz (Basement Jaxx/Hawkwind) - Yeti (The Libertines) - Garrett - Shapes - Hekz - Henry & The Bleeders - The Dirty Tricks - Redskope - Some Princes - Comic Boy - Reverie - Blumunki - Drive Like casey - This Mission - Alias - Fruition - Bowfinger - Pirate Radio - Minimal Damage - The Kindred - Loose Thread - Toy Drum - The Suspects - Loveburger - - Novacaine - Phonic Rapture - Third Law - Poseidon - Otis - Superzero - The Informers - The Most - The Adenoids - The Occassion - The Antec Sonata - The Blue Rinse - The Friday Nights - Load"" - Charlie Indestructible - The backspace Kid - The Assault - The Janet Street Preachers... and so so many many many many more since 1998....

My Interests

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Member Since: 4/14/2008
Band Website: http://www.latentlemon.co.uk
Band Members: Studio gear:Console: Allen & Heath GS3000, 32 channel DIL analogue console, upgraded input boards, valve pre-amps (triode & single ended swichable) made by real people in Cornwall.Tape machines: Otari MTR90 mk2 (upgraded) 2" 24 track reel to reel, Sony MCI APR 5003v 1/4" stereo mastering reel to reel. Analogue tapey joy.Monitors: Mackie HR824, Rogers BBC LS3/5A, NS10s and JBL 1s, using Cyrus & NAD amps.Recording: Apple G5 running Digital Performer, Pro Tools & Logic. Tascam DA20 DAT and Marantz CDR. MOTU 24io and 2408 A/D D/A convertors giving 24 inputs and 32 real outputs (expandable to 48). MOTU MIDI XT. Outboard - Eventide H3000 harmonizor, TF Pro P8 "Edward", Joemeek SC2 and VC1 (rare and original "brick"), Valley Arts Dynamite, vintage Orban parametric eq, . Lexicon multi fx (x2), Sony, Alesis and Yamaha. Also DBX, TL Audio (fatman) and Phonic compressors. EMU Proteus 2000 and Korg modules, and various synths (1970s Cat, 80s Ensoniq ESQ1, Yamaha ST85, DX11 etc.) and loads of the latest plugins/virtual instruments - Altiverb, URS channel strip pro, Metric Halo, Sony Oxford, Waves, PSP, Pluggo :o), Antares AT, GForce, Audio damage, TAL, SSL etc etc....Lots of mics by Neumann, AKG including a solid tube (C12 replica), Shure, Electrovoice, Octava including ribbons x2, Audio Technica, even the classic Tandy!Amps: 1981 Musicman RD50 with a 1970s Dumble OD style mods by me, and a 1970 Wem Dominator - original Mullard tubes and a gorgeous vintage tone, with VVR/Power scaling..... plus loads of guitar fx pedals etc......plus my Moog Etherwave theremin, home made theremin and ribbon synth...
Influences: Luton
Sounds Like: YOU!
Record Label: Latent Lemon Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

RIP Donna

Sad news. My good friend Donna Whitlock died peacefully in her sleep of a heart attack on Monday 16th February.  I first met Donna many years ago when she was playing some civil war style marching dru...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:23:00 GMT

How much will my recording cost?

Production - Engineering - Mixing - Demo Recording - Editing - Mastering - ArchivingI am a Freelance Recording Engineer and Producer. These are the rates for recording in my personal studio, which i...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:22:00 GMT