Welcome to Kidd Studios AKA Kiyomori Towers.
Below is my portfolio, with widgets and links to some of the music I have produced recently.
On the player above are some examples of voicereels I have recorded for actor's portfolios. (10% discount for A.C.T. students/graduates).
I also produce foliage, SFX, sound and music for stage and film.
To book a session send me an email: [email protected]
Red Guitars
New Album Recordings
Red Guitars new, remastered compilation album has been released on Self-Drive. You can order a copy from the band's website, or find them on i-tunes.
Original guitarist, Hallam Lewis flew over from S. Africa in September last year to play a charity gig for the British Skin Care Foundation with a lineup Jerry Kidd, (my dad) had put together. (I played drums, Dragon on bass, Ian Dell on Percussion. My brother, Adam played guitar and contributed BVs. Tony played keys).
In the fortnight Hal was in the UK the band wrote and recorded half a dozen new tracks. You can listen to a mix of 'Fragile Creatures', (written by Adam) on the band's reverbnation page.
It is not yet clear if the new recordings are Red Guitars, or Blue Guitars, but they are sounding very exciting. Watch this space!
Co-Produced by Ben Kidd and Red (Blue) Guitars.
Kiyomori
New Album Recordings
I play drums in post-pop 3-piece Kiyomori, with my brother, Adam and our good friend, Sean-Lee Duncan.
We have just released our first ep, UPRISING on i-tunes.
We have been gigging excessively and are having a short break to finish writing the album. A new sound is emerging. New demos are being previewed here on reverbnation and on our popular myspace page.
Produced by Kiyomori. Engineered by Ben Kidd.
Tractor Countdown
Shedworks Album.
An arable adventure, The Shedworks album is a shambolic, rustic masterpiece handcrafted from rural artefacts long ago bandoned by mischievous pixies in the shed at the bottom of the melancholic garden of neglected love.
Featuring a host of all-star guest musicians 'Shedworks' is a majestic collaboration between Mr Ian Walter Barnes and the Ben Kidd Big Band. Eclectic, exciting, bold and funny.
No gnomes were harmed in the recording of this album.
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Co-Produced by Ian W. Barnes and the Ben Kidd Big Band .
Martin Fisher mixed 'Crackpot Theory' @ sonicpond contributing bass, rythm guitars and groovy sounds.
Codes
Taster.
Codes is the brainchild of Tom Bradshaw (Guitars) and Rob O'Loughlin (Vox, Guitar). Having developed a bunch of material with myself playing bass, Sean-Lee Duncan (Kiyomori, Music in Colour) on stick duty and Louise Spiteri on BVs, CODES are now refocusing their vision for the project.
While restaffing their rythm section they continue to write new material and perform on the local singer-songwriter circuit, refining their skills and preparing their set. They are looking for kit, bass and a female vocalist to write with.
Go check out their stuff @ myspace.com/codestunes
Co-Produced by Codes and Ben Kidd.
DARKMANNAZ
New Album Recordings
A collaboration between HEAVYMAN & DRUMGIRL. Blissed out atmospheric breakbeats, ambient drum n bass. MANNAZ implies the balance between the self and mankind, relationships, and bonding with others. DARKMANNAZ is all about the channeling of dark energies into light.
Produced by HEAVYMAN, DRUMGIRL and ED G MONKEY.
Engineered by Ben Kidd.
HEAVYMAN/the red rebel resistance
New Album Recordings
Beware the mental heaviness, for it is mental and heavy. The red rebel resistance is growing and HEAVYMAN is a crazy, angry Hip-Hop bastard!
Produced by Ben Kidd. Co-Produced by HEAVYMAN.
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