The Power of Acoustic Spaces
(I went to horrible places that sound amazing so you don’t have to)
What do a broken foot, oil tanks, immersive microphone arrays, convolution engines and 3D printing all have in common? Andrew Scheps, of course!
Follow Andrew’s journey into the depths (literally) of field recording in some the most incredible acoustic spaces in the UK (and his kitchen). It’s a story of trying to go beyond reverb to the re-creation of the rooms themselves.
Andrew Scheps
Owner
Tonequake Records
Andrew Scheps has engineered and mixed some of the biggest bands in the world: Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Audioslave, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Linkin Park, Hozier, Kaleo and U2. He’s worked with legends such as Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond and Iggy Pop, as well as indie artists such as Low Roar, My Brightest Diamond, Motorpsycho, Rancid, Manu Chao, Tinariwen, Farao, CRX, Cass McCombs and Blood Red Shoes.
Andrew has been awarded Grammys for his work with Adele, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ziggy Marley, nominated for Best Engineered Album, Classical for his work on The Blue Hour as well as garnering over 20 nominations in categories such as Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album and Best Hard Rock Performance. In addition, Andrew was named International Engineer of the Year Award by the UK’s Music Producers Guild.
In 2011 Andrew started Tonequake Records, a boutique indie label with acts including Low Roar, Favez, Fellow Robot, Act Rights, and Jeff Babko.
After 25 years in Los Angeles, Andrew relocated to the UK in July 2015 where he set up his own mix room which is now equipped for Dolby Atmos Music. He has collaborated on several plugins with Waves and develops custom software for controlling Pro Tools to make his life easier.