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Davidge established his own studio in 2010. His debut solo album Slo Light was released in February 2014, and features guest vocalists including Low Roar, Sandie Shaw and Cate Le Bon. The album was accompanied by three singles. The first single was "Slo Light", released on 3 December 2013.
- Early Days
- Recording Mezzanine
- Successful Scoring
- Organisation Is Key
- Minimalism and The Art of Stripping Back
“I started jamming in bands as a late teenager, around 17 or 18,” he recalls, looking back at his first forays in sound. “None of us could play instruments, none of us were trained – it was the era of punk and we were going to a lot of punk gigs, so it was okay to just make a lot of noise and call it music. That’s what we did, but it wasn’t always ...
That next album, Mezzanine, came to be arguably the band’s most iconic and one of the most important of that decade. It hit number one in the UK and Australian charts and was listed by Pitchforkas one of the most important albums of the decade. “Of course I was making an album for the band, but I was also making an album for me,” Davidge states. “I...
Coming out of a career producing one of the most important bands of a generation, Neil has now transitioned to composing music for Hollywood films and TV shows. It’s clear that he is a passionate musician who has chosen to pursue a career that gives him great satisfaction. “My work is fun,” he says. “It has to be fun to some degree, otherwise why g...
“My process of creativity involves being very organised,” Neil explains of his ongoing production methods. “I think that a lot of successful creative people are. Normally the walls of the studio are covered with schedules, the story of the show, pictures and my session folders are all nicely organised. Being organised with things like this allows m...
You get the sense from talking to Neil that while he is totally immersed and in-the-moment with writing music, that he is also very conscious of his process. You can see the skills that he has picked up throughout his career influence the work he does now. Being able to do more with less is something he is currently putting a lot of thought into. “...
Having cut his teeth in the Bristol music scene, Neil Davidge first met Massive Attack in 1995 and went on to produce and co-write their seminal albums ‘Mezzanine ’, ‘100th Window ’, and ‘Heligoland ’.
Having cut his teeth in the Bristol music scene, Neil first met Massive Attack in 1995 and went on to produce and co-write their seminal albums Mezzanine, 100th Window, and Heligoland. Elsewhere, he has worked with the likes of David Bowie, Snoop Dogg, Unkle, Damon Albarn, Elizabeth Fraser, and Mos Def, as well as releasing his first solo album ...
The building was already being run as a rehearsal studio and although it was a nightmare of 1970s decoration and in need of a complete overhaul, it did have the bones of a recording area and control room in place. Davidge chose studio-design company Munro Acoustics to handle the refit.
Jun 27, 2014 · In the first of a new series of interviews with people enjoying a successful career in the audio industry, producer and film scorer Neil Davidge reveals how listening can help in any studio situation, and that gear isn’t everything…
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Massive Attack producer and Halo 4 composer Neil Davidge bares all on the creative process ahead of the release of his debut album Slo Light…
