Black Cactus Studio

Phew, what a busy - but amazing! - week we’ve had at the studio recording some mega projects!⚡️ Everyone from Lauryn Dobinson and Pure Trash to Amy Allard and Steven Rodgers (Captain America) have laid down tracks! 🎶 Keep an ear out for the finished songs! 🌵

Another fantastic Capturing The Moon show on Friday - as always, it was great to be involved! 🌝 Unsurprisingly, Ben Brown, Anna’s Bones and Langkamer were awesome! 🎸 See you at the next one! ⭐️ 🌵

We were given the chance to be involved in a fantastic project last week ❤️ We helped the Anti Loo Roll Brigade and Autism Anglia record a special charity Christmas single here at the studio 🎅 It really was a heart-warming day, and all the children sounded amazing! 🎤 🌵

It’s nearly that time of the month again! ⏰ On November 19th we will be doing sound for Capturing The Moon at the Red Lion in Manningtree 🌝 As you can see, the line-up is top, with Langkamer, Anna’s Bones and Ben Brown! 🎸 See you there! 🌵

Check out this amazing new single ‘Take Me For A Ride’ from Olivia Lawrence🤠 The single is a personal and heart-filled track, which tells a story about Liv’s summer. 🌞 It was recorded and produced at Black Cactus Studio, and written with a little help from Ben Brown! 🎸 🌵

Big shout out to the awesome Will Foley whose new single Industrial Love has just been made BBC Suffolk Introducing’s Track of the Week! ⭐️ The track was produced, mixed and mastered here at Black Cactus Studio! 🎸 🌵

Had a really, really great night on Friday at the Tendring4Growth awards! ⭐️ To be in the same room as so many other amazing entrepreneurs and business people from around the district was a privilege. 🥂 It was an honour to even be nominated and recognised 🤩 🌵

This Friday, @capturing_the_moon returns to The Red Lion in Manningtree with another corker of a line-up! 🌝 Featuring Rev Simpkins, The Pancakes and @benbrownstagram_, this is one you will not want to miss 🥞 As always we will be helping out with the sound.🔥 🌵

🚨 Announcement 🚨 I feel very proud to say I am now the events manager at @TWM_Colchester, carrying on the legacy of the legendary Ben Howard. 🔥 Read more here! 🌵

We’ve had a massive week recording a bunch of amazing artists here at Black Cactus! 🎸 Here’s a few of the artists who stopped by and laid down some tracks!👀 See you this coming week everyone!❤️ 🌵

Another fantastic night on Friday doing sound for the third Capturing The Moon event at The Red Lion 🦁 🎸 Thank you to everyone who came down and all the brilliant bands that played: Ben Brown, Jet Ski World and Ski Lift! ⛷ See you all at the next one in September 🔥 🌵

Cannot wait for the third Capturing The Moon gig this Friday! 🌝 As always, we will be at the show doing the sounds and helping to put on what is sure to be another great night! 🎸 Tickets cost £10 and can be purchased on the Red Lion website or at the venue 💴 🌵

Well, well, well, what a great weekend we all had at this year’s Brightlingsea Free Music Festival 🎡 🎪 Every act was fantastic and it was a joy to be able to do the stage sound! 🎸 Roll on next year! 🎉 🌵

What a pleasure it was to work with Will Foley on his new single Talking Through Walls! 🧱 We produced, recorded and engineered the track here at Black Cactus, and also shot the music video! 🎥 Watch and listen to the whole thing now! 🎸 🌵 m.youtube.com/watch?v=UxQO42…

Big thanks to the Gazette for covering what is going to be the first official Capturing The Moon gig tonight! 🌝 We are helping set up the show and will of course be sticking around to watch all the class acts! 🎸 Tickets here: redlionmanningtree.co.uk 🌵

Awesome day yesterday tracking some vocals with Britain's Got Talent’s very own Souparnika Nair! 🎤 Be sure to keep an ear out for her! 🔥 🌵

🥳 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! 🥳 On July 23 we are going to be celebrating what will be our 2nd 🎉 Unsurprisingly, we will be marking the occasion with a gig at Coda, featuring the amazing Fraser Morgan, She’s In Parties, Someone Else’s Rain and Ben Brown!🎸 See you there! 🌵

Wow wow wow!! How cool does this look?! 😍 Thanks to Jessica Howlett for popping by the studio today to put this sick skin on the green room drum kit. 🥁 Who wants to be the first use it?! 🌵