LONDON RECORDING STUDIO CELEBRATES BEST EVER YEAR by OPENING NEW PREMISES Submitted By: Miloco Studios Monday, 19 June 2006

LONDON RECORDING STUDIO CELEBRATES BEST EVER YEAR BY OPENING NEW PREMISES Submitted by: Miloco Studios Monday, 19 June 2006

Miloco (http://www.miloco.co.uk) have announced record turnover for the last 12 months and are celebrating by adding two more studios to the group. The first, Musikbox, has been designed specifically for the production of dance music and is focused around a large collection of analogue keyboards, including Moogs and Roland 808 and 909s. The second new studio is based around a SSL G Series 48-channel console with Boxer T2 speakers. The studios are independently owned, but have been brought under the Miloco banner to benefit from their proven management and marketing methods. The new premises bring the total number of Miloco-managed studios (http://www.miloco.co.uk/studios/) to seven. This will enable them to cater to a greater number of artists and appeal across a broader range of genres. While their existing studios cater primarily to rock, pop, indie and metal, Musikbox is intended to increase their appeal to hip hop, r ‘n’ b and techno acts. The SSL Room has been added to attract producers and engineers who prefer the sound and feel of Solid State Logic consoles. Miloco’s website is now offering the opportunity to win free recording time in The SSL Room via their World Cup Spot-The-Ball competition at: http://www.miloco.co.uk/mymiloco/ In an increasingly competitive industry, many recording studios (http://www.miloco.co.uk) are finding it difficult to stay in business. Miloco has bucked this trend by spending the last 18 months redesigning their business practices and streamlining operations. They now specialise in taking existing studios, bringing them under the Miloco name and then running and marketing them centrally. Operations Manager Nick Young explains, ‘In the case of Musikbox, Pete [Heller, dance music DJ/producer] approached us and asked if we’d like to add his studio to the Miloco group. It was an easy decision as it’s such a fantastic studio, with a great vibe and superb equipment. It allows us to cater specifically to another genre of music and can only add value to the Miloco brand. We’ve already proved this model works [Miloco have been running The Garden, owned by Matt Johnson of The The, for the last 10 years] and we’re going to continue to expand. We’re always in talks with other studios interested in coming under our wing.' 'The great thing about Miloco taking over existing studios is that everyone wins. We get to offer a more comprehensive range of rooms and services, while the clients benefit from having their studios run professionally for very little cost. Basically, they get a marketing department, studio manager and technical manager all for less than it would cost to employ one person.’ -- ENDS -- Editor’s notes: 1)Miloco (http://www.miloco.co.uk) has been running recording studios for 25 years 2)Recent clients include: Zero 7, The Futureheads, The Chemical Brothers, Fightstar, Lady Sovereign,

Page 1 Arctic Monkeys, Stephen Fretwell, Bloc Party, Howling Bells, Roots Manuva, Ms Dynamite, Hard-Fi, Keisha White, The Pet Shop Boys, Trivium, Outlandish, Mystery Jets, Rachel Stevens, The Darkness, Slipknot, Pink. 3)Seven studios throughout London (http://www.miloco.co.uk/studios/) - London Bridge, Shoreditch, Hoxton, Islington, and now Kentish Town - as well as six longterm-let programming rooms. 4)The core studio group is an amalgamation of several successful studios including Milo and Orinoco (hence current name) and The Garden, owned by Matt Johnson of The The. 5)In 1997 Orinoco produced more Number One albums than any other studio in Britain (apart from EMI Abbey Road). 6)Other past highlights: Oasis – ‘What’s The Story…’ (second highest selling album in UK ever) and ‘Be Here Now’; Chemical Brothers – all releases inc. multi-platinum selling ‘Surrender’ and ‘Dig Your Own Hole’; Enya’s ‘Orinoco Flow’ - named after studio. Other historical clients include: The Cure, Bjork, M People, Tricky, Depeche Mode, Marc Almond, The Divine Comedy, Siouxsie and the Banshees. 7)Full history and details on current activities can be found at www.miloco.co.uk If you’d like more information on this topic or organisation, or would like to arrange an interview with Nick Young, please don’t hesitate to contact Matt McGuire on 0795 00 99 424 or via [email protected]

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