Shabbey Road Studios

Shabbey Road Studios Shabbey Road are over the moon to be recording artistes who come back again and again. Thank you! Al, Rob, Ceri and Nigel He plays keyboards, and sings.
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Shabbey Road Studios was opened in 1999 by Al Steele and Nigel Hart. Al Steele is a Musical Director, Film and TV composer, Songwriter and Arranger. He plays guitar, bass, keyboard and is a vocalist. He also has a back catalogue of hundreds of songs. Nigel Hart is a Musical Director, Film and TV composer, Songwriter and Arranger. He has a large back catalogue of Instrumental Compositions and song

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Al and Nigel, had run smaller studios from home. In light of the the growing amount of prestigious work that was coming their way, the obvious solution was to open a dedicated facility. The blend of Al’s Rock/Classical influence with Nigel’s Pop/Jazz skills meant that from day one, Shabbey Road Studios was in high demand. Projects were often led by one person but completed as a partnership, both for live and studio projects. The philosophy of imparting a musical ‘identity’ was, and still is, one of the Shabbey Road trademarks. Projects were not just recorded, but rather steered and shaped. Musical arrangements are a distinctive part of the Shabbey Road sound. Full orchestral scores and Big Band charts do not appear ‘by accident’. Each note needs to be crafted, and then performed by hand-picked musicians, to the highest standard. Nothing less will suffice. Although the studio does not specialise in any one area, the last few years have seen a large increase in songwriters. Some, like Ian Mitchard, and Darren Parry, will come and complete a song in a few hours. Others like Dan and Laura Curtis will work on large projects over months. This prompted the enlistment of Rob Sherwood, a brilliant young guitar/bass/piano/vocalist, and a talented arranger. Shabbey Road Studios also has the resources of The-E-Spot, a graphic design company under Ceri Darknell, and and is shortly to be launching Grownup-Records, a forward looking record company. Find us on
shabbeyroad.com
facebook.com/shabbey.road
twitter.com/ShabbeyR

Recent projects include:
Dan and Laura Curtis - Love on 42nd St. iMerlin - The Musical
Ian Mitchard - One Girl
Katy Treharne - Think Of Me
Darren Parry - So Into You
The Ninth - Feature Film
After Rebecca - Musical

Musical Credits include
Bonnie Tyler
Dan and Laura Curtis
Katy Treharne
David Soul
Iris Williams
Elvis Costello
Jane McDonald
The Korgis
Sacha Distel
Johnny and the Hurricanes
Del Shannon
Peter Karrie
Gary Wilmot
National Orchestra of Wales
Joe Pasquale
Max Boyce ,
The Supremes,
Phantom of the Opera
Jeff Hooper
Legends of Vegas
BBC Terry Jones and The Great Map Mystery
BBC Griff-Rhys Jones -A Pembrokeshire Farm
Radio Wales Thursday Afternoon Live
BBC Just up your Street”
HTV A Night Out With Money.”
BBC Am I Talking to You”. BBC A Bit off the Fringe
Radio Wales Doing It For A Laugh
HTV Jigsaw
BBC In At The Deep End
BBC Sea Stories

Great fun with these guys!
01/05/2025

Great fun with these guys!

A fruitful afternoon yesterday spent with the awesome Al at Shabbey Road Studios in Caerphilly recording an older RCB original. Watch this space, we think you’re going to like it! 🎸

A lovely creation this is!
18/12/2024

A lovely creation this is!

Out soon.... Arranged by the Gavin to my Nessa that is Al Steele at Shabbey Road Studios with the delicate mouth magical mangle of Si Genaro and whisked to the finish line at Room With A View Studio

For all the folk who are far flung that I miss...
For all the folk who are missing someone at this time of year...
Really honoured to cover this beautiful song - Originally released by Bread in 1971!

ARE WE BEING CONTROLLED?!IS BIG BROTHER WATCHING OUR EVERY MOVE?!HAVE WE FINALLY ARRIVED IN GEORGE ORWELL'S 1984?!Jeff B...
28/10/2024

ARE WE BEING CONTROLLED?!
IS BIG BROTHER WATCHING OUR EVERY MOVE?!
HAVE WE FINALLY ARRIVED IN GEORGE ORWELL'S 1984?!
Jeff Barley thinks so, and we would tend to agree!

GEORGE ORWELL WAS RIGHT, WE NOW LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE SURVEILANCE, EAVES DROPPING, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL MAKE UP THIS NEW WORLD ORDER. M...

Our Korgis long time collaborator and friend Joe Matera is joining us for a couple of dates in early October. As he is c...
17/10/2024

Our Korgis long time collaborator and friend Joe Matera is joining us for a couple of dates in early October. As he is coming across from Australia he is travelling light.
Does anyone have a TC Helicon Harmony Singer he could borrow for about 4 days?
Usual rates apply - what are you drinking?!!!
Paul Spencer Biggs I may need to borrow a guitar and amp...what do you reckon?

Released today!
19/04/2024

Released today!

Delighted to have supplied the vocal for The Vanities latest release ‘Just Passing Through’.
Release date 19/4/‘24!

Had great fun tracking my parts here at my Mwnci Shed studio, vocal flown over to Rhys (Vanities) and Al Steele at Shabbey Road Studios to do their supa-thang!!

Reviews are in and they be gooood!
(I’ll share ‘em on socials!)

Check out the track here…
https://youtu.be/lo8CyH6utYw?si=H6rrsc82deSMG1U2

Always great working with these guys!
19/04/2024

Always great working with these guys!

So great to work with these guys! Great musicians and really lovely people.
27/03/2024

So great to work with these guys! Great musicians and really lovely people.

THE ARE SCREAMING UP Mike Read 's HERITAGE CHART!Number 14 this week. Please give us a vote! Long term mate Peter Cox i...
24/07/2023

THE ARE SCREAMING UP Mike Read 's HERITAGE CHART!
Number 14 this week. Please give us a vote! Long term mate Peter Cox is nipping at our heels at 15, but we don't mind because good music should be supported! Please give us both a vote and see if we can hit the top ten.
Click on Watch the TV show. Both Peter and ourselves have special birthday messages on the show. The Korgis right near the beginning of course do it in close (relatively) harmony! Also we are live in the studio on this weeks show.
PLEASE WATCH AND VOTE

VOTE NOW THIS WEEK’S CHART Featured Week 156 16 July 2023 Click the read more link below to view this weeks chart in full Read More → THE HERITAGE CHART EPISODE 72On this day in music history, Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the national charts when 'Baby, Let's Play House' entered th...

11/04/2023

Shabbey Road is delighted to be hosting the rehearsals for The Korgis Time Machine.
This is a brand new Korgis show that draws on some of the major influences and juxtaposes them up with the Korgis own hits.
Who doesn't love a bit of 10cc!

Address

Unit 0, Caerphilly Business Park
Caerphilly
CF833ED

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm

Telephone

+442920862164

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