The Recording Booth - David Edward Booth

23/07/2026

Very proud to be a volunteer mentor for Help Musicians. :-)

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21/07/2026

I've been very happily endorsing OLLO - audio tools headphones for a whole bunch of years now after JOE VEGNA audio.visuals. introduced us. Rok Gulič and the team keep evolving and since I got my indispensable first choice mixing headphones (S4X) there have been two newer models released. But perhaps it's a good sign of the quality of the work at Ollo (and the excellent support we still get for older models) that right now I'm staying with my S4X. If it aint broke... 😎

04/07/2026

Very proud of this one. Written and performed by Kelly Booth and I in response to a special commission. Produced here at The Recording Booth in little old Wickham Market, Suffolk. Mastered in Stockholm by JOE VEGNA audio.visuals. Photo by Tim Edwards. Artwork by Kelly.

Surprise! We've just released a new song!

It's called Lucky Star. This song started with a very personal story shared with us by a good friend - a story of heartbreaking loss, but also light and gratitude. What began simply as a song commission led to so much more.
Sometimes we meet very special people in our lives, bright souls that pass though this world bringing so much light and generosity into the lives of others, without trying. Lucky Star is a song about these individuals, people who ask for little, but give so much and leave us feeling fortunate to have met them.

50% of proceeds from downloads of Lucky Star via our Bandcamp site will be donated to The David Longdon Foundation. Through the process of creating this song, we have been introduced to the work of the late David Longdon, an extraordinary singer and musician best known as the voice of English progressive rock band Big Big Train from 2009 - 2021.
“…he believed that music belonged to everyone. This Foundation exists to make sure it reaches the people who need it most.”

Please have a listen and consider downloading. It’s OUT NOW exclusively on Bandcamp for the time being (link in comments). We’ll probably release it to wider streaming & download platforms at some point.

01/07/2026

😆 Many hours, quite lot of honesty and an equal measure of laughs! Jennifernessmusic album is nearly done. 👏👏👏👏

10/06/2026

Monday afternoon and evening we dismantled the studio. Yesterday and today it was given new coats of paint by Kelly Booth‘s very handy son. Tomorrow we reassemble and maybe I'll take some new photos of the refurbished studio. 😎
But first, Kyson Point rehearsal must occur ahead of shows on Friday and Saturday.

24/05/2026

The frequency with which I'm being asked to work with people who "make music" using AI as part of their process is steadily increasing. I view myself as working in part of the universe where music is art. I choose to avoid AI in my work. Tim makes a lot of sense...

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1508790541041782

30/03/2026

15 years.
Back in the 2000s I did music part time and alongside that worked as a volunteer co-ordinator, working mostly with young people. It was a pretty good combination. Then in early 2011, Government funding cuts ended those jobs for me and a whole bunch of cool people doing some very worthwhile work. It was pretty s**t. At the end of March, pretty much 15 years ago today, we were laid off.
That's when I took a leap and became a full-time self-employed musician, music producer & songwriter. It's not a life I'd recommend for anyone who values financial security highly, but instead of that I get to do the job I always wanted to do. Music.
Here's to another 15 years, fingers crossed!

14/01/2026

The beginning of a year is often used to re-evaluate who we are and what we do. I'm not immune to this but Kelly Booth, my very wise wife, suggested that we talk about directions of personal and professional travel, rather than absolute resolutions. So here I am, reflecting on what David Booth is and does, professionally speaking.
The description says music producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, singer, mentor. Yep, all present and correct. This is what I do best and I'm not stopping any time soon. There is of course more subtle stuff that informs how I approach my work. Allow me a brief detour...
I'm currently reading English Pastoral: An Inheritance. James Rebanks bluntly and poetically describing the descent of farming into something resembling what we now might call 'factory farming'. He paints word pictures so well. Inevitability, powerlessness, spiralling debt, dissolving animal welfare standards. I'm reading with respect, but increasing impatience, hoping he'll get to a point soon where he'll say "enough!" and choose a better path for his farm.
I can't help but feel there is a resonance in his words with the wider world and the creative industries. AI tools taking so much now, wearing a disguise of giving so much. Social Media becoming the most influential parent figure in so many families. Technology causing more problems than it fixes. Everything must operate on steroids and on speed.
What place for us, now, that wish to retain human creativity as a gift? Something to be encouraged and celebrated, not sidelined as slow, quaint, exclusive or expensive.
I can't control much and of course you may call me a hypocrite for typing this on the same computer I use to record music, but I can say that in my work, you will find no AI tools being used. You will find that I do actually care about every piece of work I do. You will find that here in 2026 I still have an unshakeable belief that music, made by people, is deeply important to our sanity in an insane world.
If these things make me a dinosaur, so be it, but I'll be a happy dinosaur!

20/12/2025

Still can't quite believe it, but yesterday this happened...
The 'Wintersong' collaboration between Kyson Point (the duo I have with my wife Kelly) and our good friends Lucy & Jon Hart (aka Honey and the Bear) has been a joy to bring to live audiences for the last few weeks, but the icing on the cake was definitely a visit to Broadcasting House in London yesterday to play three songs live on the BBC Radio 3 In Tune programme. We were made to feel so welcome by everyone from the first security guard to the last. Huge thanks to presenter Petroc Trelawny, sound engineer Martin and the team behind the scenes Sue, Rachel & Naomi. The show is now on BBC Sounds if you'd like to catch up!