The Recording Booth - David Edward Booth

16/10/2026

Proud to be a Soundboard mentor. If you work in music, perhaps you could be a mentor too?

21/09/2026

I've been lucky enough to receive three career development grants from Help Musicians in recent years. If you're a working musician and you think can make a strong case for why this is the right time, why not apply for a Fast Track (£500) or Fast Track Live (£1000) grant?

Got a career opportunity you’re ready to take?

Help Musicians currently offers two Fast Track funding programmes.

Fast Track can help you move your music career forward, with funding towards opportunities like:

💿 Recording and releasing music
🎛️ Equipment and software
📚 Training and professional development
🤝 Networking opportunities

Looking for support to get on stage instead?

Fast Track Live is specifically for live-performance opportunities, including tours, festivals, showcases, support slots and launch shows.

There are two Fast Track programmes, and you can only apply to the one that best matches your opportunity. So if performing live is at the heart of your plans, Fast Track Live could be the better fit.

Find out more: https://ow.ly/vanU50ZPKWN

09/09/2026

On the train from Skövde to Stockholm 🇸🇪 with my trusty OLLO - audio tools headphones, cooking up something tasty for Kyson Point. We made a very special live recording in historic Husaby kyrka yesterday. Video coming soon.

23/07/2026

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

⏰ Applications for Soundboard Mentoring close tomorrow at 5pm. Don't miss your chance to apply!

Soundboard gives musicians the opportunity to connect with experienced industry professionals through eight hours of one-to-one online mentoring over six months. Alongside personalised support, you'll gain access to networking opportunities and expert-led online sessions designed to help you build confidence, overcome challenges and explore new ideas.

🔗Apply through the link: https://ow.ly/N42G50Zs0iR

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!