The Blue Mobile is a fully specified 72 track digital recording studio for location recording. The unit is an ideal solution for recording live concerts for broadcast, CD release, live DVD or T.V recording. We have many years of experience as engineers working at the highest level, and can be sure to deliver your project in the best sonic condition.

Recent Projects

Brett Anderson - Live at Union Chapel
Martin Taylor - Record tracks on location for 'Freternity' CD & DVD release.
The Jeff Healey Band - Rec tracks live for new album
Faithless - Live tour Spring 07
Brett Anderson( ex Suede)- Live in London
The Cinematic Orchestra - Live at the Barbican,London
John Dankworth Big Band - Rec tracks for new album release
The Magic Numbers - Kentish Town Forum, London
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Cadogan Hall
Keane - Universal Island Records Ltd (Live 06 Tour. recorded/mixed live at each show & available on CD immediately after concert)
Deacon Blue - Deacon Blue Records (Live recorded / mixed live at each show & available on CD immediately after concert)
Madness - Lucky Seven Records (On Stage)
Alison Moyet ( St Davids Hall, Cardiff )
The Kaiser Chiefs ( Students Union, Cardiff )
The Christians
The Doves

John Dankworth/Cleo Laine Big Band ( The Stables, Milton Keynes)
Concert for Asia ( Robert Plant, Portishead, Massive Attack & Damen Albarn)
Manic Street Preachers ( Cardiff Indoor Arena )
Ronan Keating ( Cardiff Indoor Arena )
The Beautiful South ( Hammersmith Apollo, Plymouth Pavillions )
Finn Brothers ( Colston Hall, Bristol)
Scissor Sisters ( Civic Hall, Wolverhampton)
Katie Melua ( Brighton Dome, Brighton )
Hugh Masekela ( Symphony Hall, Birmingham)
Cliff Richard ( Cardiff Castle, Wales)
Sheryl Crow ( NEC, Birmingham),
Nickelback( Civic Centre, Wolverhampton),
Chris Rea( Colston Hall Bristol),
Yes (Hammersmith Apollo, London),
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings ( The Lowry, Manchester)
Lulu ( Colston Hall Bristol),
James Fox ( Colston Hall Bristol),
Steve Howe ( Opera House , Newcastle),
Rick Wakeman (Marlboro College Wilts),
Cybill Shepherd ( Pizza Express Jazz Club London),
Joe Pasquale ( Derngate theatre, Northampton),
Primal Scream ( The Marquee, London)

Specification :

Vehicle - Mercedes Sprinter 311 CDI – Long wheel base van, fully air conditioned and fitted to high standard.

Recording
3x - Tascam MX2424 24tk hard disc recorders ( 72tracks ) – 16 or 24 bit with choice of sample rates up to 96Khz. MX View digital editing via PC Ethernet.
3x - Tascam DA98HR 8trk recorders( 24 tracks ) - Digital tape based recording option
1x - DBX 386 – Dual vacuum tube microphone pre-amp with digital o/p 48x - Tascam 24 bit microphone pre-amps 24x - Yamaha DM 24 bit microphone pre-amps 1x - Tascam CD-RW 700 CD recorder 1x - Fostex PD4 timecode DAT recorder 1x - Tascam MD 301 MD recorder

Console
Yamaha DM 2000 – 96 channel fully automated digital mixing desk with control software, machine control and track arming.
Gate, compressor/ducker available on every channel.
8 Internal high quality FX units with algorithms from REV 5, SPX 90,990 & 2000.
Plug In architecture available soon.

Monitoring
2x - Genelec 1031s
2x - Visonik nearfields
1x - TSL PPM monitoring

Other
1x - Fostex timecode reader/generator
2x - DBX 160 compressors
1x - DBX 166A stereo comp/limiter
1x - TC Electronic Finalizer 96K

Talk back systems
2x - Motorolla radio talkback system CP040 – Standard 4 & 2 wire talkback sytems. Talkback for Producer/Director

Video Monitoring
1x - Sony widescreen video monitor with digital o/p
1x - Camera for onstage

Full vision sync facilities for T.V – Gen Lock, SMPTE, Black & Burst.

Rack mounted PC for remote MX control/editing and desk control.

Owners: - Andrew Tulloch & Jim Hurst