CHRIS WEST
 
   


Richard Ashcroft with Chris West

 
Recording Engineer / Producer
 
 

Chris recorded and co-produced Richard Ashcroft's solo album.
'Keys to the world' Album >> see session log and Photos

Ben's Brother single - Stuttering. view Youtube video

Uriah Heep's - Wake the Sleeper album

The Brew - A Million Dead Stars - out 2010 - The Brew

The Brew - Now on tour - Start they new album! - May 2011

History

Chris started his career in music as a sound engineer at IBC Studios, London in 1969. IBC was one of the first independent recording studios in England and spawned some of the world's top engineers - Joe Meek, Glyn Johns, Damon Lyon-Shaw to name just a few. Damon had just been voted 'engineer of the year' for his work on 'Tommy' by The Who, and Chris was fortunate enough to be trained by him on various sessions in the early years.

Although Chris went on to be a successful guitarist, he kept his hand in with the occasional engineering project.

In 2000 Chris was asked to engineer Status Quo's CD
'Famous in the Last Century', and he jumped at the chance, especially because it was Damon's work with them that had originally given them that distinctive Quo sound. Chris said "They were one of the biggest bands at IBC, and it was very satisfying closing the circle".

Since then Chris has worked with Quo as sound engineer on all their recordings, including the 'Heavy Traffic','The Riffs' and 'The Party ain't over yet' and he also remixed the majority of tracks for David Cassidy's well-received comeback album 'Then and Now'.

2007, Brit rock greats - Uriah Heep's latest Album - Wake the Sleeper.
2009 - The Brew - A Million Dead Stars
2009 - Tammy Wies Album - Because of you
2010 - Joe Cang - Bed


 
  Chris at State of the Ark June 09- mixing Tammy Weis latest CD  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
   
 


 
   
 

 
   
 
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Uriah Heep - Wake the Sleeper

The Brew - A Million Dead Stars

 


Chris at the classic
TG 1234 - EMI desk
'State of the Ark'


Chris recording Duncan James


Chris recording Liberty X
 

MIX awards - USA
Geoff Emerick, Chris West
and Narada Michael Walden

Chris with Omar Hakim
in New York