Adam Lee
Analogue Production, mixing & Mastering
Cat Rose Smith India.Arie Emeli Sandé Lizzy McAlpine Lola Young Melissa Polinar David Ryan Harris Calum Bowie Daley John Splitoff Kanako Yamamoto Merrick Winter Carmody Ella McRobb
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About Adam
Adam Lee is a London-based songwriter, producer, mixing and mastering engineer working largely with analogue technologies, bringing magnetic tape and large-format console mixing to the fore, to realise the demands of the most discerning bands and artists.
Operating either completely in the analogue domain, or in a hybrid capacity in line with the nature of each project, Adam’s musical signature focuses on enhancing sonic richness and depth, allowing the listener to fully connect and immerse in the music.
As a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer, Adam has worked with an array of artists including Emeli Sandé and Naughty Boy, and has mixed for Lizzy McAlpine, Victoria Canal and many more. From a mastering standpoint, he has worked on projects for the likes of Lola Young, India.Arie and Martin Luke Brown, among many others.
Based at his studio in London, Adam works with multiple Otari MTR-series multitrack and mastering analogue tape machines, custom-built plate reverbs and outboard, all centred around a large-format Midas Heritage console, with digital audio handled with a full Pro Tools setup.
Services
SongWriting & Production
Offering both full analogue, hybrid and digital productions, Adam has worked with a number of artists as a producer and songwriter. At his studio equipped with real pianos, synthesisers, acoustic and electric guitars and basses, artists are free to write and record their music, having it engineered and produced with traditional or contemporary methods - as befits the requirements of the project and artistic vision.
Mixing
As a mix engineer, Adam mixes through a large-format Midas Heritage series console, with rich and musical preamps and EQs. Coupled with racks of outboard, custom-built plate and spring reverbs, Adam’s mixes are luscious, spacious and 3-dimensional, with plenty of analogue character and resolution. Depending on the project’s requirements, Adam is able to offer the same analogue mixes, whether the source material is in the form of digital stems or multitrack tapes.
Mastering
Having worked as a mastering engineer on a number of different projects, Adam offers fully digital, hybrid and analogue tape masters, as befits the nature of the project. For mastering, Adam uses an array of hardware compressors, valve equalisers and a an Otari 1/2” analogue mastering tape machine - everything from characterful, analogue masters through to subtle enhancements are available; depending on the requirement of the project.
Studio Equipment
Otari MTR-90 24-track, 2-inch open reel tape machine
Tascam 58 8-track, 1/2” open reel tape machine
Tascam 688 8-track multitrack cassette machine
Avid Pro Tools HD Native System
AML, Siemens and Midas preamps
IGS varimu valve compressor
Selection of valve and solid state microphones
Recording
Midas Heritage H3000 56-channel analogue mixing console
Custom-built analogue plate reverb
Custom-built analogue spring reverbs
Klemt Echolette E51 tape echo
Dynacord VRS-23 analogue delay
TC Electronic Reverb 4000
Yamaha Rev 7
Korg SDD-3000 digital delay
Selection of outboard and pedals
Mixing
Otari MTR-12 4-track, 1/2-inch open reel mastering tape machine
Otari MX-5050 BIII-2 2-track, 1/4-inch open reel mastering tape machine
Lucid 88192 mastering converters
Nakamichi BX-300 cassette recorder
Analogue addicts Pultec valve EQ
Dual AML 54F50 compressors
IGS Audio S-type compressor
Mastering
Contact & social media
To work with Adam or make an enquiry, please send an email.