Carriagehouse Studio

25/09/2025

💃 || Something a little silly...

Tracking for the Lawrence Batley Theatre panto is in full swing! The brief today... create a pit band version of Offenbach's "Infernal Gallop" (better known as the 'Can Can') to accompany "The Candy Nan's" introductory song. The lyrics, which I've kept from you here, are all about how many candy bar names you can fit into one two minute song. As I said, very silly. But the bass part I've created was VERY fun to play.

Featuring the new P-bass! 🖤

02/09/2025

🚨 New music from Jasmine Fearn coming September 19th! 🚨

I’m delighted to announce that Jasmine’s debut single, “Polaroids”, produced here in Carriagehouse Studio, is to be released on all streaming platforms in just over two weeks.

It’s been a pleasure and an honour to work with Jasmine on this gorgeous song of hers. I can’t wait for you all to hear what we’ve cooked up! 🔜

23/07/2025

💔|| "I don’t love you anymore..."

🌟 Introducing John Scholey... 🌟

It is always a delight for me to accompany my clients on the piano, especially when they sing such gorgeous music as Francesco Tosti's "Non t'amo più". 🎹

John Scholey, a brilliantly-talented tenor, visited Carriagehouse to record three songs as he continues his vocal studies at university. Here, he performs Tosti's "Non t'amo più", a heartbreaking song of lost love, with such control, style and flare. It was a delight to accompany and produce this recording for John. Keep an eye out for the rest of the recordings to be released very soon!

Bravo, John! 💚

Lyrics (translated into English):

"Do you still remember the day that we met;
Do you still remember your promises?
Crazy from love I followed you, we were enamored with each other
And I dreamed next to you, crazy from love.

I dreamed, happily, of caresses and kisses
A chain fading away into the sky:
But your words were misleading,
Because your soul is made of ice.

Do you still remember?
Do you still remember?

Now my faith, my immense desire;
My dream of love isn’t you anymore:
I don’t search for your kisses, I don’t think of you.
I dream of another ideal; I don’t love you anymore.

In the dear days that we spent together
I scattered flowers at your feet
You were the only hope of my heart
You were the only thought in my mind

You watched me beg, turning pale
You watched me cry before you
Only to satisfy your desire, I
Had given my blood and my faith.

Do you still remember?
Do you still remember?

Now my faith, my immense desire;
My dream of love isn’t you anymore:
I don’t search for your kisses, I don’t think of you.
I dream of another ideal; I don’t love you anymore."

10/07/2025

🩷 || It was a privilege to welcome Claire and Kerry into the studio a couple of days ago. These two incredibly inspiring ladies recorded their own special version of the Simon & Garfunkel classic, “Bridge Over Troubled Water” in support of Women's Aid. This recording and video will be used far and wide in a national campaign as part of the work they both undertake around reform of Family Courts to protect victims of domestic abuse.

It’s always a great privilege to help Claire realise her musical ambitions, whether they be for her own voice, or if she is singing with the voices of many others who she represents. And it was brilliant to meet Kerry, who had travelled all the way from Surrey to add her voice to this brilliant vocal arrangement. To welcome the pair of them into Carriagehouse for the afternoon and help them realise their musical ambitions was such an honour. 🥰

It’s an incredibly important cause and one I’m so proud to be involved in the fight for. 🩷

02/07/2025

💘 || "You're Still The One I want for life..."

🌟 Emma Aldous returns... 🌟

Emma's first video received such a warm response, it's about time we heard her second video. Featuring her own beautiful backing vocals, Emma performs the Shania Twain classic, "You're Still The One", with such warmth and integrity once again - it's a real delight to watch!

Bravo, Emma! 💚

13/06/2025

☀️|| Great to welcome Emma Turton into the studio this afternoon to record vocals an original song - a collaboration between Emma (lyrics) and Carriagehouse Studio (music)!

The song is to be a part of a wider set of children’s mental health resources open to schools in Barnsley, provided by Emma and Compass Be. It will be taught in schools all around the area starting from next September!

An amazing and important project that I’m thrilled to be supporting. ☺️

11/06/2025

Delighted to be supporting Barnsley Youth Choir’s Gala Dinner Charity Auction once again this year with the donation of a cover recording session right here in Carriagehouse Studio. Fancy a visit to the studio all while supporting a great cause? Get bidding! 🥰💙

Gala Dinner Auction Prizes
LOT 5 - RECORDING PACKAGE
Kindly donated by Rob Cooper

You can make a sealed bid here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKD9lt8wa7MNSi9xxXG3wR2mpt9hpsrAEf9P--nF0wK3QhGg/viewform

06/06/2025

👶 || "Sherry, Sherry, baby..."

🌟 Please welcome back the Four Seas... I mean, the Four Mathers! 🌟

I'm just going to leave this here. The fifth and final recording from the Mather session. 👀

Jon, Luke, Finn, Alex... it was a pleasure! 🤝

28/05/2025

🎙️|| A pleasure to welcome Emma Aldous into Carriagehouse today. Three awesome vocal recordings in the bag that I can’t wait to share with you all very soon! 🔜

21/05/2025

🎭 || "Lord God of Abraham..."

A recording 13 years in the making...

🌟 Introducing Luke Mather...🌟

The four Mather brothers, Jon, Luke, Finn and Alex, were booked into the studio by their mum, Maureen, who, as well as wanting to document the brilliant musical abilities of the family, wanted to capture a moment in time and enjoy the most amazing day spent making music together as a family. As a friend of the Mather family, I was only too pleased to help them out! 🤝

This particular recording was a real pleasure to create, and one that has been coming for a long time! As well as being one of my best friends and closest musical colleagues, Luke and I have a history of performing together in this way. Throughout our time together at the University of Manchester, where we first met 13 years ago, my playing accompanied every single recital performance Luke gave - from first year mock recital to final year recital, which lasted a whopping 30 minutes! Luke also 'accompanied' me during my second year accompaniment recital, so it was a real working relationship which we have gone on to develop with our work together in Barnsley Singers and Barnsley Youth Choir over the past decade. This recording gave us the opportunity to go back to where it all began, with this particular Mendelssohn aria, from 'Elijah', being Luke's chosen audition piece which landed his place in Manchester all those years ago.

It goes without saying that Luke's performance here is top class, and one that, as always, was a real pleasure to accompany.

I hope you enjoy this wonderful recording - and if you do, keep an eye out for three more videos courtesy of the Mathers coming your way very soon! 👀

07/04/2025

🥁|| A drum tracking kind of day…

I’m in love with this setup! 😍

Mapex Drums Zildjian Company Gretsch Drums

07/03/2025

🧜‍♀️ || "...Wish I could be Part Of That World."

🌟 Introducing Jasmine C. Haldenby...

It was a real delight to welcome Jasmine into Carriagehouse Studio for her first professional recording session. Amongst many other vocations, Jasmine performs as a Disney Princess, so it felt only right to perform one of her favourite Disney classics, "Part Of Your World", from 'The Little Mermaid'. 🦀

Performed with such poise, precision and no short amount of talent, it was a real treat to create with recording with Jasmine, and you can be sure to see a lot more from her in the future right here at Carriagehouse.

Bravo, Jasmine! 🔥

This is what her dad, Lee, had to say about the Christmas recording gift bought for Jasmine and her experience in the studio:

"An excellent studio! It was my daughter's first time doing a studio recording, and Rob made her feel right at home - she's excited to work with him again. The production was quick and we were both very happy with the quality."

Thanks, Lee! 💚