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Humpback Recording is a full service recording studio built into a 1840 church building in Historic Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotlands "Linktown" neighbourhood.

It features a "hybrid" digital and analog recording system with great space and wonderful atmosphere.

23/10/2025

Unfortunately we had to cancel this weekends show with Rob Wynia but, please put Novembers show on your calendar as its a doozy! Felipe Scrieberg Whisky Tasting and MOJO! Cajun Blues from Poland full live band! Ticket link below...

21/10/2025

This Sunday's show is cancelled. Unfortunately low ticket sales win.

17/09/2025

October 2nd is fast approaching and we have added the wonderful young songwriting talents of James Low to the night! £5 gets you up close and personal in a great sounding room for a night of wonderful acoustic music with a bar!

(Humpback Recording is a full service recording studio located in Kirkcaldy and opened its doors to local bands and songwriters in 2023. Owner, John Anaya, has worked in pro audio on many levels for most of his adult life. Live sound at major venues and theaters in San Francisco, part of IATSE SF Local 16 and Award Winning studio Prairie Sun Recording Studios. The studio is a "hybrid" mix of analogue and digital and is based around a 2006 Soundcraft MH2 Mixer and Protools rig. John also mentors and offers Songwriting development courses for songwriters of all ages and levels)

Make your reservations or schedule a tour/meeting by DM or [email protected]

See you on the 2nd!!

03/09/2025

September and October Special!

Your bands next single professionally recorded including pre-production, tracking, overdubs, basic edits, mixing and pre-master for one fee.

£200 no time limit within reason.

DM or [email protected] for a studio tour and schedule.

Thanks for looking!

30/08/2024

EXPANSION!! Stoked to be utilizing the board closer to it's capacity. We are now 36 channels in to Pro Tools and 28 channels out back to the Soundcraft MH2 with 8 channels of outboard compression inserted on the groups and the API tube comp on the stereo buss. Access the outboard comps via patchbay on the way in plus use Antelopes amazing modeling on 12 input channels!

It's a beautiful thing...

24/07/2024

Unfortunately the Adam Holmes show is cancelled.

No event August 3rd.

Thank you

12/07/2024

Preparations for The Beautiful Trainwreck Show with special guest Glenn Hartman on July 19th are coming along splendidly. We have a few spots left and I hope to see even more of you beautiful people at our first ever live recording and filming event!

It's going to be a beautiful evening...

01/07/2024

August 3, 2024 Humpback Recording is proud to announce an intimate and very special live recording and filming of Award Winning Scottish Songwriter Adam Holmes!!

BIOGRAPHY - ADAM HOLMES
Adam’s 4 albums, Heirs and Graces, Brighter Still, Midnight Milk and Dreamweaver have cast an impressive shadow across the UK Folk Scene and gained him Scottish Album of the Year Nominations (in 2014, 2017 and 2018) and BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Nominations. His songs have featured widely on BBC Radio 2 and Radio 3, BBC Scotland, Edith Bowman’s BBC Scotland Quay Sessions show and Virgin Radio, amongst many others.

The second youngest of 8 children raised by his mother in a small flat in Portobello,

Adam crafts lyrics that resonate like old folk songs, set to melodies rooted in the haunting slow airs and church hymns that echoed throughout his childhood.

Only in the world of folk music could you imagine the staff at one of the liveliest, smokiest and most famous Folk music pubs in Britain, Sandy Bells, making a space at the end of the bar so that an eight year old child could get the best view of the singers and musicians. But that was the very place that Adam first picked up the skill of learning music by ear.

Age 15, after the death of a close friend and a cascade into drugs and alcohol he found his way out through the focus of rapping and producing hip hop. Simultaneously he began to play guitar and write songs and after leaving school and moving into his first flat aged 16 he worked on building sites, trying to pick up an apprenticeship as a joiner.

On the very same day that he was finally offered an apprenticeship aged 19 he received a phone-call offering him a place in the semi finals of the BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2009. He chose his place in music and hasn't looked back since.

His masterful songwriting and enchanting voice has, over the years, seen him work and share stages with;

Martin Simpson

Karine Polwart

John Prine

John McCusker

Graham Coxon (Blur)

Ladysmith Black Mamboxa

Martin Green (Lau)

Adrian Utley (Portishead)

Becky Unthank (The Unthanks)

Dominic Aitchison (Mogwai)

Anais Mitchell

Aidan Moffat

Karine Polwart

John Wood (Nick Drake and John Martyn Producer)

Simon Heyworth (mastering engineer and co-producer of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells)

Eddi Reader

He has shared bills with;

Laura Marling

Van Morrison

Karine Polwart

Lau

Richard Thompson

Jason Isbell

The Avett Brothers

Sturgill Simpson

Chvrches

20/06/2024

Wow!!! What a journey. Thank you Voodoo Pilots for your hard work and trust! The EP is done and back from King W***y in Tasmania where it was beautifully mastered.

I'm so excited for everyone to hear this incredible band in album form!!

06/06/2024

How about some special event announcements?!

Friday July 19th The Beautiful Trainwreck Show with Glenn Hartman (Founding member of The New Orleans Klezmer Allstars) Live video and audio recording in the main hall.

Saturday August 3rd Award winning Scottish Songwriter Adam Holmes!! Solo performance. Live video and audio recording.

LIMITED TICKETS ON SALE SOON!

DM. For information and any questions.

These will be limited seating special events in an unusual and amazing space right here in Kirkcaldy.

More details soon!

03/03/2024

Freshly maintained and zero'd out board ready for Minches Yass and John Anaya tracking for The Beautiful Trainwreck Show later today!

Address

111 Links Street
Kirkcaldy
KY11QL

Telephone

+447397297622

Website

http://www.johnanayamusic.com/

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