Wes 'Wesonator' Maebe

Wes 'Wesonator' Maebe Award winning Producer/Engineer. Making the best sounding music in the most enjoyable way. He's played John Bonham's gong too!

Born and raised in Belgium, Wes moved to London to study audio technology in 1998, returning to live here in 2003. Initially dividing his time between being a visiting lecturer in Audio Technology at City of Westminster College and building a client base for freelance recording, mixing, mastering and live work, Wes moved to full-time engineering in 2006. Wes has made live recordings of The Kooks,

the Buzzcocks and Cat Stevens, amongst others - including distinguished classical pianist Alfred Brendel. He's worked in some of the loveliest studios in London, including Mickie Most's RAK, Trevor Horn’s Sarm West and Mark Knopfler's private paradise, British Grove. In these studios he has recorded and mixed for artists like Alexandra Burke, Elliott Randall, Melanie C, Beverly Knight, Ellie Goulding, One Republic, Praying Mantis and New Model Army. And has had the pleasure of working with many a great producers like Garth Richardson, Elliott Randall, Dave Allen, Chris Kimsey, Paul O’Duffy and Rick Nowels. Clients have described Wes's "sound" like the bridge between old school edgy British engineering and lush American production values. Wes has mastered more than 100 albums over the years for everyone from Sex Pistol Glen Matlock to folk heroes Fairport Convention, punk icons Stiff Little Fingers and post-punk icons New Model Army. Wes has worked as a front of house engineer in over 300 venues and festivals all over Europe, and has toured with artists as varied as Sting, Chaka Khan, Hugh Cornwell, Paul Rodgers, Robert Plant, heavy metal rockers Exit 10 and classic blues/rock singer Deborah Bonham, sister of the late-lamented John. Wes is on the Grammy P&E Wing Advisory Board, he’s a board member of the APRS, has done presentations for the AES and is a regular reviewer for Mix Magazine U.S. and Audio Pro International magazine, in which he also has his own column, which means he gets to play with lots of lovely new gear for nothing.....

A big part of the Wheelhouse vocal booth has arrived.
06/06/2025

A big part of the Wheelhouse vocal booth has arrived.

The Wheelhouse Studio Super Stack.
01/06/2025

The Wheelhouse Studio Super Stack.

Whilst recording, mixing, mastering & producing is my life, occasionally I get asked to contribute to a track. This time...
01/06/2025

Whilst recording, mixing, mastering & producing is my life, occasionally I get asked to contribute to a track. This time it was lead vocals for a techno remix of an insane song. This was fun and hard work.

De Gunne has released his remix of Enjoy Yourself. I had a lot of fun programming the brass and woodwinds, laying down b...
31/05/2025

De Gunne has released his remix of Enjoy Yourself. I had a lot of fun programming the brass and woodwinds, laying down backing vocals and of course mixing it. Check it out, give it a like and please spread the word.

"Enjoy Yourself" has a very special story. Doris Day’s version was played at a friend’s funeral - something I had forgotten until another friend reminded me ...

And here she is, the lead vocalist of the session, Debi Doss. Everybody did such a great job. A little percussion to do,...
05/05/2025

And here she is, the lead vocalist of the session, Debi Doss. Everybody did such a great job. A little percussion to do, a few small edits and then mixing can begin.

Such an honour to know so many incredibly talented musicians. Ed Scull laying down some seriously tasty Rhodes.
03/05/2025

Such an honour to know so many incredibly talented musicians. Ed Scull laying down some seriously tasty Rhodes.

Jon Dunn puts a smile on my face every time he plays guitar. Absolute joy. And his Gibson’s first recording outing made ...
02/05/2025

Jon Dunn puts a smile on my face every time he plays guitar. Absolute joy. And his Gibson’s first recording outing made it extra special.

The wonderful Alan Holbrook holding down the low end.
01/05/2025

The wonderful Alan Holbrook holding down the low end.

The Groove Meister.
30/04/2025

The Groove Meister.

Superb session at Rosewood for Debi Doss, re-recording a classic from the early 70’s. Can’t wait to share it with you. I...
29/04/2025

Superb session at Rosewood for Debi Doss, re-recording a classic from the early 70’s. Can’t wait to share it with you. In the mean time give Debi’s earlier recordings a spin. (photo:Debi Doss)

Nighttime Wheelhouse vibes. Now off home to London for some meetings and a recording session.
22/04/2025

Nighttime Wheelhouse vibes. Now off home to London for some meetings and a recording session.

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