Brett Shaw 123 Productions and 123 Studios

Brett Shaw 123 Productions and 123 Studios London/Peckham Based Recording Studios [email protected] Brett spends his time helping others make music.

Tracks he has worked on have well over a billion plays on Spotify. He recently Co-produced (with the band) both of Foals latest albums at 123. Earning the bands first ever number 1 album, a Mercury nomination and winner of the album of the year at the Q awards.

Apparently ,, (according to .ai ) I didn’t really know what I wanted to do after school. I had a place at Camberwell co...
14/05/2025

Apparently ,, (according to .ai ) I didn’t really know what I wanted to do after school. I had a place at Camberwell collage of arts, though the band I was in got signed to a label called Mo’wax. We travelled the world playing music all over, and just got swept up in this art form I fell in love with. There has been ups and downs as music is not always an easy place. Though I don’t regret a day of it. I get to do what I love every day and these days just work with good people and music that I like. Though it could have been any art form really, I just happened to fall into this one. I really hope that music is a sustainable carrier choice for the next generation of music makers. The new streaming models has really devalued music from when I started. The fact that Spotify had started to sponsor Barcelona football club blows my mind . That struggling musicians getting paid almost nothing per stream are now paying the wages of some of the richest footballers in the planet . 🤦🏻

Room 2 for long term let. This one is slightly bigger 5m x4m. Muru Masa and Foals have both been long term residence in ...
06/05/2025

Room 2 for long term let. This one is slightly bigger 5m x4m. Muru Masa and Foals have both been long term residence in this room. Natural light £1000+vat per month all bill included .

A couple of long term rooms lets at the studio. This is the first one. It measures approx 4m x2.2m. It has a small booth...
06/05/2025

A couple of long term rooms lets at the studio. This is the first one. It measures approx 4m x2.2m. It has a small booth and natural light, based down in Peckham next to the Bussey building. £500+vat per month all bills included. There is also a larger room measuring 4m x 5m approx £1000+vat per month. I will post some pictures of that one later. Get in touch for more details.

So good to see ‘s album out to the world today and see them play it live last night. I’m also loving the vinyl which co...
07/02/2025

So good to see ‘s album out to the world today and see them play it live last night. I’m also loving the vinyl which comes with these booklets. It gives a great value to the music to hold something physical in your hands and read though notes and details about the making of it . Especially when music these days has become so devalued through streaming . It’s a beautiful thing !

You can make all your vinyl loving friends Christmas dreams come true by pre ordering the great new Album “Disappointmen...
20/12/2024

You can make all your vinyl loving friends Christmas dreams come true by pre ordering the great new Album “Disappointment machine “from . In a day of cheaply made streaming music, albums like this make a nice juxtaposition of well made tracks with great songs out in real physical formats that help musicians do what they do. So support good music and buy vinyl or even the album from iTunes instead of giving the Spotify CEO another bumper pay day . ✌️

It’s been a good year, though I wish streams meant more. Streaming isn’t a viable business model for the majority of art...
16/12/2024

It’s been a good year, though I wish streams meant more. Streaming isn’t a viable business model for the majority of artists. Music seems so cheap and disposable these days, like IKEA furniture. (I prefer my furniture to be bespoke handmade by a craftsman with great tools if possible !)
I try to produce and mix in a more classic style, using real tape machines and real outboard gear, not using so many plugins that emulate them. Always aiming to make classic records in the modern world that have timeless appeal (Fingers crossed).

Trying my best to work without ego.( Having confidence in your ability is not arrogance). Five billions streams just means I’m good at what I do, but probably no better than anyone else who put the same time in. If a musicians practices thier instrument 8-16 hour a day most days for 10-15 years they are going to be good at their instrument.

I really hope music can find a better solution than the current streaming model, that doesn’t seem to work for most musicians.

Musicians and artists are a rare breed, like a liquid gold that seeps in to the cracks of broken places, fixing them as it goes. They place art over material wealth, creativity over routine, making life a more beautiful and bearable place for everyone.

We should be celebrating them and paying them. Not ripping them off and paying
the streaming CEO’s and shareholders millions and millions of pounds. The problem is artists get scared to speak up against the steaming giants Incase it hurts their numbers. Though I think at some point everyone needs to speak up to change things.

Mixed this for recently . Went in hard with the tape machines on this one 📼
01/10/2024

Mixed this for recently . Went in hard with the tape machines on this one 📼

Congratulations to the winning at the Boisdale music awards. Past winners include RAYE, Gregory Porter, Emili Sande an...
19/09/2024

Congratulations to the winning at the Boisdale music awards. Past winners include RAYE, Gregory Porter, Emili Sande and Paul Young. 👏👏👏

Quite honestly, it’s one of the best equipped, best sounding studios in London. I use it for productions and mixing in ...
28/08/2024

Quite honestly, it’s one of the best equipped, best sounding studios in London. I use it for productions and mixing in the week. Though I hire it out at great rates on weekends and evenings.

When I first started mixing, I used to send my stuff off to the big mastering houses to get mastered and there was a big...
07/08/2024

When I first started mixing, I used to send my stuff off to the big mastering houses to get mastered and there was a big difference to the masters they sent back. Over the years I got better at it and these days the difference is so small artists often prefer my masters. I also got annoyed that they often charge upwards of £150 with no revision. So I offer a low cost analog mastering service with a free revision. ✌️

Interested in hearing what your track mixed through a 3m tape machine might sound like? I’ve updated a new playlist sect...
09/07/2024

Interested in hearing what your track mixed through a 3m tape machine might sound like? I’ve updated a new playlist section in the linktree in the bio section. With different genres like bands, singer songwriters / electronic music etc and how they sound recorded or mixed at 123 studios .

Keeping the streams coming. I figured out a while ago I’m happier around artists and musicians than the industry people....
22/06/2024

Keeping the streams coming.

I figured out a while ago I’m happier around artists and musicians than the industry people.

For all its faults, social media allows you to let musicians know directly about what you do.

I’m fortunate to have worked with some big acts. Though I treat every artist the same. The real trick at is getting good streaming numbers for independent artists.

I’m so grateful to make a living doing something that I love everyday. 🙏

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123 Studios, one of South London's top recording studios, has been set up by Producer/Engineer Brett Shaw (Florence and the Machine, Foals, Lady Gaga, Daughter, Clean Bandit), next to Peckham's Bussey Building in one of London's most exciting new creative developments.

123 Studios is one of South London's finest recording facilities. Featuring an astoundingly accurate purpose-built natural light control room that houses a vintage SSL E series console and ATC scm50asl monitors. Next to the large live room, with high ceilings and booths, ideal for full band tracking.

Utilizing both vintage and modern gear, the studio can record fully analogue to 24 track tape, digital or a combination of the two.

Production, recording, mixing, and mastering are all available.