John Hudson Mayfair

05/03/2022

Our web site is having some probs so hope they can get it sorted soon. Stay safe everyone!! all the best JHM

26/11/2019

We want to wish a very Happy Birthday to Tina Turner, 80 today.

17/01/2019

I mixed the show live to satellite... only a few billion people watching!!!!

"What's Love Got to Do with It" is the second single (after "Let's Stay Together") released from Tina Turner's fifth solo album Private Dancer. In Europe it ...

31/12/2018

Hey Guys, we hope you all have a brilliant and prosperous new year 2019.

01/07/2018

Yeah some great songs coming up!!

I’ve had the pleasure to work with one of the best in the industry. Grammy award winning mix engineer John Hudson of the legendary Mayfair studios. I’ve learned so much about recording and production from this man. He’s a nice guy with a great sense of humour and with lots of interesting stories. Having recorded artist from Adele to Tina Turner, Bryan Adams, The Pink Floyd, Radiohead and many more, this guy has deserved his nickname ‘The Doctor’ for his amazing ability to make anything sound great. I’ve seen this first hand and I’m very proud to be working with him at Lush Recording Studios in Redcliffe. Looking forward to sharing the project we’ve been working on.

06/05/2018

TINA and TINA...........The Best
Tina Turner embraces Adrienne Warren who plays her in Tina, the new musical based on the US star's larger-than-life story.
It had its first night at the Aldwich Theatre in London recently.
TT, the first recording artist in the UK chart history to score top 40 hits in all of the last six decades, is now 78.
thanks to Terry Britten for sending the pic

07/01/2018

Ed is a great singer but see his face when the other guy starts up!!! I remember Tina Turner was pretty powerful as well. Was a bit like this when she did a duet with Rod Stewart...We recorded them both in the studio at the same time... . Rod couldn't quite believe it when she started singing!!!!!

31/12/2017

Happy New Year to everybody. We hope all your music dreams come true. Never give up!!!!

12/03/2017

We would like to congratulate Adele on her massive success in Australia in recent concerts. Adele started her recording career at Mayfair in 2006 when Jim Abbiss got her to do vocals on another project he was doing there. He subsequently went on to produce her first album “19” plus two tracks for the follow-up album “21” at Mayfair.
What an awesome stage set up.. all credit to the design team. It was in Sydney and I think the place came to a grinding halt because of so many fans traveling to and from the stadium.

27/11/2016

Selling on Ebay one of our Analog summing boxes, SSL mix amps, with a built in SSL E series Bus compressor clone.
The mix cards are actually SSL spares. There are 2 stereo channels on the card so you could have a second mix bus.
We added a transformer which you can switch in and out, and we have modified the side chain LF roll off.
Having mixed on the old SSL for 20 odd years I can say this box is a pretty good match. The mix box has 32 inputs, but even if you take 8 stereo outs from your DAW you will notice the difference... your mix goes from 2 dimensional to 3 dimensional.
If anyone interested and wants more info feel free to mssg me.

This unit has 32 input active stereo mix bus, and a built-in stereo compressor. Odd inputs go left and even inputs go right, selected channels go to both. Option 4 - Compressor Source : This puts the compressor after the mix bus (as in normal mix bus compressor) or separate. | eBay!

23/10/2016

Alan, what an amazing talent!!! Many pleasant hours in the studio , and I think every song we worked on went into the top 20!! Had to ask him not to look at the faders or the eq's though!!

Whether on A-ha’s Take on Me, Cliff Richard’s Wired for Sound or St Etienne’s You’re in a Bad Way, his signature sound, full of warm synths and smooth harmonies, deserves greater recognition

19/05/2016

We see Adele, Damon Albarn and Bryan Adams all receiving Ivor Novello awards this week... all original clients at Mayfair. Well done you guys.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36330156

Pop star Adele wins songwriter of the year for a second time at the Ivor Novello Awards.

08/05/2016

Just looking thro the archives and came up with this very interesting read... "Phil's Book" about recording studios back when we started in South Molton Street ... check out the old control room.. that was Richard Burgess and myself working with the new Simmons Electronic drums.. with the band Landscape.
http://www.philsbook.com/mayfair.html

17/03/2016

Lets hope this idea comes to fruition. There's a lot of distortion on vinyl, this would be brilliant.

High Definition Vinyl has the power to totally reshape the vinyl market, and accelerate an already-resurgent LP market.

01/01/2016

Happy New Year to everyone. Photo courtesy of Kitzbuhel. Best place for winter hols.

20/12/2015