User:Marco Tucconi/sandbox

Description
Presshouse was a residential recording studio based at the home of Martin Barre based in | Colyton, East Devon, UK. The studio operated between 1985 and 2006 and was owned by [| Martin Barre] who was the guitar player for the British prog rock band [| Jethro Tull]. In 1987, UK based recording engineer and producer Mark Tucker took the position of studio manager. In 1988, the studio was relocated to an adjascent, renovated barn, boasting a large live room, prised for it's drum sound. The studio remote and rural location and provision for residential accommodation proved popular attracting international artists such as [| P J Harvey], [| Jethro Tull], [| Ian Gillan], [| Portishead], [| Beth Gibbons], [| Flook], [| Spirit of the West] etc.

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History
Originally, the studio was orginally based around a 16 track 1" Tascam ATR-60 tape recorder and was located in a barn adjascent to the Barre's main resiedence.

Artist roster

 * Martin Barre
 * Jethro Tull
 * Fairport Convention
 * Ian Gillan
 * Spirit of the West
 * P J Harvey
 * Pete Schwier
 * Alan Simon

Head Pete Schwier