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Michael Watts

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Nov 29 2019

Panning for Jazz Gold

One of the things I have been looking forward to most about the process of creating this next album HYLAB is the chance to learn more about recording in contexts away from the acoustic guitar. It would not be unfair…

Nov 6 2019

Album Recording Diary Episode 2 - The first Session

And we're off! It's official, the first recordings have happened and I am very pleased with the results! 

I spent a wonderful day back at Surrey Studios last week with the dream rhythm section that is Rex Horan (Double Bass)

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Oct 11 2019

Album Recording Diary Episode 1 - The First Pre-Production Meeting

It has been a busy month that has seen me complete the writing process for my next album HYLAB (Have You Left Anything Behind). With all the pieces demo'd to some extent I met up with producer Jack Vasiliou of…

Aug 14 2019

Hanging out with Ben Walker in Brighton

Ben Walker has been one of my favourite players for a while now and it was a pleasure to finally get to meet him at his studio in Brighton this week. 

Ben's beautiful new album Echo has just been released…

Jun 17 2019

The Guitar Magazine Pedal Review Bonanza!

Have you been keeping up with my reviews in The Guitar Magazine? If not then all is not lost, you can read them online too! I've looked at some really exotic kit recently, some of it is useful for…

Jun 6 2019

Writing The 5am Tango

So here's the thing, I know nothing about tangos, literally nada. My only real tango experience was that scene in Scent of a Woman where Al Pacino dances with Gabrielle Anwar. Maybe that hit me at a formative age, who…

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