ABOUT ME

Mark V Stuart, is a professional recording studio engineer / producer and  has been working in sound recording and music production in the West Midlands for over 40 years as well as being a live sound engineer, Tour Manager for a number of bands​

Mark  in 2024 sold his recording studio so he could become freelance and work from the comfort of his own home. ​

PERSONNEL

MARK V STUART

​Mark is an engineer and producer who in 2022, had been a music industry professional for 40 years. He has worked in many studios and recording environments from 4-track analogue tape, 2″ reel-to-reel, through to the digital age and DAW. 

He has worked with some top producers in his time such as Steve Lillywhite, Steve Brown, Kit Woolvern, Robert Plant and Jim Lea to name but a few. With a thorough understanding how to get the best performances out of an artist, and an invaluable pool of real-world recording experience to draw on, Mark’s input is an asset to any recording project. 
Outside of the studio environment, Mark is also a well-respected live front-of-house sound engineer and tour manager. He has done the F.O.H. sound for bands in all sorts of venues, ranging from Sonisphere Festival’s main stage to large and small venues all over Europe (including the occasional pub gig!).

HISTORY OF MARK V STUART​

Working originally as Switch Music in the early 1980s which was a 4-track music demo studio, in the late 1980s the name changed to Mad Hat Studios and recording equipment changed to multitrack analogue tape (16 track then 24), which brought the studio in to the professional end of the market.

Over the years Mark continued to expand his technicalities and now recording is primarily based around using Avid Pro Tools.

Mark has produced albums and promotional recordings for bands and artistes from all over the Midlands and Birmingham area, and indeed all over the world, with clients and artistes working with us from afar afield as Scandinavia, Germany, USA, Australia, Africa, New Zealand and more. 

Mark has a great ‘track’ record for quality production recordings of all genres of music from metal and hard rock bands to brass bands, from bhangra acts to hip hop, from folk music artists to jazz combos and continues to do so.