Interview

Ben Hammond

Video interview at Chair Works Studios, UK

Ben works out of The Chair Works recording complex in sunny Castleford where he is one of the regular house engineers. Ben also works for video production company Digifish, as the Chief Sound Recordist/Mixer. When not doing either of these he can usually be found out on the road with a band sat behind a mixing desk somewhere. In this video Ben talks about his love of working with fresh new talent and recording rock and metal bands.

Artists Ben Hammond has worked with in the studio include:

Shed Seven
Paul Banks - Shed Seven
Chris Helme - The Seahorses
The Yards
The Sweet Inspirations - Elvis Presley's Backing Vocalists, Heard On Countless Soul Classics
Roddy Woomble - Idlewild
John McCusker - Folk Legend
The Faff
Ultcult
Andy Stones
Richard Lacy - Edens Bridge
Last Orders - BBC Radio 2 Young Musician of the year 2006
Micky P Kerr
The Ukrainians
Cargo Records
Smooth Operations Productions
BBC Radio 2
ITV
BBC Television
Johnny Mental - Scuzz Demolition Finalists
Blunderbuss - Ex Terrorvision
Six Second Hero - Engineer Records
Electric Eel Shock
3 Man Bench
Stevie Ze Suicide - Ex UK Subs Drummer
Trevor Boulder - Ziggy Stardust Bassist
Kingsway Records
V2 Records
The Summits
Ampersand Escape Sequence
Lynchpin
The Ukrainians - The Wedding Present Side Project/Peel Sessions
Digicore
Alistair Griffin - BBC Fame Academy Runner Up

Ben's had the pleasure of working with such producers as Richard Lacy, Simon Humphrey, Phil Vinall, Andy Seward, Chris Tsangarides, Russ Russell, Jon Astley and many more

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