30 students from Habs Girls and Habs Boys joined forces to record four original songs at AIR Studios, a world-famous, industry renowned studio.
Based in Hampstead, AIR Studios was set up in the 70s by George Martin, producer of The Beatles. In its first decade alone, classic albums recorded or engineered at AIR include Meddle by Pink Floyd, Queen’s Sheer Heart Attack, Roxy Music’s For Your Pleasure (and their three following albums), Paul McCartney’s soundtrack to Live and Let Die, Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush, and The Pretenders’ eponymous debut album.
Over two days, students from Year 8 to Upper Sixth recorded four songs, written by Sam Griffiths (renowned songwriter, who recently returned from a major European tour with his band The Howl and The Hum) and Matthew Herd (our musician-in-residence, and the creative mind behind the band Seafarers), for our recent production, ‘The Video Store at the End of the World’.
The opportunity to work on original music in an esteemed studio was an electrifying and unique experience for our talented students. They played with professionalism, skill, and passion to create something entirely new – a process that was both inspiring and exciting.
The resulting album will be released later this term, accompanied by two videos shot during our time at the studio.
A huge thanks to the amazing team of staff who made this project possible, we cannot wait to share the finished product!
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