soundengineer

Andy has engineered. mixed and mastered a number of CD projects for various artists. He has also worked on other projects recording and editing for certain songs on those albums. His interest and skill in this area came to people’s attention from his work recording his own group ‘Tatopani’. The group recorded its first two CDs themselves (largely due to financial reasons, but also from too many bad experiences with studio engineers just not getting it right!!) Andy took to recording like a duck to water and word soon spread. This subsequently led to requests from musician friends who were also very conscious of the importance of good sound. With limited resources, but a good pair of ears and lots of dedication, he has been able to come up with amazing results from a variety of not-so-ideal situations. Check out the sound files from the albums below and enjoy!

Candela - Mogami

Zabu Tone Music

ZT002 2002

This project was done from start to finish. Recorded in one room then mixed at my studio. “The recording is ... first-rate as an audio source. Candela and engineer Andy Bevan have achieved an unfettered sense of performance space and transparency.”

Hirotsugu Saito, Stereo, June 2002

1. Mogami

2. The Number You Have Reached

3. Othello

4. Kiryu

5. The Cattle Herder Of Nambu

6. Amado River

7. Dreaming

8. Bovine Revenge

9. Furusato

Candela - Rise Above

Zabu Tone Music

ZT003 2004

All the original tracks for this CD were recorded in New York. I then mixed and mastered everything at my studio in Tokyo

1. Johmon Love

2. Bright One

3. Movin' Up

4. Rise Above

5. Nepali Bicycle Song

6. Soma

7. Vita Nuova

8. Oborozuki Meditation

1. Bebé

3. Coisa Feita

7. Summer Song

8. Casa Forte

9. Carinhoso

10. Canto Coriole

11. Vera Cruz

Caliente - Bebé

Independent

2004

This was another international collaboration. Most of the tracks were recorded in Adelaide (Australia), where Caliente is based. I then took the files and, after overdubbing many of my parts (flute/sax/percussion), I mixed and mastered it in Tokyo.

Christian Plouvier - Beyond Borders

Laura-chan Records

LCCR - 002 2005

This was another start-to-finish project. Everything recorded, mixed and mastered here in Tokyo. In fact, I even did the CD design for this one!

1. Moon River

2. Bluesette

3. Take The “A” Train

4. Hana

5. Sato No Aki

6. Habanera

7. Over The Rainbow

8. Autumn Leaves

9. Furusato

10. Charade

11. April Fools

12. Blue Bell

13. Babette

Julianne - Timeless

Sunrise Music

2005

I did some recording of individual parts on this one - including my own soprano sax, didjeridoo and some percussion. Also some editing before the final mixing and mastering, which was done at Real World Studios, England

1. Song Of The Land

2. There's A Boy

3. Work To Do

4. Wanderers

5. Fuji-San

6. Joni

7. It Won't Be Long Now

8. The Last Of Lovers

9. And I Love To Say Goodbye

Bruce Stark - Muse

Centaur Records

CRC - 2817 2006

Kaori Fujii - Flute (1-5 / 11)

Yuko Fujii - Piano (1-5 / 11)

Chika Nagisa - Piano (6-10 / 12-23)

This was a really satisfying project, as I was able to work with good friends making really good music. We recorded at a nice hall with a pretty good Steinway. Then I edited, mixed and mastered at my studio.

American Suite for Flute and Piano (2001)

1. Grampa's Grin

2. The Bird And The Canyon

3. Muse

4. Blue

5. Street Beats

Five Preludes for Piano (2003)

10. Prelude No.5

11. Kaori's Song for Flute and Piano (2002)

Fugue, Interlude And Finale for Piano ( 2003)

12. Fugue

13. Interlude

14. Finale

Songs Of Innocence for Piano (1999-2002)

15. Daddy's Here

16. Forever Song

17. Déjà Vu

18. Chords For Clara

19. Kane's Trains

20. Rain Watch

21. Little Lost Waltz

22. Tones For Tears

23. Yours

Bruce Huebner/Jonathan Katz

Bright Ones, Dark Ones

Zabu Tone Music/Roving Spirits

RKCZ-2300 2002

We recorded this at a hall to try and capture some of the natural acoustic ambience. Again, the mixing and mastering were done at my studio.

1. Zen In

2. Afro Blue

3. Ringo Oiwake

4. Rise Above

5. Amado River

6. Bright One

7. Onna Hitori

8. Ruby Samba

9. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise

10. Can You Feel The Love Tonight

11. Ro Tsu Re Chi Ri Blues

12. Chim Chim Cheree

13. Zen Out

Bruce Huebner - Deep Forest

Zabu Tone Music

ZT006 2008

Bruce Huebner - Shakuhachi

Mark Tourian - Bass

Tom Pierson - Piano

These two CDs from Bruce Huebner were actually recorded over the same weekend at a wonderful hall just out of Tokyo. We decided to go straight down to stereo, and the hall sound we got was so nice with the instrumentation that I did very little post production mixing. Pretty much “what you hear is what you get!”