PAST PROJECTS
Recent projects
The Fool's Moon
Incredibly talented prog rockers from Lowestoft who recorded their entire album, The Fool's Moon at the Barn Studio which was released in June 2021.
https://www.facebook.com/TheFoolsMoon/
See a live concert of the entire album at the Barn at the link below
Rhumba Club
Rhumba Club, aka Tom Falle has been working with us recently and released his new record (Welcome to the Rhumba Club) in November 2021 - a number of the tracks co-produced and co-written with Bob Kidby!
https://www.facebook.com/itsrhumbaclub/
and this is the video link to his latest release Guess this is love recorded and the promo filmed in the Barn Studio:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CZZ4BpWhuBd/?utm_medium=copy_link
The Vagaband
Completely original and fabulous eclectic band from East Anglia.
We worked with the Vagaband to record their 4th album; this included working with them on the song that accompanied the 2021 census campaign. See link below:
https://www.popisms.com/Song/214284/This-Will-Be-Our-Year-Jose-McGill-and-The-Vagaband
And this is the link to one of the tracks:
https://americana-uk.com/jose-mcgill-the-vagaband-white-noise
Also on Future Radio (Norwich) Steve Arlene Show on 14 February 2021, the band were interviewed and they name checked our very own Bob Kidby as studio supremo
We also recorded keyboards and provided production help on several tracks of their 3rd album, Something Wicked This Way Comes
Snowy White
The legendary Snowy White with his legendary friends Max Middelton, Kuma Harada and Jeff Allen - recorded two songs as part of his Released album; we also recorded keyboards for Snowy's recent release, The Situation
http://www.snowywhite.com/released.html
Tim Blanchard
Saxman Tim's debut album entitled When the Mood Takes entirely recorded, mixed and mastered in the Barn Studio. All the sax you could wish for!
Glove Compartment
We have worked with Anthony Shiels aka Glove Compartment from Cambridgeshire on a number of songs including the fantastic Christmas is ruined ! which was released on 7 December 2020.
https://www.facebook.com/glovecompartmentmusic/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lsTdFRM2y4&ab_channel=GloveCompartment
The Bob and Ramon Show
Guitar collectors, Bob Wootton and Ramon Goose were joined by Stupid Music's Bob Kidby for an extensive demonstration and discussion about a wide age of vintage guitars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlu0FDIEuVo&ab_channel=TheBob%26RamonShow
Older projects
Clarence King and the Regents
an 8-piece London-based mash-up of soul, ska, funk and rock originals
https://soundcloud.com/clarencekingandtheregents
Helen Ward
Helen has completed recording her 2nd album with us. It is simply sublime. Release date is now September 2022.
Bob Kidby
Bob's 2nd solo album, Snapshot (like his first album Call Me Stupid) features all original songs. Supporting musicians include Max Middleton (ex-Jeff Beck Band), Jeff Allen (ex-Van Morrison) and Jesse Quin (Keane).
https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Bob%20Kidby
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=Bob+Kidby
James Cumber aka Edenhill
We are working with James on his solo acoustic album. His recent releases of Afterlife and Reliever are currently getting 13000 hits a week. Read about this Swindon-based singer/songwriter and listen to the songs on the links below
East Angles Brass Band
Northern soul meets East Anglia in a nine piece soul band playing some soul classics
https://www.facebook.com/eastanglesbrassband/
Clare Langan
Brilliant classical flautist - Clare is the principal flautist with the Cunard Cruise line
http://clarelangan.co.uk/clarelangan.co.uk/Have_a_Listen.html
Kalon
We welcomed German indie rock band, Kalon with producer, Richard Flack to record 8 tracks for a forthcoming release. This is what they said:
"We feel happy, exhausted, blessed and full of gratefulness for these intense last couple of weeks. We really appreciate this opportunity we’ve been given to and can’t wait to bring it all on stage and on your speakers! A massive shoutout to our producers @richflack and the man Bob Kidby who have done an amazing job! You guys are the best! We’d also like to thank everyone else who’s been involved in these last weeks for capturing the good and the bad moments ( even though we hardly had one), for supporting us with all the bits and pieces around the recording and most of all the amazing time we had! Love x KALON"
Jan Jinkerson Duo
Classy East Anglian duo featuring Jan Jickerson on vocals and John Parker on guitar playing some great jazz standards
The Soft Tone Needles
We have recorded a number of cool soul tunes with this exhilarating 8-piece horn and percussion collective from East Anglia
Juan Lauder
The wonderful and much missed John Parker recorded a range of songs with us - some with his blues band, some solo songs and some with his friend, piano player Max Middleton
Teddy
Hoxton's finest - cutting edge sythn pop/alt rock
And there's a new album Teddyl released in September 2022 featuring 3 songs recorded in the Barn
Guranfoe
Excellent instrumental prog-rock outfit from Norwich who are working with us to overdub keyboards and do some reamping. This album will be released this year following their successful Sum of Erda album.
Clare Free
We recorded Clare's 3rd album Where Are You Now? which was released in February 2020.
This is what she said about the record:
"What an exciting time it is for me at the moment. I can now reveal that my new album was produced and mixed by the world famous Richard Flack who is Robbie Williams' producer. It was co-produced, and engineered, by the wonderful Bob Kidby in his stunning studio and mastered by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios in London. What a lucky, lucky girl I am. "
And listen to Clare's single Where Are You Now which was released in February 2020 via the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akpkiyxtgoc
Also check out Clare's PR New Outlaw PR company specialising in getting music played on the radio and featured in the press:
The Nicholas Bewes Trio
Ex-BBC Singer, Nicholas Bewes recorded a unique set of Rudyard Kipling poems set to music.
The John Whitehead Trio with Jan Jinkerson
We have recorded six tracks with these jazz maestros from Norfolk, now mixed and ready to go
Lewis Danezi
We have recorded several of Lewis's songs - a true original.