Critical Appraisals
Christianne Stotijn (Onyx Records): Schubert Lieder
“"The recording sessions with URM Audio were a relaxed and happy experience, and they captured a lovely sound ..." Paul Moseley MD, ONYX
What the press said
`Five Stars for Sound’ BBC Music Magazine, April 2006
Roderick Williams: Severn & Somme (SOMM Records)
“It's wonderful working with Eric at URM. He is a perfectionist and nothing is too much trouble when it comes to getting the "right" sound from recording to final mastering. Yet he is always patient, smiling and genial. Reviews of recordings he has engineered are unreservedly recommended Five Stars for sound.
Siva Oke
Director & Recording Producer
-- SOMM Recordings
What the press said
`Near –perfect recording … spacious. Five Stars for Sound’ BBC Music Magazine, September 2006
Raymond Banning: Romantic Threesomes
““I was delighted with the attention to quality that URM displayed in their recording of my disc. I am very much a perfectionist when it comes to the particular sonorities I require and dislike the hard-toned, percussive sound discernible on some piano discs. URM provided me with the level of expertise that fully represents the qualities of tonal subtlety and colour that I strive for. I have no hesitation in recommending this company to other recording artists and fully intend to use them for my future recordings.”
What the press said
Raymond Banning is a piano soloist and recitalist who is attracting a large following for his playing, redolent of the golden age of the late Romantic pianists. His most recent Wigmore Hall was a sell-out, attracting celebrities from the music and wider arts world. His CD “Romantic Threesomes”, recorded by URM, has received unqualified acclaim, praised by many notable figures at the forefront of the music profession.
LiveWire Opera Company: The Rhythm of LiveWire
“"The recording session with URM Audio was fantastic, the whole day worked wonderfully and Eric made the whole experience one that we want to repeat....soon. Not only is his technical knowledge amazing but his musicality makes such a difference to the finished result."
Susan Booth, Artistic Director, Livewire Opera Company
What the press said
"Listening to their CD this is obviously an opera company that's definitely going places" Chris Goreham, BBC Radio Norfolk June 2006
Karine Georgian: Solo Cello Recordings
“‘Working with Eric James as recording engineer and editor is for me the fulfilment of a dream: the capturing of my sound and my playing precisely as I hear it in the acoustic in which it is produced. One cannot ask for more.’
- Karine Georgian
What the press said
‘Rarely do forces of music, energy and idea find themselves so powerfully in alliance within a single individual. The most arresting feature of her playing is the strength of her bow arm – a consummately controlled for the outpouring of a musical mind that is passionate, inventive, spontaneous, yet carefully reasoned and serenely assured.’
- Boston Globe
‘Everything Georgian plays is presented with the most succulent, glowing tone, the phrasing boundlessly ample.’
- Financial Times
John Willett - Circle Sound Services: Sequoia Music Editing Training
“The training day was excellent - worth every penny ... worth its weight in solid platinum in bringing you up to speed.
John Willett - Chairman of the British Sound Recording Assocation
What the press said
Karine Georgian: Britten/Shostakovich Cello Sonatas
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What the press said
"There is very little with which to find fault in this release: the recording quality is excellent" - International Record Review, November 2007
"... unusually distinguished performances ..." Observer