"Every song is its own entity, I approach every session like that too." Hailing from the United Kingdom, British producer and musician Jamie Muffett brings his European sensibilities combined with his love for Pop music, Americana, Rock and Roll, Punk and Funk to the city of New York.
Jamie started his musical career at the age of 16 as a session drummer at Airtight Studios. He also began playing in bands (electric guitar and keys) and developing his songwriting and collaboration skills. "I love playing guitar and jamming or improvising. There is something so immediate about creating art from nothing with very little planning or foresight. I find that I do a lot of jamming and improvising in the studio whether that's behind the piano writing a song, or behind a mixing board sculpting a mix."
After studying 'Commercial Music' at Westminster University he opened a recording studio in his hometown. "I was quite young to be running my own business and I had a steep learning curve, but I learned A LOT about working with people both in and out of the studio. This is something you really have to do to learn. People can really change when you go into record mode and getting the best out of people is probably one of the biggest single aspects of being a producer."
Jamie's production style crosses genres just like his musical inspirations - "people may be confused by my musical inspirations, I site musicians as wide-ranging as Hendrix, Holst, James Brown, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Janelle Monae and Radiohead. I also love pop music, some of which is - in my mind - one of the most creative genres right now. These days we have such easy access to all music, it would be limiting to say my influences are from one genre or artist. Every time I step in the studio I go in with all possibilities on the table and often what comes out is never what was fully envisioned. If you go in 100% sure of every aspect of the recording, you miss out on a lot of wonderful unforeseen possibilities."
Whether it is production, guitar, piano or drums, Jamie's philosophy remains the same - "I go into every project with an open mind and a positive ambition, it is the same when I pick up a guitar or a pair of drum sticks."
To get in touch with Jamie please go to the contact page.
Jamie started his musical career at the age of 16 as a session drummer at Airtight Studios. He also began playing in bands (electric guitar and keys) and developing his songwriting and collaboration skills. "I love playing guitar and jamming or improvising. There is something so immediate about creating art from nothing with very little planning or foresight. I find that I do a lot of jamming and improvising in the studio whether that's behind the piano writing a song, or behind a mixing board sculpting a mix."
After studying 'Commercial Music' at Westminster University he opened a recording studio in his hometown. "I was quite young to be running my own business and I had a steep learning curve, but I learned A LOT about working with people both in and out of the studio. This is something you really have to do to learn. People can really change when you go into record mode and getting the best out of people is probably one of the biggest single aspects of being a producer."
Jamie's production style crosses genres just like his musical inspirations - "people may be confused by my musical inspirations, I site musicians as wide-ranging as Hendrix, Holst, James Brown, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Janelle Monae and Radiohead. I also love pop music, some of which is - in my mind - one of the most creative genres right now. These days we have such easy access to all music, it would be limiting to say my influences are from one genre or artist. Every time I step in the studio I go in with all possibilities on the table and often what comes out is never what was fully envisioned. If you go in 100% sure of every aspect of the recording, you miss out on a lot of wonderful unforeseen possibilities."
Whether it is production, guitar, piano or drums, Jamie's philosophy remains the same - "I go into every project with an open mind and a positive ambition, it is the same when I pick up a guitar or a pair of drum sticks."
To get in touch with Jamie please go to the contact page.
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