It's been very hard to not be influenced by the amazing soundtracks by Daft Punk [Tron Legacy] and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross [The Social Network]. 

So, after a period working on mellow acoustic organic tracks the pendulum has swung the other way and this week we're all about giant synth sounds and vintage drum machines. We're currently still at the demo stage but the signs are looking good for both Power Pop II and some interesting cinematic soundscapes.

Just finished mixing the new set of acoustic tracks - sounding great! I used all the tricks for recording live and DI'd guitars. And the baritone guitar got its first outing on a recording for ages.

The first thing to do after the bank holiday yesterday was to venture over to east London and sit in on the Mastering of our new 'Power Pop' album. After a couple of 'kickstart' coffees mastering engineer Dave Blackman did a terrific job of adding some extra magic to the album. Can't wait for people to hear it!