Shabbey Road Studios

Shabbey Road Studios was opened in 1999 by Al Steele and Nigel Hart.

Al Steele is a Musical Director, Film and TV composer, Songwriter and Arranger. He plays guitar, bass, keyboard and is a vocalist. He also has a back catalogue of hundreds of songs.

Nigel Hart is a Musical Director, Film and TV composer, Songwriter and Arranger. He plays keyboards, and sings. He has a large back catalogue of Instrumental Compositions and songs

Al and Nigel, had run smaller studios from home. In light of the the growing amount of prestigious work that was coming their way, the obvious solution was to open a dedicated facility.

The blend of Al’s Rock/Classical influence with Nigel’s Pop/Jazz skills meant that from day one, Shabbey Road Studios was in high demand. Projects were often led by one person but completed as a partnership, both for live and studio projects. The philosophy of imparting a musical ‘identity’ was, and still is, one of the Shabbey Road trademarks. Projects were not just recorded, but rather steered and shaped.

Musical arrangements are a distinctive part of the Shabbey Road sound. Full orchestral scores and Big Band charts do not appear ‘by accident’. Each note needs to be crafted, and then performed by hand-picked musicians, to the highest standard. Nothing less will suffice.

Although the studio does not specialise in any one area, the last few years have seen a large increase in songwriters. Some, like Ian Mitchard, and Darren Parry, will come and complete a song in a few hours. Others like Dan and Laura Curtis will work on large projects over months. This prompted the enlistment of Rob Sherwood, a brilliant young guitar/bass/piano/vocalist, and a talented arranger.

Shabbey Road Studios also has the resources of The-E-Spot, a graphic design company under Ceri Darknell, and and is shortly to be launching Grownup-Records, a forward looking record company.

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Recent projects include:
Dan and Laura Curtis - Love on 42nd St.
iMerlin - The Musical
Ian Mitchard - One Girl
Katy Treharne - Think Of Me
Darren Parry - So Into You
The Ninth - Feature Film
After Rebecca - Musical

Musical Credits include
Bonnie Tyler
Dan and Laura Curtis
Katy Treharne
David Soul
Iris Williams
Elvis Costello
Jane McDonald
The Korgis
Sacha Distel
Johnny and the Hurricanes
Del Shannon
Peter Karrie
Gary Wilmot
National Orchestra of Wales
Joe Pasquale
Max Boyce ,
The Supremes,
Phantom of the Opera
Jeff Hooper
Legends of Vegas
BBC Terry Jones and The Great Map Mystery
BBC Griff-Rhys Jones -A Pembrokeshire Farm
Radio Wales Thursday Afternoon Live
BBC Just up your Street”
HTV A Night Out With Money.”
BBC Am I Talking to You”.
BBC A Bit off the Fringe
Radio Wales Doing It For A Laugh
HTV Jigsaw
BBC In At The Deep End
BBC Sea Stories