Cowshed Studio Glastonbury

Hover over the image and click on the hotspots to hear...

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:25:07 -0400

Hover over the image and click on the hotspots to hear interviews with the producers from Cowshed Glastonbury 2011.

The highlight of this year’s Greenpeace field!

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:45:42 -0400

The highlight of this year’s Greenpeace field!

Eyes On Film recording session at Cowshed Studio Glastonbury -...

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:29:03 -0400

Eyes On Film recording session at Cowshed Studio Glastonbury - straw does make for great acoustics

Where's the culture of protest?

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:53:00 -0400

Where's the culture of protest?:

Guardian interview with Joe Leach about Raising Voices project and protest song recordings at Cowshed Studio Glastonbury

Michael Eavis sings Happy Birthday to Greenpeace! | Cowshed...

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:16:07 -0400

Michael Eavis sings Happy Birthday to Greenpeace! | Cowshed Studio

Listen to the bands recorded in the Cowshed Glasto studio.

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:00:06 -0400

Listen to the bands recorded in the Cowshed Glasto studio.

Listen to all the action around the Cowshed Glasto Studio with...

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:00:00 -0400

Listen to all the action around the Cowshed Glasto Studio with the artists, producers, workshops and the team.

Way hay! Equipment is safe and dry at Glastonbury, final setup...

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:42:18 -0400

Way hay! Equipment is safe and dry at Glastonbury, final setup taking place now.

Joe went to the festival site to check on the construction last...

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:02:41 -0400

Its all happening down at Worthy farm.

That frame looks great!

The little branch is for good luck.

A man and his shed.

Joe went to the festival site to check on the construction last night and took a few snaps of the progress. The builders are doing a great job, that raw log frame looks beautiful!

Registrations open!

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:01:07 -0400

If you would like to pre-register to play on our stage and be in with the chance to record your song in our fantastic straw bale studio at Glastonbury festival, then click the ‘signup’ link in the sidebar to your left or follow this link to our online signup form!

A week in and the timber frame, made from raw logs, is well...

Sat, 28 May 2011 22:26:36 -0400

A week in and the timber frame, made from raw logs, is well under way. The frame is due to go up in three days, starting on the 4th of June, followed by the roof, walls, equipment and render.

Raising Voices: Greenpeace to Launch Recording Studio at Glastonbury 2011

Thu, 26 May 2011 08:36:00 -0400

Greenpeace is teaming up with music producer Joe Leach of Cowshed Studio London and The Vinyl Factory to install a fully specified, soundproof recording studio on the Greenpeace field at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.

The Cowshed will provide practical insight into all aspects of the recording process, from song writing and arrangement through to final production, providing a channel for artists to perform, record and release new music at the festival.

“Greenpeace was launched with a benefit gig by Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and the late Phil Ochs,” says Bob Wilson, of Greenpeace UK, “so it makes sense on our 40^th anniversary to build on that connection.”

In what is believed to be a first for Glastonbury, the London-based recording studio will be recreated on the Greenpeace field in a custom built low-impact straw bale building. The Cowshed will offer attending musicians the opportunity to record using the studio’s word-class classic keyboard collection, grand piano, vintage mics and pre-amps, with a state of the art 8024 mixing desk provided by Audient. The facility will include a green room and two live stage areas exploring the theme Raising Voices.

“Just about all of us, one way or another, are fed up with the status quo,” says Joe Leach, “and one of our most effective communication tools – music – has been failing to reflect this adequately. Raising Voices aims to use the uniquely positive environment that is Glastonbury to build momentum around the protest song.”

The stages will be available to performers visiting the festival, both to play and to participate in song-writing workshops. Musicians will be invited to use a networking space to gather line-ups to audition under the Raising Voices theme.

From these auditions and performances, seven acts a day will be chosen by public vote to record in the studio with a professional producer, world-class vintage instruments and state-of-the-art equipment.

Sessions will be video streamed live to a large projection screen, providing a rare insight into the recording process. Artists who record in the studio will receive a free SoundCloud Lite account, which they may upload their material to for immediate distribution. They will also receive a data disk of “stems” of their recordings which they can take away to mix, remix, release and distribute.

Five lucky artists will each win the grand prize of a 300-run, 7” vinyl release of their song pressed and distributed by The Vinyl Factory.

In addition a program of late night entertainment will be curated by Mi7 Records, who, in the last four years, have built a reputation for hosting acts at the tipping point in their careers. Past headline acts have included Mumford and Sons, Laura Marling, Florence Welch (of Florence and the Machine) and Rumer.

After five days of making music Greenpeace are also hoping that a new song can be composed and performed which can then be used around the world to celebrate the launch of a new Rainbow Warrior when she joins the Greenpeace fleet later this year.

Aspiring performers attending Glastonbury are encouraged to register their interest at glasto@cowshedstudio.com. Further information can be obtained from:

Joe Leach
Cowshed Studio London
joeleach@cowshedstudio.com
http://cowshedglasto.tumblr.com

Mi7 Music Ltd
James Barnett
Director: james@mi7records.com

SoundCloud on board

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:35:00 -0400

Music hosting specialists SoundCloud have kindly offered their support to the project, providing a free 3-month Premium Lite account to every artist recording in the studio this year. Artists will have their accounts created at the festival and material they record in The Cowshed can be uploaded for immediate distribution. Thanks to David Adams and all at SoundCloud!

Cowshed Studio Glastonbury has got off the ground with an...

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:20:00 -0400

Cowshed Studio Glastonbury has got off the ground with an approved floorplan. Built by Greenpeace in straw bale, rendered with clay, and finished with recycled hardwood and slate flooring, the building will be constructed, commissioned, deployed, dismantled and recycled within the month of June.

In this short time we will host a wide variety of artists, both signed and unsigned, aiming to invigorate renewed interest in the protest song under the theme Raising Voices.

Got something to say at Glastonbury this year? See you at The Cowshed in the Greenpeace Field!