Jamelia to re-launch CMAT Recording Studio - ‘Birmingham’s ‘Best Kept Secret’!

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Jamelia to re-launch CMAT Recording Studio

‘Birmingham’s ‘Best Kept Secret’!


West Midlands' superstar Jamelia has agreed to join CMAT Recording Studios (Handsworth, Birmingham) to re-launch a new phase in the life of the internationally renowned Hollick & Taylor Studios. Following a major refurbishment programme that maintained many of the innovative sound qualities that made the studios famous since the 50s, CMAT has spent over £1.5m to ensure that Birmingham and the West Midlands retain a leadership role in producing quality music of all genres.
According to Dolapo from Jamelia’s office,

“When I spoke to Jamelia about this invitation, we both couldn't stop talking about how great it is now to have a quality studio in the midlands area. Leading on from this Jamelia would love to attend as a special guest for your official media launch”


The studios in Grosvenor Road, Handsworth has been ‘rocking & rolling’ for the past FIVE decades and has an unmatched track record in the musical life of Birmingham. Many of music’s biggest names have launched albums or recorded here, including Sir Cliff Richard, Noddy Holder, Steel Pulse, Roy Wood, Raymond Froggatt and Jimmy Cliff to name a few.

Today, CMAT’s Studio 1 is the largest live recording space in the West Midlands (over 88sqm) including a Kawai Baby Grand Piano. Its Control Room has an SSL AWS 900+ analogue console and some of the finest outboard equipment available to compliment the ProTool HD3 Accel digital recording and editing system on a Mac Pro. It is perfect for groups, big bands and orchestras looking for the best sound around.
Additionally CMAT includes Studio 2 and The Project Suite, offering services and facilities to satisfy almost everyone’s recording needs.

There is a steady stream of artistes and producers using the new facilities at CMAT and these have included local reggae stars Steel Pulse, Britain’s premier a cappella quintet Black Voices (last seven CDS recorded here), Lizzy Parks (debut album Watching Space), Kathy Brown (USA) recorded vocals here for Soul Central (No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart), IFA Yoruba Contemporary Arts Trust (The KLLB Band - featuring Grammy award winning percussionist Lekan Babalola), Zeki Production - with composer Tolga Kashif, Soul Central (vocal and string arrangements), PWEI (Pop Will Eat Itself), Pritam Singh (international tabla player), Diabel Cissokho (renowned Kora player), Ian Wallman and Mark Kibble (USA-Take 6).
Jamelia has confirmed that:

“I have a couple of songs that I would like to finish off for my new album, which at the moment is set to come out towards the end of next year. The location of the studio makes it an ideal place for me record”

CMAT Studios are delivering THE best professional musical facility around to enhance and support new and existing artistes that Brum can be proud of. We are ready, are you?... Join us and explore why the secret is finally out…

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For more information please contact:
Stuart Perry at CMAT Recording Studios - http://www.cmatstudios.com
Tel: +44 (0)7827 947951 / +44 (0)121 331 1688
mailto:stuart.perry@cmatltd.co.uk