About Riverrun Studios
David Leighton
Riverrun has hosted many fantastic record engineers and producers over the 20 years it has been open and we have number of experienced engineers working with us to date. Currently the duty of in-house engineer falls to young talent David Leighton, who has received very positive reviews and responses from those he has assisted, worked with and produced for. David studied a BSc in Music Technology before assisting as an engineer at numerous studios across the country, working with some renowned producers along the way. Since then he has worked to produce, engineer and mix numerous styles and genres of music from solo acts to full band arrangements.
"David is one of the finest young talents I have come across in recent years" - Dan Turner (Producer/Engineer Bullet For My Valentine, Cradle of Filth, The Cardigans, Suede)
"David looks certain to have a big future, definitely one to watch" - Tom Simkins (BBC Introducing Presenter)
"Leighton has developed an extensive knowledge on how each genre is created and how to achieve the best for each artist he works for" - Paul Richards (Hunts Post Music Critic 'Almost Famous Page')
"David has assisted on a few of my studio sessions and I have always found him hard working and very amenable. He is very friendly and fit's in well with the session. He has also shown a good working knowledge of the whole recording process and particularly good skills using Pro Tools. Having heard some of David's mixes/productions I think that he shows a good grasp of sonics and frequency. His mixes have flare and sound well balanced with good clarity" - Matty Moon (Producer/Mix Engineer)
More information on David can be found on his personal website. David Leighton Music
John Mercer
John originally trained at Art College working with four track tape recorders and early synthesisers, to create compositions for dancers.
Since then he has had thirty years experience recording a wide range of styles and has produced albums of Indian Classical music, experimental rock and jazz, early music and traditional classical music.
Over the last few years John has been committed to promoting British contemporary composers and performers through the RVR label. He is currently composing a large scale orchestral work as well as trying to find time to play his ‘cello.
Noel Rafferty
Noel trained under John Hudson at London’s Mayfair Studios to become house engineer, before going freelance. Since then he has furthered his career working with such artists as Skunk Anansie, Bon Jovi, EMF and AC/DC.
Quotes on Noel Rafferty:
Alan Parsons (Producer) "Hi Noel, Nice to hear from you. Good to see you're still going strong"
Mal Young of AC/DC at the end of the "Ballbreaker" Recording session: "if you ever need a recommendation, get them to call me"
Craig Logan, MD RCA Label: "A versatile engineer and mixer, I would use on any session!!"
John Hudson (from Mayfair Studios, London) "Noel was one of our best in-house engineers"
Phil Pickett (Producer/Songwriter/Manager, ex SAILOR, CULTURE CLUB) "Noel was my chosen engineer at my studio, Strawberry Hills, London and when I needed a great live sound for my artist, Keziah Jones when we toured Europe,Japan,Australia & Canada."
Michael Brauer ( Producer: Coldplay, etc.. ) "Hi Noel, Hay, it's great to hear from you. What a great little place you've got going, awesome!"