Behind the Scenes: Recording Big Visit with Emma Rawicz & Gwilym Simcock

Recording
Written By Curtis Schwartz

It was a pleasure to welcome saxophonist Emma Rawicz and pianist Gwilym Simcock to Curtis Schwartz Studio for sessions for Emma’s album Big Visit.

These were deeply musical, focused and inspiring sessions — two exceptional artists, beautifully recorded in an intimate studio setting. It was a privilege to record, mix and master the album here.

Emma Rawicz and Gwilym Simcock recording at Curtis Schwartz Studio in Sussex

Emma Rawicz & Gwilym Simcock

The sessions were a real joy from start to finish — stunning music, world-class playing, and two of the most enjoyable people to work with. The whole project came together so naturally, and I’m very proud to have recorded, mixed, and mastered the album here in the studio.

It’s always inspiring to work with musicians of such creativity and energy, and Big Visit captures that perfectly. Huge congratulations to Emma on her exciting career — this is only the beginning!

A few moments from the recording sessions:

Emma in the studio with her tenor sax.

Emma Rawicz during the Big Visit sessions

Curtis Schwartz Studio specialises in recording acoustic music with depth, detail and atmosphere — from solo piano to intimate ensemble projects.

Curtis Schwartz

Curtis Schwartz is an American composer, producer, sound engineer and multi-instrumentalist. Originally from Los Angeles (born in Vienna, schooled in UK and France), he is a music maker whose music blends Hip-hop, Rock, Pop, Dance and Jazz.

Curtis started his first rock band aged 14 as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter - and signed his first publishing deal aged 17.  This introduced Curtis to the world of London recording studios - the perfect environment for his passion for music-making and to work with much more experienced record producers from whom to learn his craft.

Aged 21 Curtis started his own recording studio devoting all his time to composing, producing and recording albums for a wide range of artists and record labels.  He is a master with all things related to Pro Tools and his beloved Apple computers.

Credits include:

Stacey Kent, The Beegees, Suede, Go West, Gwilym Simcock, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Steve Howe, Snowy White & The White Flames, ITV News Theme music, Bros, Cutting Crew, John Taylor, Evelyn Glennie, Matt Redman,  Jimmy Ruffin, Keith Mansfield, Dick Walter, The Studio Kings, Wop Bop Torledo, Lush, Vivienne Westwood, Nine Below Zero, Bushido, The Armoury Show, Attacco Decente, Asia, Dee C Lee, The Impossible Gentlemen, Trish Clowes, Christine Tobin and Julian Arguelles.

http://curtisschwartzstudio.com
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