What's included in a recording day?

A recording session is more than hiring a room. It's a day designed to let everyone concentrate on the music.

Large hero photograph:

  • The control room with the Steinway visible through the glass.

  • Or a beautiful wide shot of the live room with the Steinway.

  • Morning light if possible.

Before you arrive

Photograph:

  • Exterior of Berry House.

  • Or the driveway.

  • Or the front door.

Text:

Before the first note is played, everything is prepared. The studio is ready, microphones are in place, Pro Tools sessions are organised, instruments are checked and the day is planned so that you can walk in and begin creating immediately.

Your recording day includes

Photograph:

  • You at the console working with an artist.

Instead of bullet points, I'd use elegant cards or short paragraphs.

Engineering by Curtis Schwartz

With more than four decades of recording, mixing and mastering experience, every session is engineered personally by Curtis.

Hamburg Steinway D Spirio-r

One of the world's finest concert grands, maintained to concert standard.

(beautiful Steinway photograph)

Professional Steinway tuning

Every piano session begins with a professional Steinway technician ensuring the instrument is performing at its very best.

(Photo of the tuner working on the piano.)

Meals throughout the day

Freshly prepared meals and refreshments mean everyone stays together and the creative momentum isn't interrupted.

(Photo of lunch on the terrace, or people eating in the kitchen—not staged, just relaxed.)

Relaxed residential setting

Whether you're recording for a day or staying longer, Berry House gives musicians room to think, walk and recharge.

(Photo of the gardens, terrace or lake.)

Easy to reach

45 minutes by direct train from London Victoria.

Complimentary collection from Haywards Heath station.

(Photo of the front gate or your Tesla outside.)

The studio

Now include a small technical section.

Don't overdo it.

Perhaps:

  • Hamburg Steinway D Spirio-r

  • Dolby Atmos 7.1.4

  • Avid HDX / MTRX

  • Selection of vintage microphones

  • Residential accommodation

Then link:

View full technical specification →

At the bottom

Instead of ending with prices, I'd finish emotionally.

Large photograph:
Perhaps the control room at dusk with the lights on.

Then:

Some sessions finish exactly as planned.

Others lead to albums, friendships and collaborations that continue for years.

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Photographs I'd use

In roughly this order:

  1. Hero — beautiful control room / Steinway

  2. Exterior of Berry House

  3. You engineering

  4. Steinway close-up

  5. Piano tuner

  6. Lunch / kitchen / terrace

  7. Gardens

  8. Station pickup (optional)

  9. Evening control room

One thing I'd definitely add

You've written a brilliant journal recently about what really happens before and after a recording session. The message is that people aren't simply booking a date in the diary—they're beginning a creative relationship.

I'd put a small note near the bottom:

Read: It's Not Just a Date in the Diary →

That reinforces exactly the message you've been building across the website and lets visitors discover the personality behind the studio without making this page too long.