Testimonials

The sound is warm and flattering!

  • Empire features a fantastic live room where I have had the luck to record the best Strings Players in London: I have seen them enjoying playing music there, enjoying the space, the sound and the natural light in the room. The acoustic is ideal for recording Strings for films and Chamber Music: The sound is warm and flattering and The top skills of the staff and of the team working at Empire makes the experience of producing and recording very enjoyable!

    Maurizio Malagnini - Composer - Call The Midwife

  • Empire studios is a fantastic new addition to the recording scene here in London. Having to compete with some of the best studios in the world it can certainly hold its head up high.

    John Lunn - composer for Downton Abbey, Grantchester, The Last Kingdom, Shetland, Jamestown & more.

  • I recorded my score for True Things at Empire and it was a wonderful experience. The gorgeous sounding room, the natural light throughout, the great people... the musicians in the string quartet were especially taken by the acoustics to perform in. Our director and producers also attended the session, and we were all incredibly happy with both the process and the end results. Can't wait to go back to record there again, I've been singing your praises to many other composers looking for somewhere to record!

    Alex Baranowski - True Things

  • Empire Studio is a welcome and much needed addition to the London studio scene, filling a gap in the market between Abbey Road,Air Lyndhurst and Rak Studios. London now has another fantastic sounding large room which is very flattering for a small or large string section but also sounds great with a small group of singers or indeed for a full band set up. The team working there are top notch, friendly and welcoming.I also like coming to this part of London with it's rich cultural mix.

    Guy Chambers - Robbie Williams (Sky Film)

  • In the past couple of months, I’ve used Empire several times for radically different purposes. I’ve recorded an 18 piece classical choir, I’ve recorded and released a rock band for Bat out of Hell the musical, and recorded a string section, and also filmed some music educational videos. The studio and the staff have always been brilliant (exactly what you would expect from a pro setup) but also highly accommodating (not what you always get in a pro setup!). I’d be totally happy to recommend them.

    Rob Emery - Pianist, Conductor, and Orchestrator

  • We recorded part of the Horizon Zero Dawn Forbidden West main theme, and cut scenes at Empire Studios. It's a lovely sounding room, with great gear, and a lovely team to work with. It fits a good size string section in, and is in a fab part of London. I recommend wholeheartedly.

    Peter Michael Davison - Composer, Conductor and Orchestrator