About

Every musical act has a unique sound. Whether it comes from your voice, your lyricism, or even the crappy guitar you’ve been using since you were a teenager, you’ve got something that no one else has.

I am an independent sound engineer and music producer based in Cardiff available to hire for reasonable rates. When I’m producing a record, the most important thing for me is to take what is unique about you and make sure people get to hear it. It’s one thing to sound like your favourite artist, but it’s quite another to have a sound all your own.

Music and technology have been my passions for as long as I can remember, and it was only logical that I would end up making my living from a combination of the two. Thankfully, I’ve come a long way since me and my little brother recorded our first ‘mixtape’ on our tiny red cassette deck. The technology has changed, but the joy of creation has not.

I can vividly remember the moment I decided that I wanted to make my living as a music producer. I was sat in AS level geography, it was the final class of the day and, up until that point, I had been preparing to go to university to study computing. Staring out the window, I daydreamed about what I was going to record when I got home. And that’s when I realised – I never daydreamed of computers. I wasn’t going home and writing lines of code, I was writing melody lines.

Immediately after the lesson I went straight to the music department, got on the A Level music course, and applied to be the schools performing arts technician. From there I went to uni and got my BSc in Music Technology, and I’m currently studying for an MSc in Music Engineering in Production. I have experience in a wide variety of genres, but I primarily focus on Punk and Folk music – genres that prize authenticity over everything else.

In addition to production I am also an experienced songwriter, both as an artist (with my band The Kelly Line) and when writing for others (under the name Ben Kelly).

For all enquiries contact benhughessound@gmail.com