About Bear Bites Horse Studio
Bear Bites Horse is a recording studio in Haggerston, East London, run by Wayne Adams. Wayne is a producer, engineer, and musician, best known for his work with some of the UK and Europe’s most exciting underground Punk, Hardcore, Stoner, Doom, Sludge, Thrash, Industrial, Indie, and Experimental bands.
At Bear Bites Horse, Wayne lets the bands lead the session, offering guidance and production ideas, while working towards their collective goal. His love for all things heavy, spacey, and weird, allows him to explore unique sonic territories, helping bands create something truly exceptional. With 20 years of experience playing in the DIY scene, and over 15 years of recording, Wayne works with bands to make records that sound alive, energetic, and full of innovative ideas.
Live , Isolation , & Control Rooms
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About Wayne Adams
Wayne's musical journey began in the early 2000s in Brighton’s thriving underground hardcore scene, eventually emerging as a key figure in the now-infamous Wrong Music collective. After relocating to London in 2006, he immersed himself in the city’s underground DIY punk scene. By 2008, he was recording bands from the scene and developing his craft. Wayne has built a reputation as one of the most dynamic producers in the UK. In addition to his production work, he is actively involved in his own musical projects, including PETBRICK, Big Lad, JAAW, Cower, and Wasted Death.
Services
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This is the primary focus at Bear Bites Horse, and how we work with most bands. Wayne will produce, engineer and mix your project for you at Bear Bites Horse. The rate includes use of all equipment in the studio. Session length is discussed on a case by case basis. We can either track separately or do full live tracking at the studio, or a hybrid of the two. We now have isolation booths for guitars and vocals at the studio.
Rates for full production are £320.00 per day.
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Wayne is more than happy to mix your project that has been recorded elsewhere. The time required will be discussed on a case by case basis, and is dependent on the quality and size of the session.
Rates for mixing vary per project, but are based around the day rate of £320.00.
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Whether recorded at the studio or elsewhere, Wayne can master your final mixes and give them that extra sonic edge they need for both digital and vinyl formats.
Specialising in mastering for noisy and heavy music, Wayne brings an honest and simple approach to mastering, only charging for formats that are required. With an understanding of DIY bands' budget limitations, Wayne prices mastering very fairly, encouraging and allowing bands to spend more time and money on mixing to achieve their sonic goals at the most appropriate stage in the record making process, then adding the final touch for each format as required.
Rates for basic mastering packages start at £200.00 an album or £25.00 per song.
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If you want to work with Wayne but you're based outside of London, can't face traveling to London, or just want to get out of London, why not take him away to your local or a remote residential studio?!
Wayne has worked out of a handful of other studios in the UK and Europe, and has access to good rates at various residential studios in other parts of the UK. This will be discussed on a case by case basis to find the best studio depending on budget, requirement and time frame.
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A well set up guitar or bass helps ensure each session goes smoothly. We can set your instrument up to your specifications just before your session, checking for neck relief, bridge radius and string action, nut action, pickup height and intonation, as well as string replacement if needed.
Basic setups start at £20.00.
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Gear & Facilities
Beyond Wayne's expertise, the studio is filled with a selection of the choicest amps, the most brutal and unusual effects pedals, and awesome microphones that will enable you to bring your project to life. The studio also boasts a massive synth collection, including a huge Eurorack setup for you to tweak knobs to your heart's content. There are three main studio drum kits, loads of snares, and a wide selection of cymbals to choose from.
We are situated a two-minute walk from Haggerston Overground Station, a lovely park and plenty of pubs and places to eat! We also have off-street parking, and if you're traveling from outside of London, accommodation can be discussed depending on availability, duration, and amount of people looking to stay.
Selected studio gear
Full gear list
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Acoustic 360
Ampeg SVT Pro 2
Amp Maker SE5
Dutton 100
Fender Bassman x2
Fender Super Twin
Gallien Krueger 800RB
HH V-S Bass
Laney AOR 30
Laney GH50L
Laney Klipp
Marshall JCM800
Marshall JMP
Matamp GT1
Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier
MusicMan HD130
Orange OR120
Orange TH100
Orange Tiny Terror
Peavey 5150
Peavey Century 200
Peavey Bandit
Peavey Mark III Bass
Soundcity 100
Selmer Treble and Bass x2
Sovtec Mig 50
SUNN O))) Beta Lead
Traynor YGL 3
Traynor YBA 1
Vardis
Vox AC30 -
Soundcity 412 (loaded with Fanes)
Orange 412 (loaded with Celestion Black Backs)
Matamp 412 (loaded with V30s)
Laney 412 (loaded with V30s)
Ampeg 810
Peavey 118
Ampeg 115 -
Akai Inteliphase
Arion HM2
Arion Super Phaser
Behringer EQ
Behringer VD400
Behringer Vintage Phaser
Big Muff Big Silver
Boss Blues Driver
Boss Chorus Ensemble CE5
Boss Compressor Sustainer CS3
Boss Flanger BF3
Boss GE7
Boss HM2
Boss Hyper Fuzz
Boss OC2
Boss Power Driver
Boss PQ3
Boss Super Phaser
Boss Tremolo
Boss TU2
Boss TU3
Burial at Sea
Capo Pedal Morpheus
Charger Distortion
Colour Sound Bass Fuzz
Cry Baby Wah Wah
DigiTech Drop
DigiTech Time Bender
EQD Acapulco Gold
EQD Arpanoid
EQD Bit Commander
EQD Data Corruptor
EQD Disaster Transport
EQD Dispatch Master
EQD Hoof
EQD Plumes
EQD Sunn Life Pedal
Eventide Space
Fulltone OCD
Gamechanger Plasma Pedal
Green Big Muff
Guitar Disruptor
Holy Grail Reverb
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Iron Horse Distortion
Left Hand Path HM2
Maddog Fuzz
Marshall Distortion
Marshall Super Vibe
Metal Muff
Microcosm
Moose Electronics Cosmic Trigger
Morpheus Drop Tune
Nihilist
Orange Two Stroke
Pro Co Rat
Sans Amp GT2
Sludge Hammer
Small Clone Phaser
SNK VHD
Stonedeaf PDF
Seymour Duncan Mayhem Distortion
TC Iron Curtain
TC Mimiq
TC Skysurfer
TC Vibraclone
The Mole
Tight Metal
Tronographic Rusty Box
Twin Earth Fuzz -
Analogue Solutions Telemark
Arturia Drum Brute
Behringer 303’s
Doepfer Dark Energy
Behringer VC340
Erica Perkons
Korg MS 20
Arturia Minibrute
Estradin Solaris 316
Korg Arp Odyssey
Korg Monologue
Korg Wavestate
Logan String Orchestra
Korg Volva Bass/Key/Drums/Sample/FM
Massive Eurorack Setup
Moog DFAM
Moog Rogue
Moog Sub Phatty
Novation Bass Station
Roland RS09
Roland SH09
Roland TR8 -
Thermionic Culture Pre Amps
Thermionic Culture EQs
Thermionic Phoenix Compressor
Thermionic Culture Vulture
Warm Audio API Pre Amps
Audient Pre Amps
Five Fish Audio Pre Amps
RME Convertors
Lexicon Outboard FX
Eventide Outboard FX
Boss Outboard FX
Korg Outboard FX
OTTO Baum
Elektron Analogue Heat
Hologram Microcosm -
AKG
Audio Technica
Blue
CAD
Heil
Line Audio
Neumann
Se Electronics
Sennheiser
Shure -
Yamaha 9000 Recording Custom Late 70’s
(13 / 14 / 18 / 24)
Tama Birch Bubinga Starclassic
(10 / 12 / 16 / 22)
Gretsch Renown
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Ludwig 400 Supraphonic
Pearl – Ian Paice Signature
Pearl – Vinnie Paul Signature
Pearl – Free Floating Steel
Pearl Free Floating Birch
Natal – Stave
Yamaha – Steal
Black Panther Birch 14″ -
Sabian HHX
(14″ Hats / 16″ Crash / 20″ Ride)Ziljan K Dark
(18″ Crash)
