From the Roof Tops to the Forest

SAMA award winning producer Brian O'Shea is back in town and ready to get straight to business. After having had spent the last week in Johannesburg working with the likes of Watershed's Craig Hinds and Big Brother Africa, he was equally excited to be back to work on Andy Mac's project 'Mac Stanley' formally known as Flat Stanley. He was literally "reving " to go as what was intended to be my chauffeuring him from the Airport turned quickly to him weaving speedily through chilled out, speed limit abiding Cape Townian drivers. We Where late, and the week in Johannesburg was clearly evident in his driving to the studio. Or maybe he was just excited to get to work. We can run with that theory for now ;)

I was later to meet, now newly wed lead vocalist, Andy Mac of Mac Stanley (formally known as Flat Stanley). http://www.macstanley.com/index.html What a character Andy is. I was mute in the presence of another great South African Musician as he spoke of his bachelors and wedding day that was only the previous week past. I was bordering star struck as he siffed through the list of South African celebrities that were at his wedding all nonchalant and cavalier of the matter because to him, these were his friends. That little bit of perspective was intriguing to digest as the realisation of who i had standing in front of me struck.

After having had already spent a week with Brian two weeks prior i was convinced I had been to the  countries most scenic and beautiful studios. It was planted firm in my mind that The Roof Top Studios in St James was it. This notion was soon contested as we went from the Roof Tops to the forest. Digital Forest Studios is locates right in the middles of Constantia Vineyards just South of Cape Town. This studio is the pinnacle of audio technological wet dreams all comfortably  blanketed under a picture perfect back drop of the scenic mountains and wine farms that stretch as far as an eye could see.

How could any one not want to work here.