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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 16, 2008
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Leading UK-based producer Cenzo Townshend
using Bricasti Model 7 Stereo Reverb Processor
on a number of successful CD and remix projects.
“My initial reaction was that I would have to buy one! The M7 is very easy to use.”
London, UK: Having worked with such mainstream and underground artists as Hothouse Flowers, New Order, Sleeper, Kaiser Chiefs, The Cranberries, Snow Patrol and Echo and The Bunnymen, Cenzo Townshend has earned an enviable reputation as a first-call producer and mix engineer. His outboard rack was recently enhanced with one of the new Bricasti Design Model 7 Stereo Reverb Processors, which has now found a permanent home within this busy producer’s project facility, The Bunker at London’s legendary Olympic Studios. “Although I haven't had the Model 7 very long,” Townshend confesses, “it has been used on everything I’ve mixed, including Snow Patrol’s new album, A Hundred Million Suns, singles and album tracks on Kaiser Chiefs’ new album, Off With Their Heads, and a forthcoming Howling Bells album.” Current projects include albums for Tinashe, Kinkane and Si Connolly.
”I first heard of the Bricasti Model 7 a little while before it was launched,” Townshend recalls. “Garry Robson [from Bricasti’s UK distributor, SCV-London] suggested that I try it, but it took a little convincing because I’m not keen on new, shiny reverbs. But I’ve been using Convolution Reverbs for specific effects - springs and chambers, etc. – although I’m lucky here at Olympic Studios to have four good plates to choose from. I was surprised at how true the Model 7 sounded compared to the real plate I’m used to - just as solid sounding but much less noise! My initial reaction was that I would have to buy one!”
The Model 7 Stereo Reverb Processor features a revolutionary new reverb algorithm, True Stereo Reverb Process, which accurately creates true acoustic spaces. The M7 includes more than 100 powerful, truly unique reverb presets, including Halls, Plates, Rooms, Chambers and Ambient Spaces. V2.0 software includes two new Soundstages, each of which was calculated off-line over the course of several months based on a specified acoustic model; it is the foundation of all M7 presets. The new software release also features Bricasti’s Second Algorithm, which brings the next evolutionary step to perceptual or larger-than-life spaces.
“The front-panel is also well laid out,” Townshend enthuses. “I was immediately familiar with its layout and menus - the presets are very familiar too, which is a great start. The M7 is very easy to use and somewhat reminiscent of the old Lexicon PCM-70, but sounds as good and chunky as a PCM-60 yet with all of the refinement of a -480.”
Townshend’s first project with the Model 7 was mixing tracks for a Jimmy Page and Leona Lewis project. “I used the M7’s Echo Plate on Leona’s voice,” the producer explains, “and to add a little grandeur to the orchestra. Predominantly, I use the M7 for vocals, strings and pianos – it is fantastic for producing vintage-type reverbs on percussion. I use a number of settings, including Fat Plate, London Plate or Echo Plate; I’ve yet to edit any of them drastically, apart from reverb time and brightness.”
Other recent projects from this prolific engineer/producer include Bloc Party, Editors, Baby Shambles, Klaxons, Late Of The Pier, Mystery Jets, Reverend & The Makers, Starsailor, Badly Drawn Boy, Pigeon Detectives, Athletea and Infadels.
“Each design element of the Model 7 is a carefully considered statement of our vision of what the evolution of reverberation processing in its most classic form can be,” considers company president and co-founder Brian Zolner. “With a deep appreciation of the best designs which precede it, and a passion for moving the science of reverberation forward, the Model 7 provides a palette of sounds that encompasses the familiar as well as new expressions in the art. Listen to the new reference in reverb processing; it will bring new life to a project in a way unimagined by any process before it.”
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Cenzo Townshend with his new Bricasti Design Model 7 Stereo Reverb Processor at The Bunker, his project facility within London’s legendary Olympic Studios. “Although I haven't had the Model 7 very long,” the prolific producer/remixer confesses, “it has been used on everything I’ve mixed, including Snow Patrol’s new album, A Hundred Million Suns, Kaiser Chiefs’ new album Off With Their Heads, and a forthcoming Howling Bells album.” |
More information from Cenzo Townshend | +44 (20) 8286-8600 | cenzot@hotmail.com
About Bricasti Design
Based in Medford, Massachusetts, Bricasti Design Ltd was founded in 2004 by industry veterans Brian Zolner and Casey Dowdell. The firm is dedicated to the design and manufacture of the finest professional audio products, including the highly acclaimed Model 7 Stereo Reverb Processor and the new Model 10 Remote Console.
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