Low Four
Old Granada Studios presents Low Four: a new music project based at their iconic Manchester city centre site. The multifaceted project will add to the building’s musical legacy – which includes TV debuts from The Beatles and The Sex Pistols – by hosting, streaming and archiving its own television-style, online music programming.
Boasting a six camera, Ultra High Definition video system, the team will be recording live performances from both established international touring acts and emerging local artists. The inclusion of an audience viewing balcony means that these recordings (along with other special events, concerts and parties) will be made open to members of the public.
The first of which, on Friday 27th May, features Everything Everything and will be live-streamed at lowfour.tv . Follow @LowFourStudio on Twitter for details on how to win tickets.
Everything Everything’s Michael Spearman: “We’re really excited to help launch what will be an incredible new project for Manchester, and to play in front of our fans in such an iconic, intimate space. We visited Low Four before committing and were taken aback by the live room. It’ll be a very different experience to a regular gig as it’s such a detailed sonic environment, and as result less forgiving so it’ll keep us on our toes.”
The studio’s larger goal is to reflect and reaffirm Manchester’s international reputation for music and youth culture but to also nurture new talent directly; pledging to make regular awards to the city’s most promising new musicians by granting free recording time and access to the studio’s production and development team. Application will be open to everyone through the Low Four website. Behind the scenes, Low Four will be training and inspiring future generations of music and video producers through an education partnership with the University of Salford.
Low Four’s Dan Parrott: “We want to help and enable the best local artists to take that next step by giving them not just exposure but an incredible and inspiring space to record in. We envisage a hub for musical excellence and a focal point for those looking in on the contemporary Manchester music scene. Yes, we’ll celebrate and play upon the studios heritage but our sights are firmly set to the future.”
Low Four Studio
Constructed in 1956 and last refurbished in 1979, the studio’s live room, with its generous five-metre high ceiling, was acoustically reinforced to deliver an exceptional recording environment but has largely been left unused since ITV moved to MediaCity in 2013. Originally a recording and dubbing studio, it birthed countless seminal television and film soundtracks: Brideshead Revisited, Jewel In The Crown and Sherlock Holmes, to name just a few.
Follow @LowFourStudio on twitter and across social media to hear how you can win tickets to the inaugural live show featuring Everything Everything or visit lowfour.tv on Friday May 27th at 9pm to watch the live stream.
