The studio

Come in.
Get comfortable.

A hybrid analogue and digital recording studio in the heart of Manchester. Built for full-band sessions, solo artists and the ideas that happen along the way.

Recording session in the Pinhole control room
The people at Pinhole

A little about us.

Pinhole was founded by recordist and mix engineer Adam P. Gorman and producer Jo Dudderidge of The Travelling Band and Later Youth.

Adam brings over 20 years of recording and mixing experience, with more than 50 million Spotify streams on his work. From early demos to release-ready singles, EPs and albums, the focus is on bringing your project to life.

Recording

Live band tracking, vocals, overdubs and singer-songwriter sessions.

Production

Creative support from your first idea through to the finished record.

Mixing & mastering

Attended and online mixing, plus mastering for your release.

Voice & podcast

Voice-over and podcast recording in a fully equipped studio.

Pinhole upright piano and AEA stereo ribbon microphone
Make yourself at home

Have a play.

Guitars, keyboards, drums, pedals and vintage instruments are available to use during your session. Explore the collection and find something that takes the song somewhere new.

Explore the equipment ↗

We also design and build custom guitar pedals and touring pedalboards, and offer pedal repairs.

A look around

Around the studio.

From the live room to the last fader move.

The live room with piano, amplifiers, keyboards and microphones

The live room · ready for a session

Guitars in the Pinhole collection

Guitars to try during your session

Close-up along the Focusrite console faders

At the console · hands on the mix

Got something in mind?

Tell us about your music. We’d love to hear it.

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