Ross 'Dights' Parkin

 

Ross is a mixing and recording engineer based in his own West London studio equipped with ProTools HD and a good selection of analogue outboard. As well as sessions in his own studio he also works on a freelance basis for clients and studios across the country.

Ross’s progress as a mixer and engineer has seen some major steps in the past few years. He achieved a double top 10 success with his work on the N-Dubz album Love Live Life. Having already engineered the band’s double-platinum album Against All Odds he recorded the new album and also provided four mixes, including the single Best Behaviour.

The last year also saw many artists coming to Ross’s studio to take advantage of his skills and equipment, including Talay Riley, Encore, Bashy, Dionne Bromfield, Fearless, L, Shaheen and Matti Roots.

During his freelance career Ross has also worked on projects with Rihanna, Westlife, The United Nations Of Sound (Richard Ashcroft), Daniel Merriweather, The Wombats and Zarif.

 

BIOGRAPHY

Ross began his career by studying sound engineering at SAE Institute London. Upon completing the course he was asked to be a staff engineer at SAE and worked there for three years. Working as an engineer in a college environment resulted in a solid foundation of theoretical knowledge. He was always required to perform maintenance tasks in studios and explain in depth signal flow and sound theory to students.

Ross then joined Metropolis Studios. Starting from night reception he quickly worked his way into the recording studios. The engineers at Metropolis began asking him to be assistant engineer on their down-time sessions. Having impressed in these chances he was given, he was able to start working as an assistant engineer for Metropolis on client's sessions.

Before long his skills in the studio were being rewarded with engineering sessions for high profile clients. He found himself recording large orchestral sessions and working with some of the best producers and artists in the business. Working at Metropolis allowed him to properly put his knowledge into practice in a professional studio environment. He could now use outboard equipment, microphones and techniques that are only possible in studios of this size.

In 2008 Ross became a full-time freelance engineer and started the company Dights Productions, leading to him moving into his own West London studio in early 2009. He invested time and money to make sure his studio met his own high standards, equipping it with ProTools HD and an ever-increasing selection of analogue outboard.

Ross is currently mixing and recording on various projects across the country.