Ross
'Dights' Parkin
Ross
is a sound engineer and producer. His company Dights Productions is
based in a West London studio and offers high quality recording and
mixing services. As well as sessions in his own studio he also works
on a freelance basis for clients and studios across the country.
BIOGRAPHY
He started 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.
He rose through the ranks at SAE and was soon asked to be in charge
of assessing and marking all of the student's recordings and mixes.
Eventually he was also lecturing in sound engineering along with his
other practical engineering duties.
By this time Ross had joined Metropolis Studios as a runner. 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. Working at Metropolis allowed
him to properly put his experience 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. Before
long his skills in the studio were being rewarded with high profile
sessions and clients. He found himself recording large orchestral
sessions and working with some of the best engineers and producers
in the business.
Over the years Ross had also been investing in his home studio setup.
He had always been producing music on his computer, but it was around
this time that he started to do extra freelance work. The projects
he was getting were varied and allowed him to develop other audio
skills. Not only was he required to be a recording engineer he was
also editing, mixing and producing on a freelance basis.
In late 2007 the Studio Manager at Metropolis recommended Ross as
an engineer to a producer who was about to record an album. He jumped
at the opportunity and spent the next three weeks at Modern World
Studios recording his first album as a freelance engineer.
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. Ross is currently working with many famous
names recording and mixing on various projects across the country.