About

The music industry has seen recording facilities go from the sole province of record labels to home studios as part of a lifestyle.

One thing remains constant; no one makes commercially viable recordings on budget equipment.

With the considerable expense and highly specialised knowledge and construction skills required to build a professional studio, a sound that’s competitive with major studios and big-budget project studios remains out of reach for all but a select few—until Noatune.

By providing affordable monthly access to world-class equipment and acoustically treated rooms, Noatune levels the playing field for aspiring musicians and producers.

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Our Team

Kris Rylander, Founder & Head Engineer

Born into a musical family on a small island in Denmark, Kris grew up surrounded by music. He relocated to Copenhagen where he played drums in studios and toured with various artists. In 2011 he moved to London where he enrolled in the London College of Creative Media and earned a Bachelor of Music with Honours in Contemporary Music Performance & Production. While at university, Kris developed an interest in recording and studio building, which led to the founding of Noatune Studios in 2015.

Engineers & Assistants

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Siobhan Anderson

Siobhan is a songwriter and producer from Glasgow, Scotland, a Pointblank Music School graduate also known as ‘Static Cosmonaut’ and is one half of the electronica duo ‘Kartikaia’. Siobhan specialises in creating underground electronic genres with her ammo of vocals, guitars, synths and samplers.

Favourite album of the last 5 years: Tirzah - Devotion

Max Reece

Max is Noatune's northern representative, hailing from Manchester. He studied Music Production and Sound Engineering at Abbey Road Institute and has worked with artists in the Pop, R&B and Hip-Hop scene. His favourite thing to do in the studio is working with vocalists and laying down some sick harmony-heavy vocal arrangements.

Favourite album of the last 5 years: Breathing Exercises by Frankie Stew + Harvey Gunn

Angus Cattapan

Angus is from Melbourne, so he’s had no choice but to embrace all genres of music, though his strengths in hip-hop production and mixing have allowed him to work closely with many incredible artists. He is easily won over by dusty soul samples and/or punchy 808s.

Favourite album of the last 5 years: SZA - Ctrl

Lucas Mendes

Lucas is an engineer/producer who fell in love with the studio while working as a session guitarist. His extensive technical knowledge paired with his lifelong study of music allows him to effortlessly switch roles in the studio. Lucas loves combining traditional songwriting with electronica and enjoys working on anything quirky and experimental.

Favorite album in the last 5 years: Noname - Telefone

Alina Ciobanu

Alina is from Curtea de Arges, Romania and likes to fiddle with all instruments, from synthesizers, modulars, drum-machines, through to electric basses or guitars. She’s most excited about electronic music, specifically dance-floor tunes that break the boundaries between genres.

Favourite album of the last 5 years: Moomin - A Minor Thought

Theo Byrd

Theo is from London and has played guitar for 20 years and piano for 3 years. He was living in Brighton, playing in bands and working his own music, then left to complete an advanced diploma at The Abbey Road Institute. Theo is into many types of music and loves working on various styles, mainly hip hop and jazz currently.

Favourite album of the last 5 years: Nick Hakim - Green Twins

Pat Alvarez

Pat is an engineer/producer from Buenos Aires, Argentina who honed his craft by studying Audio Engineering in Tecson and Music Production at Berklee College Online. He’s worked with a variety of artists, most recently on The Blessed Madonna’s debut LP. Pat's favourite styles to work in are Pop, Alternative, Psychedelic and Experimental.

Favourite album of the last 5 years: Gorillaz - Humanz

Our Story

- Our Story -

With the goal of enabling London-based musicians to not only realise their creative aspirations, but also become part of a vital artistic community, Kristoffer Rylander chose Hackney’s Netil building to be the home of Noatune Studios in 2016.

Subsequently, Kris partnered with seasoned engineers Luca Capacchione and Marcel van Limbeek (Tori Amos, Melanie C etc.), who’ve been instrumental in stocking Noatune’s mic locker with the best vintage and modern microphones, as well as integrating analogue hardware into our mix and mastering workflows.

The hybrid analogue/digital approach to tracking and mixing adds a warmth and depth to music that otherwise can’t achieved.

Our Philosophy

- Our Philosophy -

Beautiful interiors in a creative atmosphere

Vocalist singing into a vintage microphone in a vocal booth inside a recording studio

Creativity, inspiration and a compelling performance all require physical comfort as well as an enjoyable atmosphere to flow unhindered.

Our studios all feature an open and airy modern Scandinavian look and feel, comfortable furniture, adjustable multi-color mood lighting, and quiet air conditioning.

Workflow Flexibility and Versatility

Guitarist playing a Fender Jazzmaster on a couch opposite a keyboard player sitting behind a '73 Fender Rhodes keyboard in a recording studio

While each studio at Noatune is designed and equipped with a particular focus in mind, flexibility is also emphasised to accommodate the fluid process of music production.

With the ease of the popular Universal Audio Apollo Interfaces, laptop users can take control straight from the get go.

World-class Gear and Precision acoustics

Empty vocal booth inside a studio next to a large rack of mounted outboard gear including compressors, EQs, limiters, and effects units

Our studios are acoustically calculated to capture high-quality recordings effortlessly.

Record exceptional vocals through a ‘79 Neumann U87 into a Neve 1073 with a real Tube Tech CL 1B, just one of many popular vocal-chain combos, with many other famous mics and outboard gear at your disposal.

Why “Noatune”?

- Why Noatune? -

In Norse mythology, Noatun (Nóatún) is the name of a house on the seashore in Asgard where Njörðr, god of the wind, seafarers, coasts, inland waters, and wealth resides.

Nóatún is described in the Prose Eddabook Gylfaginning as located "in heaven”.

As a nod to his heritage, Kris appropriately named the studio “Noatune”, his little slice of musical heaven in London.

Our Community

- Our Community -

A group of people smiling and drinking on Netil House's rooftop bar Netil360 in the same building where Noatune is located

One of the most powerful aspects of music is the instantaneous connection it creates with those around you. It could just be a moment, or it could be a long-lasting musical bond.

At Noatune, we’ve grown more than just a comprehensive selection of world-class facilities and equipment. Our community of artists, producers, musicians, and industry professionals welcomes and inspires people’s creativity every day.

When COVID restrictions allow, we host regular social and creative events where you can meet potential collaborators, colleagues, and friends. It could be drinks with a view on the stunning roof-terrace of Netil House, or perhaps an open-day throughout all 4 of our studios.

Introduce yourself to the Noatune family, and you might just find the connection you’ve been looking for.

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