Audio Projects : Ed Sheeran (Jumpers for Goalposts at the Odeon), Goldfrapp (Live at the Royal Albert Hall), Imogen Heap (Live at Union Chapel), Nova Twins, Bruise Control, Incisions, Goober Patrol, Get Dead, Frankie Stubs, Peter and The Test Tube Babies, Simon Wells, Consumed, Red Bricks, Aerial Salad, Wonk Unit, The Dopamines, Hard Skin, Maid of Ace, The Raging Nathans, Revenge of the Psychotronic Man, Guns N Wankers, Project Mork, Pizzatramp, Beverly Kills, Burnout, The Dub Righters, Kimberly Steaks, Meansteed, Spring King, Spoilers, The Allrights, White Ape and Many More.

"I have always found Simon to be knowledgeable, thorough and, most importantly, musical in his approach. He’s always easy to work with and does a great job.”

Nick Cohen - Eurythmics, Massive Attack, M-People, 101 Artists

The below playlist are projects I have worked on in a variety of capacities! Get in touch for more details

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“Simon Short - a really friendly and amiable sound engineer. Reassuring, creative and professional. Simon makes recording fun.”



Alex Wonk, Plasterer Records/Wonk Unit

“Simon is an amazing engineer and has a great ear. He did some recordings for us that sounded fantastic. His eclectic knowledge of different styles of music makes it easy to communicate with him about what you want out of a recording." 



Josh Goldman - Rad Girlfriend Records/The Raging Nathans

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An honour and a privilege to have mastered two tracks for the new @gigigoldmusic EP. The rest was mastered at @abbeyroadstudios , and to have my work on the same project is a dream come true! 🙏🏻 Go check it out!!! #mastering #masteringengineer #
New @wonkunitlondon track “The Thickest Skin”, is out today! Mastered at Fireplace Music. I love how this one turned out. Mixed by @andybrooksonic , they are back with that classic Wonk Unit sound! #masteringengineer #mastering #audio #
Really happy to have been able to mix and master @xray_vez live session for a great cause. War affects children for the rest of their lives. hotvox.co.uk/event/rising-feat-xray-vez/ #warchild #hotvox #master #masteringengineer #music #xrayvez
I’ve listened to @incisionsmcr for years, so it was an awesome experience getting to master three tracks on their latest EP! Go give it a listen! #incisions #punkrock #ukmusic #mastering #masteringengineer
Although most releases stay digital these days, you can’t beat physical copies. Here are just SOME I have been involved in. Many CDs and tapes are still in storage. Sometimes a musician, sometimes a producer, sometimes recording, mixing, ma
Happy clients at Fireplace Music!! So grateful I get to work on music I love. An excellent start to the new year. #fireplacemusicwa #masteringengineer #mastering #music #newmusic
The @bruise.control track “No More”, mastered by myself at @fireplacemusicwa is getting some BBC Radio 1 play!! Proud? Absolutely. That’s two Punk Rock tracks on the books that have made it to BBC radio, and we’re just getting
Out Streaming this Friday. @bruise.control with their new single “No More”! Mastered by yours truly. I loved working on this track. More punk rock makes the world go round. #mastering #audio #masteringengineer #newmusic #bruisecontr
Proud of my buddy @motoguzzzi for venturing out and writing his own solo project. It’s always daunting at first, but I’ll always back independent artists. If you’re thinking about writing, do it! Ignore the thoughts of “it&rsq