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Mark Neal

@marknealmusic.bsky.social

Musician, songwriter & sound engineer based in Scotland. I also enjoy a bit of photography, windsurfing & woodworking.

16 Followers  |  20 Following  |  10 Posts  |  Joined: 21.01.2025  |  1.6214

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I'm looking forward to heading up to Tarbert this weekend to play at Live at the Loch festival....

17.09.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I've just posted a full run down of my acoustic live rig setup using my Quad Cortex for everything: guitar, vocal, kick trigger. Check it out over in my YouTube youtu.be/zzyaSsx7030?...

01.06.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I've just started a new series on how I record acoustic guitar.
Part 1 is all about the source choosing the right guitar and making the performer feel great.
(Full version is up on YouTube if you'd rather get the whole picture)
youtu.be/kL0XzoBlVYg?...
#musicproduction #recordingtips #acousticguitar

11.05.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Well chuffed to have my record player back working again... Looking forward to getting back into my record collection πŸ˜ƒ

07.05.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cool Waters by @marknealmusic.bsky.social is the amalgamation of over twenty years of being a musician in bands and touring. It’s an intimate look at a whole life, basking in every joy and mourning every sorrow.

ORDER NOW!!!
On Bandcamp

markneal.bandcamp.com/album/cool-w...

26.03.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today I have been installing acoustic treatment in the recording studio control room. I did the acoustic design for the room a few months back so it's great to get it all finished and hear the results.

05.02.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another nice review of my music. β€˜More than you can seeβ€˜. Fuelled by intelligent chordal progressions, stunning musicianship and charming vocal performances, β€˜More than you can seeβ€˜ is a single that sets Mark Neal as an artist who is on the rise."

04.02.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AT YOUR SERVICE: WHO TO PAY, WHO TO AVOID !!! INTRODUCTION About four years ago, Fresh on the Net published an article by two moderators - Neil and Tobisonics - giving out quite a lot of detailed advice about how to carefully navigate the multit...

Myself @trustthedoc.bsky.social and my Trust The Doc Media partner-in-crime #SherrySahayaraj have written a very extensive but hopefully helpful article about the services on offer to independent artists & a whole lot more. Published right now on #FreshOnTheNet
freshonthenet.co.uk/2025/01/at-y...

26.01.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

Great article thanks

27.01.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just finished another busy day mixing. #studio #soundengineer #recordingstudio

27.01.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's been a bit of a stress running the Edinburgh ceilidh club recently with venue problems at Summerhall but I'm delighted that it's now all sorted and we have a packed programme of events now on sale!!
#edinburgh #ceilidh #EdinburghCeilidhClub #ScottishTradition

27.01.2025 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'll be performing songs from my album 'Cool Waters' with a full band on the 2nd March at the Tower in Helensburgh.

22.01.2025 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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