Shelby Logan Warne (formerly Adam Warne; born 30 August 1993)[1] is a British music producer, audio engineer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter,[2][3][4] visual artist, video producer and frontwoman of the alternative and progressive rock group, Kyros.[1]
Shelby Logan Warne | |
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 Warne live with Kyros in 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 30 August 1993 London, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, progressive rock, pop, electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, studio engineer, filmmaker |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, vocals, drum kit, electric bass |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Member of | Kyros |
| Website | shelbyloganwarne |
Biography edit
Warne was born in Carshalton in 1993 at St Helier Hospital and grew up in Wimbledon, London. She lived for three years in north London whilst undergoing an undergraduate course in BA Popular Music studies at Middlesex University between 2011 and 2014.[1][5] Prior to this, Warne attended The BRIT School of Performing Arts and Technology under the Music strand and graduated with a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Music in 2011.[6] She now lives in Hoxton, London and works as an engineer at Old Street Studios.[1]
Raised by an English father and Thai mother, Warne is a native English speaker and fluent in the Thai language.
Audio engineering and Old Street Studios edit
After parting ways with recording label, Giant Electric Pea in 2015, Warne and the rest of the members of Kyros took the decision to independently produce and release the album, 'Vox Humana' after forming their independent management company, Kyros Media Group.[9][10] Leaving behind the production efforts of Michael Holmes and Rob Aubrey at Giant Electric Pea, Warne took over mixing and production duties at her then home studio in Wimbledon. Mixing was completed in early 2016.[11][12] After years of mixing practice and working on future Kyros material, Warne took the decision to bring her mixes forward as a showreel. She eventually landed a position at the Hoxton-based, Old Street Studios where she now works as one of the recording engineers and the main mixing engineer.[2]
Warne works primarily with a combination of 'in the box' mixing and analogue outboard, and analogue summing on a SSL Matrix 2 console.[13]
Formation of KYROS edit
Having gone through a number of incarnations, Kyros dates back to 2009 as a solo music project under the working title of Chromology.[14] Warne had begun her experimentation with songwriting whilst undergoing her studies at The BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology.[15]
In 2010, Warne began writing towards what would eventually become Kyros' debut album under the then name of Synaesthesia. In 2012, she joined in collaboration with fellow Middlesex University student Nikolas Jon Aarland, who helped record guitar parts. Nikolas was involved in the recording process of the early demos but left the project in 2013 soon after his parts were re-recorded at Aubitt Studios for the GEP release of the album. This was due to his ongoing work with a number of other projects. He was replaced with guitarist, Ollie Hannifan who helped record a number of the remaining guitar parts for the album as well as contributions from IQ guitarist, Michael Holmes.
Under the band name of Synaesthesia, Warne signed a recording deal with Giant Electric Pea in February 2012 and promptly started the recording process at Aubitt Studios in Southampton for the debut album with IQ guitarist and Giant Electric Pea CEO, Michael Holmes as record producer and Rob Aubrey as recording engineer.[16] The album was recorded through the process of multi-track recording and overdubbing as all the instruments with the exception of bass guitar and electric guitar were performed by Warne. Guitar duties were taken care of by Ollie Hannifan, Nikolas Jon Aarland and minor edits and re-recordings by Michael Holmes. Bass duties were taken care of by Michael Holmes with the exception of Nikolas on the track, Technology Killed The Kids.[15]
Once the recording of the album had finished, Warne began the process of completing the band line-up for future albums and live purposes. She welcomed second guitarist, Samuel Higgins whom she had also met through university, along with drummer, Robin Johnson via an online forum[17] and bassist, Peter Episcopo via recording engineer, Rob Aubrey, into the band with Warne taking care of vocals, synths and keyboard duties from then on.
Kyros's debut album was released originally a self-titled work as the band was under the name of Synaesthesia at the time. The album was released 20 January 2014.[18]
The band performed their debut concert at The Cultuurpodium Boerderij in Zoetermeer supporting IQ.[19]
Kyros went onto welcoming American guitarist Joey Frevola into the band replacing Ollie Hannifan in 2014 and have since parted ways from GEP and independently release their second album, Vox Humana in November 2016.
The band signed on White Star Records to release their third album, Celexa Dreams in June 2020.
Influences edit
Warne has stated a number of influences ranging from progressive rock staples to mainstream pop music producers as well as many notable acts such as Trevor Horn, Genesis, Phil Collins, Tony Banks, Muse, Matt Bellamy, Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson, Dream Theater, Spock's Beard, Neal Morse, Rush, Flying Colors, Mike Portnoy, IQ, Haken, Keane, Kevin Gilbert, Frost*, Transatlantic, Poppy, Cardiacs, Tim Smith, Savant/Aleksander Vinter, Simon Godfrey, Marillion, Chvrches, HAIM and Tears for Fears.[4]
Discography edit
With KYROS edit
Studio albums
- Synaesthesia (2014)
- Vox Humana (2016)
- Celexa Dreams (2020)
- Celexa Streams (2021)
- RECOVER (2021)
EPs and singles
- BETA EP (2015)
- "Cloudburst" maxi single (2016)
- Monster EP (2017)
- Four of Fear (2020)
Other Credits edit
Notable Engineering Credits edit
- KYROS - Vox Humana[20] (recording & mixing / 2016)
- Shahin Najafi - Jens Sevom[21] (mixing / 2019)
- Edge of Reality - In Static[22] (mixing / 2019)
- Bogus Gasman - Don't Get Your Hopes Up (recording & mixing / 2019)
- KYROS - Celexa Dreams[23] (recording & mixing / 2020)
- KYROS - RECOVER (mixing / 2021)
- Hotdoggrrrl & the Sesame Buns - The Beginning Of The End[24] (mixing / 2021)
Notable Video Production & Filmmaking Credits edit
- Steven Wilson - "Live at HMV 363 Oxford Street, London" (unplugged gig / filming & sound editing/mastering in collaboration with Crystal Spotlight / 2017)
- Steven Wilson - "fan event in Shoreditch, London" (social media video content / filming & editing in collaboration with Crystal Spotlight / 2017)[25]
- Steven Wilson - To The Bone Tour Mini-Doc (mini-documentary / filming & editing in collaboration with Crystal Spotlight / 2018)
- Bullet Height - Break Our Heart Down (lyric video / CG animation & editing / 2018)
- Lines in the Sky - Thalassophobia (lyric video / CG animation & editing / 2019)[26]
- Ihlo - Reanimate (music video / CG animation & editing / 2019)[27]
- Iamthemorning - Song of Psyche (music video / CG animation & editing / 2019)[28]
- Mariana Semkina - Still Life (music video / directing, filming, animation and editing / 2020)[29]
- KYROS - In Motion (music video / directing, CG animation & editing / 2020)[30]
- KYROS - Two Frames of Panic (music video / directing, CG animation & editing / 2020)
- KYROS - Fear of Fear (music video / directing, CG animation & editing / 2020)[31]
- KYROS - Phosphene (music video / directing, CG animation & editing / 2020)
- Crusade - Insatiable (lyric video / directing, CG animation & editing / 2021)[32]
References edit
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- ^ a b "hereisadam / Audio Engineering". Hereisadam.com.
- ^ "Adam Warne & Robin Johnson – Kyros". The Progressive Aspect – TPA. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Adam Warne". Kyrosmusic.com. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Student musician launches first album on label | Middlesex University London". Mdx.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "200 invalid-request". Brit.croydon.sch.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "What's it like to come out as trans to your fans? The latest Hell Bent for Metal finds out". 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Stream MakersCast 6 - Kyros' Shelby Warne by Music City Makers | Listen online for free on SoundCloud".
- ^ "" it's great to come across an independently produced, engineered and released album from a band who decided to go it alone so that they could have complete control over their music."". Allabouttherock.co.uk. 23 October 2016.
- ^ "KMG / Kyros Media Group". Kyrosmediagroup.com.
- ^ "Vox Humana Review". Backgroundmagazine.nl.
- ^ "Adam Warne interview". Theprogressiveaspect.net.
- ^ "Old Street Studios equipment list". Oldstreetstudios.com.
- ^ "ABOUT". Kyrosmusic.com. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Adam Warne – Synaesthesia | Interviews". Dprp.net. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ mcdozenlegs. "Giant Electric Pea Ltd – Synaesthesia sign with GEP". Gep.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "IQ – Official Forum • View topic – Synaesthesia's search for a drummer". Iq-forum.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ admin5000. "Giant Electric Pea Ltd – Synaesthesia by Synaesthesia". Gep.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Christmas Bash 2013 at Boerderij (Zoetermeer) on 20 Dec 2013". Last.fm. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "KYROS (3) - Vox Humana". Discogs. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Shahin Najafi_Jense Sevom". Dyaloge. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Edge Of Reality – In Static (2019, CD), retrieved 6 January 2022
- ^ Kyros – Celexa Dreams (2020, CD), retrieved 6 January 2022
- ^ Hotdoggrrrl & the Sesame Buns – The Beginning Of The End (2021, Vinyl), retrieved 6 January 2022
- ^ Steven Wilson fan event in Shoreditch, London, retrieved 6 January 2022
- ^ Lines In The Sky - "Thalassophobia", retrieved 6 January 2022
- ^ Ihlo - 'REANIMATE' (Official Music Video), retrieved 6 January 2022
- ^ Iamthemorning - Song of Psyche (from The Bell), retrieved 6 January 2022
- ^ Mariana Semkina - Still Life (from Sleepwalking), retrieved 6 January 2022
- ^ KYROS - In Motion (Official Video), retrieved 6 January 2022
- ^ KYROS - Fear of Fear (Official Video), retrieved 6 January 2022
- ^ Crusade - Insatiable (lyric video), retrieved 6 January 2022