...what is Add a Band?
Add a Band - song production and instrumentation - bring your music to life!
Recording in a traditional studio can be expensive and daunting. The fees for studio time, an engineer, a producer, musicians and mixing, can really mount up without a clear end in sight.
At Add a Band, we do it all under one roof. We record you playing your song (or send it to us via email), then we produce and record a bespoke accompaniment onto the track from our array of modern and vintage instruments. All played and recorded by us - real instruments, real people. You then receive a full mix of your song.
Perfect for singer songwriters, our aim is to bring the best out of your music with an innovative yet old-school ethos. From simple guitar to a full rhythm section backing, we work personally with you to make sure we're bringing the best out of your songs.
We are fully set up at our purpose built recording studio in the beautiful Welsh countryside to discuss your requirements, make coffee, record your part using your own or one of our in-house instruments (acoustic/electric guitars, mandolins, violins, boudoir grand piano among others), then leave us to add the band.
Check out our pricing for more info, listen to some demos, read our testimonials or get in touch to discuss your requirements.
...who is Add a Band?
Clovis Phillips is an experienced multi-instrumentalist and producer in many different genres, and provides the guitars, bass, double bass, mandolin, keyboards, piano and drums for Add a Band, as well as the engineering, mixing and coffee making.
Brought up performing in a children's folk group and his parents' ceilidh band but listening to the Beatles and Nirvana, Clovis is used to playing in a huge range of styles.
He has worked extensively with acclaimed songwriter Jeb Loy Nichols (Three Fools, 2023, You Know Where I Live, 2026), and was a founding member of UK jazz outfit the Will Barnes Quartet (Source of the Severn, 2023). He has also worked with Celtic harpist Harriet Earis (Plethiad, 2022) and has played, toured or recorded with a wide range of artists and bands including Nashville country legend Gail Davies, Michael Weston King, Jerry deCicca, Courtney Granger, Louisiana zydeco's Jeffrey Broussard, Koray Broussard, Wayne Singleton, Desiree Champagne, Latasha Covington, Corey Ledet, Harold Guillory and Ruben Moreno (all USA), UK cajun's Flatville Aces, Vera van Heeringen, Mid Wales/borders artists including Joe Le Taxi, the Poobahs, Dai Robs, Wayne Martin, Brian Copsey, Sean Gaffney Band and Parti Gungrog.
He has also produced and provided instrumentation for albums by UK Americana's Michael Weston King (The Struggle, 2022 & Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore, 2026), Andrew Hawkey (Long Story Short, 2020), Royal Blue (Elect Love, 2019 and Heart Shaped Souvenirs, 2020), Abi Foster (History Talks, 2021), Rees Wesson's Willie Badger, among many others.
He has released two solo EPs and has previously been a tutor for the Rock Project.
Clovis has a first class degree in Popular Music and Recording from Salford University, and a Masters in Popular Music Research from Goldsmiths College, London.
...where is Add a Band?
Add a Band's purpose built recording facility is based near Newtown, in the picturesque countryside of Powys, Mid Wales with easy access to Shropshire and the borders, under 2 hours' drive from Birmingham and Liverpool.
You can reach us by car, or train to Newtown (direct from Birmingham via Shrewsbury). Further info will be provided after you've booked your session.
Predicted journey times by car:
Bishops Castle: 25 mins
Shrewsbury: 45 mins
Aberystwyth: 45 mins
Hay-on-Wye: 1hr 20
Birmingham: 1hr 40
Liverpool: 1hr 50
Manchester: 2hrs 10 mins
However, if you are emailing your part directly, it is of course not essential to visit us.
Contact us via the get in touch page
