Welcome to Karona Sound
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Karona Sound is the brand for the sound engineering services of Ian Cleverdon, who provides a range of audio services to music professionals and enthusiastic amateurs alike. This includes:
Ian's musical experience and 'ear' stems from years as a semi-professional musician, composer, live sound engineer, and fan of various styles of music. He is currently one half of acoustic folk duo, The Huers, and has a solo album - Confusion Clear - due out in 2021. His prolific work in recent years with Acoustic Roots Wigan has seen him work with many of the artists who inspired him to become involved with music in the first place. Click on the various tabs to learn more about Ian's service offering and which artists have benefited from his services. |
Latest News: Live Production and Mastering
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Katie Spencer: Live at Acoustic Roots Katie Spencer is one of the UK's rising stars on the folk scene, making a great name for herself with her superb guitar style, reminiscent of Bert Jansch and John Martyn, and her gorgeously poetic songs and ethereal vocal style. Ian had the pleasure working with her on a live recording back in February 2020, which has resulted in this fabulous live EP. You can grab a CD or digital copy of the release on Katie's Bandcamp page. You can also see her in action on the night performing Shannon Road by clicking here. Thanks to Stuart Cleverdon for video production. |
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Harbottle & Jonas: Live at Acoustic Roots
The last concert held at Acoustic Roots (see bottom of this page) before the Covid-19 lockdown on 7 March 2020 was not only a fabulous one, but was professionally captured in audio and video. Ian managed the sound on the evening and also managed to capture the audio which, as it turns out, made a fabulous live album for Dave and Freya in these difficult times for touring musicians. You can sample and download the digital album at the Harbottle & Jonas Bandcamp page, and see clips of them in action on the night on the Acoustic Roots Wigan YouTube Channel, video captured and edited by Stuart Cleverdon. Click here to view the live video of Was It You? from the album. |
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Ben Morgan-Brown: Live in Lancashire Devon-based singer-songwriter, and face of the Acoustic Review YouTube channel, Ben Morgan-Brown has released a live album recorded, mixed and mastered by Ian. Titled 'Live in Lancashire', the album features seven songs performed live at St Michael's Church, Dalton, Lancashire on Sat 7 March 2020 as part of the Acoustic Roots Wigan series of concerts, Ben appeared as part of a Devonian double-header with Harbottle & Jonas (see above). You can download a copy of the album at Ben's Bandcamp page. You can sample a track by watching a live performance of 'Everyday Notes' from the concert by clicking here. Video produced by Stuart Cleverdon. |
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Long Story Short by Richard Knott
Richard is an excellent acoustic guitarist and his wonderfully crafted songs have been described as "on the bluesier side of singer-songwriter". His debut full-length album was released in February 2018 and Ian has not only acted as Associate Producer but has also done a little bit of mandolin session work too! You can find out more about the album and Ian's involvement by visiting the Testimonials page, visiting Richard's website or by watching the promo video via the link on the left. |
Acoustic Roots Wigan
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As well as being resident sound engineer for the Acoustic Roots series of concerts in Wigan, Ian is also co-promoter of the concert series with David and Dan Hiney. Please visit the Acoustic Roots Wigan website or Facebook page. Currently, no live concerts are taking place due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but the series hopes to jump back into life as soon as the vaccine and safety allows.
If you have any questions or enquiries, please contact Ian: Email: ian@karonasound.co.uk Phone: 07759 219270 |