The Grand Northern Recording Studio - Grand Northern Group

The Grand Northern is home to globally known Producer Alexander Johnston, Alex is a producer, song writer, arranger, scorer and multi-instrumentalist. He has already produced, written, composer or worked with artists who have sold a combined total of over 100 million records globally.
He owns The Grand Northern Group, Grand Northern R...
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The Grand Northern Recording Studio - Grand Northern Group

The Grand Northern is home to globally known Producer Alexander Johnston, Alex is a producer, song writer, arranger, scorer and multi-instrumentalist. He has already produced, written, composer or worked with artists who have sold a combined total of over 100 million records globally.
He owns The Grand Northern Group, Grand Northern Recording Studio a label, sync licensing company and media company, including a 15 piece studio band of some of the biggest talent in the business.
Alex started as a 19 year old and ran promotions and the city’s famous Boardwalk, worked for Tony Wilson on ‘In The Cit’y and helped run the rehearsal rooms where James, Oasis and the Happy Mondays used to rehearse. In 2000 During that time Alex was asked by then Stone Roses drummer Robbie Maddox to drum in his Black Romance Orchestra but scheduling conflicts didn’t allow.

Alex’s band Mamma Freedom toured their 2014 Voodoo Suite Sessions Vol I in 2017 and 2018 with a 50 date tour supporting the Legend Alexander O’Neal.
They hit it of so well that Alexander Johnston became O’Neal’s permanent Producer and both he and brother MF singer J become his writers. They Wrote the new Alexander O’Neal album Testament due for release in the summer of 2020, re-arranged Hearsay for a special 30th edition and Alex mixed parts of and mastered the Alexander O’Neal Live at The Palladium album while J served as director and editor of the live videos.

Since then Alexander Johnston and the band have worked with Damon Albarn or Gorillza, CASisDEAD, Robbie Williams, Rudimental, Wiley and more who are regular visitors to the studio.


Client List Below:








People worked with include:
Alexander O’Neal (no.1 Selling artist)
Robbie Williams (no.1 Selling artist)
Damon Albarn (Blur / Gorillaz) (no.1 selling artist)
Mamma Freedom
J V Johnston
James Newman (Brit Award winner)
Tupac
Rudimental
The Sonic Generals
Girls Aloud (no.1 Selling artist)
Wiley ( no.1 selling)
Wrigley (Top 10 selling artist)
Jodie Connor ( no.1 Selling artist)
The Happy Mondays (no.1 Selling artist)
Massive Films - soundtrack
Samsung
Apple
Honda
New Show Media - film score
The BBC - Score
Wrote the theme to ABC kids show What's Up!
New Road Productions - Film Score
Persian Cat Press - Composer
Seat
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