Distillery II - Andy Leese Business Member

Member Bio

Situated midway between Bristol and Bath is Distillery II. A high-tech, top-spec studio. Designed for the artist, musician, producer, filmmaker or performer. Distillery II offers a fully rigged, wholly private, entirely adaptive environment in which creatives can rehearse, record, perform and produce.

Fully soundproofed live performance area,  PA & lighting rig, vintage recording equipment, high end microphone collection, wide selection of instruments & amps, level access / parking & loading bay, green rooms / offices, toilets & showers.

Key People

Andy Leese - Studio Business Manager

Many years in the music business across Publishing (EMI, BMG), Records (Mother/Polygram) and General Manager for the iconic RAK Studios in London. Now Studio Business Manager at Distillery II Studios, based near Bristol.

Phil Parsons - Studio Manager

Began working with producer and engineer Paul Stacey (Noel Gallagher, The Black Crowes.) • Joined Distiller Music in 2012 to run the recording studio - The Distillery Studios • Engineered the majority of sessions with Distiller artists that used The Distillery Studios including Reverend & The Makers, Danny Goffey (Supergrass), Cassia, Anteros, The Ninth Wave & The Ramona Flowers. • Artists worked with outside of Distiller includes Stereophonics, Far From Saints, Reef, Starsailor & Frightened Rabbit. • Engineered 2 UK number one albums - Kind (Stereophonics) & Oocha (Stereophonics) • Worked on projects at studios outside of The Distillery including RAK, Metropolis, ICP (Belgium) & Ocean Sound Recordings (Norway). • Production manager for Distiller TV since 2022. • Worked on the technical design and installation of the new Distillery 2 Studio