Record Label

Gearbox Records

British independent label, releasing both new music by contemporary artists and previously-unreleased archival recordings, and mastering studio of the same name. Founded in 2009 and based in London and Tokyo, it is owned and run by Darrel Sheinman. Well known for their jazz releases, some taken from jazz programmes on the BBC. For example, their "BBC Jazz For Moderns" series are taken from the BBC Jazz For Moderns radio series broadcasts in 1962, hosted by Steve Race, produced at the time by Terry Henebery, and recorded at the BBC Maida Vale Studios. Others include their Japanese Editions series with legendary performances done at London jazz club Ronnie Scott's. They also do various studio mixing and production work, and since 2012 run an all-analogue lacquer cutting and mastering studio situated at Tileyard Studios in King's Cross, London. The studio is equipped with a 1967 Haeco Scully lathe with Westrex amplifiers. They also provide for direct-to-disc (or tape) recording making use of the recording studio next door (previously Mark Ronson's Zelig Studios). For its own releases Gearbox Records usually works with Optimal Media GmbH. Known engineers and their signatures: Darrel Sheinman – Daz Caspar Sutton-Jones – caspar@gearbox Cicely Balston (2013-2016) Carla Iannace (since 2021) – carla@gearbox Kristina Rhodes (2021-2023) The studio also appears on releases as: - Gearbox Records Studio - Gearbox Recording Label Code: LC 89588.