Broadcast & Recording

CSBS has been providing audio facilities and operators for a wide range of programming in both radio and television since 1996.  The core of this has been live radio outside broadcasts for BBC Scotland’s sports output, most particularly in football and rugby and during that time, we have facilitated well over one thousand outside broadcasts from Scotland and many other parts of the world.   In 2005 we produced 32 hours of radio for BBC Scotland from the Open Golf Championship in St Andrews, and we were also involved in TWI’s production of ‘on course’ radio, an increasingly popular service at major golf events.  In television, we have worked on programmes from Scotland and all over Europe including news, documentaries, live events and drama.  We continue to offer this extensive range of experience and expertise to all our clients.

Music recording

Since the days of the school orchestra onwards, Colin Stephen has been making music recordings, and a huge archive of material has been built up, including nearly every concert from a wonderful 100 seat concert hall at Strathgarry, in Killiecrankie, Perthshire, at the heart of the Scottish Highlands.  This has included many chamber music concerts, as well as jazz and traditional Scottish music. 

The company has produced many CDs over the last fifteen years, ranging from full orchestral works to chamber and traditional music.  Artists we have worked with include Scottish fiddle player Pete Clark, clarinettist Lawrence Gill, cellist Alice Neary, pianist Leslie Howard, violinist David Juritz, flautist David Nicholson, accordionist Sandy Brechin and the Paisley Abbey Choir, to name but a few. A number of CDs are available for purchase from this site.

We have established a studio at our base near Edinburgh Airport, which has digital multi track facilities as well as the capability for live broadcast via ISDN circuits.  With powerful PC facilities, we also have an extremely portable multi track location recording capability.  We are very flexible and can turn our hand to any recording project you may have in mind. 

Please contact us if you would like to discuss a specific project.  We encourage the idea of recording at a location that is suitable for the musicians and the type of music they play.