Isa Khan
Recording Engineer
Recording Engineer
I specialise in classical music recording, editing & post-production, from traditional stereo through to modern techniques for Dolby Atmos. My work includes digital concert recordings with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & London Chamber Orchestra; orchestral and choral concert recordings at the Barbican, Cadogan Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall & Fairfeld Hall; chamber music recordings at the Royal Festival Hall, Wigmore Hall & Milton Court as well as award-winning studio albums. Additionally, I teach Music Technology at Dulwich College, where a growing number of students are heading on to the Tonmeister degree.
Prior to working in the recording industry, I studied composition under scholarships at the Purcell School and Royal College of Music. Whilst still a student, I received commissions from the likes of the London Philharmonic Orchestra & London Sinfonietta and on graduation, I was awarded the Elgar Memorial Prize in Composition for outstanding achievement. I went on to train with renowned classical engineer Tony Faulkner, with whom I worked for many years. Faulkner’s techniques remain ubiquitous in my approach to recording.
Natural and transparent-sounding high definition audio recordings. Visually unobtrusive set-ups.
Live concerts, promotional films and documentaries, all beautifully shot in stunning 4K resolution.
Audio editing, mixing, restoration, de-noising and mastering. Video editing and colour-grading.
Captured with striking fidelity.
This is a seriously impressive CD. The production values are impeccable.
A truly memorable album that's head and shoulders above any other British jazz recording of the last couple of decades.
[the microphone placement gives] it an intense, sometimes earthy atmosphere.
12 ensemble, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Birmingham Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Britten Sinfonia, Brodsky Quartet, City of London Sinfonia, Consone Quartet, English Chamber Orchestra, The English Concert, Ferio Saxophone Quartet, London Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Opera Holland Park, The Opera Story, Orchestra of St. John’s, Pelléas Ensemble, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ruisi Quartet, Southbank Sinfonia, Tiffin Choir, Westminster Cathedral Choir, Winchester College Choir
Thomas Adès, Marin Alsop, Benjamin Appl, Alison Balsom, Nicola Benedetti, Mary Bevan, Kris Bezuidenhout, Robin Blaze, Lucy Crowe, Alpesh Chauhan, Nicholas Daniel, Tim Garland, Teo Gheorghiu, Jess Gillam, Ben Goldscheider, Richard Harwood, Guy Johnston, Pavel Kolesnikov, Pekka Kuusisto, Anna Lapwood, Joseph Middleton, Madeleine Mitchell, Anna Patalong, Jennifer Pike, Tom Poster, Matthew Rose, Fatma Said, Chloé van Soeterstède, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Toby Spence, Pavel Šporcl, Jennifer Stumm, Alexander Ulman, Christopher Warren-Green, Kitty Whately, Roderick Williams
The Barbican, Cadogan Hall, Conway Hall, Fairfield Halls, Grange Park Opera, Henry Wood Hall, Jacqueline Du Pré Music Hall, Leeds Town Hall, LSO St Luke's, Merton College, Milton Court, Potton Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Royal Overseas League, SJE Arts, Southwark Cathedral, St James's Piccadilly, St John's Smith Square, St Martin-in-the-Fields, St Paul's Cathedral, Temple Church, Wathen Hall, Westminster Cathedral, Wigmore Hall