Owner and in-house engineer, Simon 'Ding' Archer is a producer, composer & musician, based in Salford.
He first started training in studio engineering in 1987 and recorded and produced 2 albums by his own band, As Able As Kane , whilst still in training.

As a musician he has toured, predominantly as bass player with many bands, including The Fall ; PJ Harvey ; Frank Black Francis ;
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry & Moris Tepper [Capt Beefheart/Tom Waits] . He also played bass on the Pixies' "Indie Cindy" recordings of 2013
Currently he plays and records with Manchester band, Bobbie Peru.

Between 2002-2017 he enjoyed a healthy working relationship with Mark E Smith and took part in the recording of many of the releases by
The Fall over that time, including the number 1 track in John Peel’s last ever Festive 50 - Sparta FC2 .
To date he has credits on 11 of their albums and 10 EP/singles.

Working on both sides of the glass, Ding has a great reputation for understanding the needs of artists in order to coerce the best
results from them. Add to this decades of recording and production experience, coupled with a healthy eye on new approaches and the warmth of the analogue options that 6dB has to offer and good results are pretty much guaranteed here.

6dB thrives on a relaxed and friendly atmosphere and is located really close to all of the amenities that both Manchester and Salford
have to offer. Manchester's main high street, Deansgate is just a 5 minute walk away.

Prices are very competitive and the studio offers various recording deal options. If you're looking to record, please get in touch and tell
us want you want to achieve and we'll provide you with a quote.