A few years ago, music composer Max Wilson finally achieved his ambition to have his own recording studios in Ross-on-Wye, after his girlfriend let him rebuild a disused barn in her garden!

Max put in lots of sound proofing and rebuilt it inside to have a live room and a control room, and £40,000 later he had “Rock-on-Wye Music Studios.”

Max had got to know a musician called Lyndon Robbins, and they spent much of their time perfecting recordings in the new studio, recording five albums together using Max’s composed songs.

They then acquired another member, 23 year old drummer, Ali Strong, and called the band “Mice Take The Elevator.”

Radio stations, including the BBC, began to play their recordings and they were invited to play at Glastonbury and two other large festivals.

Unfortunately, tragedy struck and Lyndon Robbins’ ‘rock and roll’ lifestyle, caught up with him. In 2014, he died of lung cancer, and Max went into hibernation for two years.

In late 2016, Max began composing again, and by lucky accident met a talented guitar player named Rick Whitehouse.

With Max, Ali and Rick as the new named “The Rolling Apps” band, they are hoping to take their band to gigs, with twenty good tracks already ready to play.

To do this, Max is looking to add a bass player and a keyboard player to the band. They will receive equal performing fees and will record in the studio.

Visit the website to find out more about the services Rock-on-Wye Studios offers, artists that have used the studios, and technical features it offers. You can also listen to material recorded.

The Rolling Apps album is also avaliable in small stock at River Music in Ross-on-Wye.