Paul Reeve is a record producer from Cornwall, UK and has BPI awards for over 5 million record sales.

Following several years of recording at Rogue Studios, Bermondsey, London, Reeve joined Sawmill Studio in Golant, where he performed regular stints. During this time, he worked with several producers, including John Leckie, John Cornfield, Sam Williams, and Chris Allison.

In 1997, while Reeve was working at Sawmills, he was introduced by Dennis Smith to Muse,[3] where he began as a music producer on some of their first records.[4][5] Reeve was tasked by Smith with leading the production of the EP, partly since senior engineer John Cornfield was currently working with Supergrass and partly because Reeve and Muse frontman Matt Bellamy had “similar singing styles.” The band recorded ten songs during the sessions, later settling on Overdue, Cave, Coma, and Escape for inclusion on the EP. Reeve had mixed Cave and Coma. He also sang several songs as a backing vocalist and made multiple contributions to the band. “It was the first time any of us could really hear my voice. Until that point I was pretty much buried, for a reason. Paul Reeve made me feel like a good singer and it was the first time I’d ever felt that. It was a revelation, putting on the headphones and singing and hearing a clear sound, that completely led the way I sang. The deep breaths I was taking between phrases, which are quite unprofessional from a singing pint of view, most producers would say “We don’t want that” but he’d emphasise those fragile edges to bring the emotion out a bit more. For me, vocally, he had a big impact. I didn’t feel like a front person until that point.” -Matt Bellamy. Muse

Reeve produced Muse’s EPs Muse and Muscle Museum EP,[4][6] of which three tracks, Uno, Muscle Museum, and Unintended, have been released as singles, the last entering the UK chart at number 20. As well as co-production on Muse’s Showbiz and Absolution albums, Reeve co-produced and mixed a large selection of b-sides for the Muse compilation Hullabaloo Soundtrack.[7]

In 2003, after mixing COX’s Rien A Perdre album for Barclay, Reeve was called in to co-produce tracks for Muse’s album, Absolution[1][8] for Taste Media. In 2004, he produced and mixed a new album and DVD by David Hallyday/Nova 6 for Mercury Records, France, and co-produced material for Universal’s Razorlight album.[7]

In 2005, he finished producing and mixing the new album for The General Store and was developing new projects with Dangerous Records. He also was a guitarist and Musical Director for the NOVA 6 European tour for Alias productions. In 2007, Reeve worked with Alan Smyth (Arctic Monkeys) as an engineer on the Milburn album for Universal and produced tracks for the Ruarri Joseph debut album for Atlantic.[7]

In 2009, Reeve was asked to produce the vocals for Muse’s single Uprising. He produced the Fainting in Coils EP by Andrew Bate in 2010-2011, citing the singer as having “One of most beautiful male voices I’ve ever heard.” In 2012, Paul co-produced vocals for the 2012 Muse album Second Law. He has credits on 41 Muse release formats.[7]

He was a guitarist for Top of the Pops (TOTP) as part of PJB featuring Hannah and her sisters. Reeve also wrote for the album and EP while singing for the band Wayland.

He also recorded the album Silence[23] for auction for Promise Club,[25] Great Illusions for Shape Of Water (in 2020),[9][10][11] Nothnegal’s self-titled EP,[12][13][14] Lesoir’s album, Mosaic,[15] and David Hallyday’s album Satellite.[26] He has worked with several artists, including Beta Band, Muse, Steve Harley, Ruarri Joseph, Andrew Bate, Razorlight, Supergrass[16], Harry Collier (in Rootjoose and as a solo artist), Malcolm Joseph (2022), Louise Elliot (of Rialto Fame), Willie and the Bandits (2022), Bird Eats Baby (2018), Glasgow (2014), Kezia Barr (2021-22), and IAMMANNAKING (2021); several producers, including John Leckie, John Cornfield, Sam Williams; and Chris Allison.

Reeve’s major releases include The Clique (1994), Uno (2000), The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), Blackout (2005), Birdeatsbaby – Better Man (2018), and Origin of Muse (2019).[23]

Reeve regularly serves as the Chief Engineer at The Airfield Studios in Cornwall.[2] He also mixes projects from his mix room and continues to develop promising artists in the UK and Europe. He has been featured on The Mixed In Key Podcast[18] and has BPI awards for over 5 million record sales.[7]

“It’s about emotion. If you haven’t got that right, any technical skill is wasted. I’ve been working with artists in the studio since my early 20’s and have been privileged to work with some really talented and cool people. For me, it’s all about getting to know someone enough to get the measure of how they want the record to sound. My first experiences of studios were as a singer songwriter and I know how great it can feel to get what you meant to down on ‘tape’.“