Album · production & mix · 2026
Low Tide Radio
A ten-track record made over a winter: live drums in the big room, synths through a tape echo, and vocals recorded at night to keep them close.
Producer, mix engineer · An independent artist
Music producer & sound designerManchester, UK
Theo Vance
Independent sound. A little texture. A lot of feeling.
Booking sessions from January
48
releases produced or mixed
14
short films and games scored
2.3m
streams across the catalogue
3
live rooms in the studio
Behind the sound
I produce, mix and design sound for independent artists, films and games, from a converted mill studio full of old synths, tape and a very patient upright piano.
My records sit somewhere between electronic and acoustic: real rooms, real players, then a lot of careful texture. I like working closely with artists from demo to master, and I care as much about how a session feels as how it sounds.
For picture, I build sound worlds and scores that sit under dialogue, not on top of it.
- Based in
- Manchester, UK
- Availability
- Booking sessions from January
- Studio
- hello@theovance.example
The crate
Every project, made into an object. Drag to turn the scene.
Selected releases
05 projects
Album · production & mix · 2026
Low Tide Radio
A ten-track record made over a winter: live drums in the big room, synths through a tape echo, and vocals recorded at night to keep them close.
- Role
- Producer, mix engineer
- For
- An independent artist
EP · production · 2026
Glasshouse
Four songs built around a prepared piano and field recordings from a Victorian glasshouse; rain on the roof became the hi-hats.
- Role
- Producer
Single · mix & master · 2025
Sunward
A bright, wide summer single mixed in stereo and Dolby Atmos for streaming services.
- Role
- Mix and mastering engineer
Film score · 2025
Open Field
A sparse score for strings and modular synth, with a sound design pass built from recordings made on location.
- Role
- Composer, sound designer
- For
- A short documentary
Live recording series · 2024
Night shift sessions
Six bands recorded live to tape in a single evening each, released as a monthly series with session films.
- Role
- Producer, recording engineer
Sessions
Instruments & tools
- Production
- Mixing
- Sound design
- Modular synthesis
- Tape & analogue
- Film scoring
- Field recording
- Ableton Live
- Pro Tools
- Dolby Atmos
Work with me
Production
From demo to finished record: arrangement, sessions, sound and direction.
From £450 a track
Mixing & mastering
Stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes, with two rounds of notes and stems delivered.
From £220 a track
Sound for picture
Scores, sound design and final mixes for film, games and installations.
Quoted per project
Credits
2019 – Present
Producer & studio owner
Mill Studio · Manchester
Producing and mixing independent records; scoring short films and games.
2015 – 2019
Assistant engineer
A residential recording studio · Wales
Set up and ran sessions for visiting bands; maintained the tape machines.
Study
2012 – 2015
BA Music Production
A music college in the North West
Shows & press
- 2026
Low Tide Radio released
Vinyl and streaming, independent label
- 2025
Open Field at a documentary festival
Official selection, short documentary
- 2025
Producer talk
A city music conference, panel on analogue workflows
- 2024
Night shift sessions
Six-part live series with session films