Producer · Engineer · Multi-Instrumentalist

About JB Pilon

JB Pilon is the founder of Buffalo Studio and the producer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist behind every record made there. He's known for a warm, vintage-driven sound and a hands-on, collaborative approach to making records.

After 15 years working in London, JB relocated Buffalo in Sheffield, in a space built around a 48-channel SSL 4000G+ console and a deep collection of vintage gear, instruments and microphones — the kind of room where a song can become a record properly.

Selected credits

JB has produced, engineered and mixed records that have appeared on labels and partners including Warner Music, Parlophone, BBC, Pitch & Sync, Magnetic Eye Records, Whirlwind Recordings, Village Live, Spiritual Records, French 78, Adelphoi Music and many independents — across rock, indie, soul, alt-country, folk and beyond.

Approach

JB doesn't just press record. Most projects start with arrangement and song-doctoring — finding what's missing, what's in the way, and how to bring out a song's character. Tracking is usually live, on the floor of the live room, with the band looking at each other and the producer in earshot.