Lambert 'Bert' Pitter - Richard Bryan photo

Mandeville may not blow the roof in terms of its influence on the music industry, but at least one entity - Di-mon Cut Productions - wants to enhance the way local production and budding artistes from the region find their feet in the industry.

Initially, Di-mon Cut operated solely as a recording studio in 2000, but has been capitalised since 2007 to take on the bigger package of the ingredients that go into making music more marketable.

"We go the full mile now," boasted co-proprietor Lambert 'Bert' Pitter, who also owns a similar entity in England.

Progressive work on the studio centre situated below Sinclair's Bargain Centre on Manchester Road, has now achieved a production house which takes care of the usual priorities of an artiste such as the technical ability of the producers, musicians, engineers, quality of the recording equipment, as well as an environment that combines the natural and sophisticated feel one must have to generate his or her best vocal abilities.

A visit inside the facility by THE STAR revealed a well-manicured space. At the artistes' disposal is a chill-room - a kind of waiting area where the services of a recording coach can be accessed. This is separate from the engineering room where Di-mon Cut offers a 24-track analogue studio and a digital-recording suite. In addition, there is a full live-performance rehearsal studio with band instruments.

Among the established artistes who have done work there are Tony Rebel and CeCile.

"The idea is that once you come inside, you feel you are at the right place," Pitter told THE STAR.

Di-mon Cut, he added, aims to offer more.

"We have now added people and other components, which should convince the artiste we mean business and, if he or she does serious work with us, they are in capable hands."

Proper marketing largely remains the major stumbling block in entertainment progress in Mandeville but Pitter is convinced his company's new thrust will make a difference. As an example, he pointed to an upcoming launch of a new album for their current major signee - Parahbel.