Hiltongrove, also known as Hiltongrove Multimedia, was established in 1994 by Guy Davis to create a music company offering a CD mastering/editing facility, with a brokerage service for CD manufacturing. They were based in Walthamstow, London.
Can also appear as:
- Hiltongrove (See Note: 1.)
- Hiltongrove, London
- Hiltongrove, London E17
- Hiltongrove Limited, London
- Hilton Grove
- Hilton Grove, London
- Hilton Grove, London.U.K
- Hiltongrove Media
- Hilton Grove Business Centre (See Note: 2.)
- Hylton [sic] Grove, London
Note:
1. Care is needed after 2009 as some releases may state Mastering by Hiltongrove Mastering.
2. Occasionally, and in conjunction with Mastering engineer, Dave Blackman.
When acting as a broker, you will find in the matrix mirror band Hiltongrove or Hiltongrove Multimedia and their sequential internal ID HGCDxxxx or HGDVxxxx (xxxx being a 3 or 4 digit number).
Sometimes HGCD is prefixed by HIL (Do not include HIL as part of the cat#)
How to credit Hiltongrove Multimedia in the LCCN:
Hiltongrove Multimedia can be credited with 'Manufactured By' in the LCCN along with their internal catalog number HGCD xxxx or HGCDxxxx.
If the artwork role\s lists Hiltongrove Studio and is explicitly mentioned by the word 'Studio', then the Hilton Grove Studios, London profile should be used with the appropriate role.
If the release states Mastered At 'Hiltongrove Mastering' by name and has a release date later than October 2005, then use Hiltongrove Mastering with the appropriate role.
Do not use the Glass Mastered At or Pressed By roles for Hiltongrove Multimedia. This function was carried out by a third party company.
Hiltongrove have never performed glass mastering and the HGCD number in the matrix was for their internal process tracking only.
In 1996 they expanded their mastering studio and in 1996 they formed the Hiltongrove Business Centre. By 1997 they had created 5 studios and space was rented out to the music industry. From 2000 they started increasing their property portfolio and in 2005 sold the Mastering Studio side of the business to Sound Performance in January 2005.
