Thick-Skinned Productions Ltd is a project based music production company with it's routs firmly planted in Scotland. It's dynamic team of Directors include Cathie Rae, Suzy Melhuish, John Rae and Davie Gray.
Thick Skinned Productions is a music production / project based company routed in Scotland and run by Cathie Rae, Suzy Melhuish and Davie Gray. Suzy Melhuish has spent 12 years working in the jazz music industry in Scotland. She spent 6 years working with Jazz promotors Assembly Direct as a production manager and is experienced in touring, marketing and promotion of live music in both Scotland, England and in Europe. In 1998 she was a founder member of Caber Music (Scotlands critically acclaimed jazz record label), where as a Director, she has worked in all aspects of artist development, recording, showcasing marketing and the releasing Scottish jazz.
Cathie Rae has been running her own Arts Administration Company (Alba Arts / Jazz Base) for the past 5 years. Her main client for the past 7 years is the Fionna Duncan Vocal Jazz Workshops, and she also organises tours in Scotland and England, writes grant applications for musicians and has just finished a contract as Programme Manager for the Glasgow International Jazz Festival. Cathie has also been a professional jazz singer for the past 7 years and has first hand knowledge and experience of touring with her own band. She is a well respected figure amongst jazz musicians throughout the UK and takes on the roll of main co-ordinator and administrator for all Thick-Skinned projects.
Davie Gray runs one of Scotlands top recording studios (The Sound Café) where for the past 10 years he has recorded and mixed many of Scotland leading artists in the jazz, folk and pop world. His technical expertise in recording and live work plus his facilities for rehearsals along with the facilities for recording and producing DVDs makes up a core part of the production team.
