Recording
& Pre-Production

Most times when a song feels ready to record (and hopefully you've had some production input), it is. But it may not be the last recording. Most artists will make a demo recording first. And this is the domain of small-scale/mobile recording engineers (such as myself). 

There are two options - your place or mine, including me bringing a 16 track mobile setup.

Mixing

Mixing is taking your raw performance and crafting it into a well balanced, punchy and exciting rendition of your song.

In today’s digital era, you may want or need to create different mixes as well – one for streaming/broadcast, but also versions for licensing in movies/television/video games.

Mastering
& Remastering

If mixing is about balancing the raw performance, mastering is making that mixed song hold up in power and volume against everything else on YouTube, Spotify, etc.

Today’s digital era demands different mixes/masters as well for streaming, but also versions for licensing in movies/television/
video games. 

Mixing console
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