I was mixing a song for a client recently and they were asking for the song to be “softer”. This was definitely a mastering thing as the song was as loud as the rest of the tracks on the album but this didn’t serve the flow of the album or Read more…
I was recently recording some session guitar parts for a local Sunshine Coast producer. It’s not my usual gig. Most of my guitar recordings are for projects I’m working on or a client. I have some nice pedals, a nice amp and cab but I find the flexibility of using Read more…
I was working on a Doxkyn track this morning. I had a nice synthwave drum beat set up including a percussion loop but I needed an extra percussive layer to help build the rhythmic texture of the song. Ting By Klevgrand I’d recently grabbed the quirky but exquisite sounding Ting Read more…
Back when I was a younger man there was a thing called pre-production which was done before every recording project. This was in the day when the music producer moniker was given to someone who helped facilitate the production of an album or single. For those who don’t know what Read more…
I work with a composer from Canada (Cōdae) who writes eclectic electronic pieces. More recently I mixed/mastered and did finishing production on an album called Divan. This album encapsulates ancient and historic texts accompanied by world/period music infused electronica. Before delving into recording Cōdae had been a pianist who had Read more…