Absolutely! I've worked with and become great friends with many of the best musicians both in L.A. and Nashville, and can help you connect to them whether I record their parts or not.
I'd love to! I can help you choose which songs to record, which musicians to use, where to record, etc. It's up to you to tell me how much help you need.
Currently I am really enjoying mixing in my own studio. The benefits to you are numerous. For instance, it is much easier to have a flexible schedule and exact, immediate recall. This translates into less cost and more efficiency for you. However, if you really want me to mix on an analog console, I'm comfortable at many studios and on many consoles including Neve, SSL, API, etc.
I like to mix with a basic mastering in place. However, I'm not fond of "squashing" everything just to make it loud, unless you specifically request that. I like to leave the mastering engineer some headroom to work with, and I feel that a great mastering engineer can make your mix louder in a much more pleasing way than I can. I can certainly help connect you with my favorite mastering engineer, Hank@Mastermix. He'll do a great job for you at a reasonable price.
I'm not opposed to it, if it's done right. Some voices get away with being out of tune more than others. In fact, it may add to their "character". I do have a problem with the over-tuning that is so prevalent. Unless you specifically request it, I won't tune your vocals unless something sticks out.
For the most part, I'm opposed to them. If a good-sounding drum kit is recorded half-way decently, I'd much rather work with that. However, occasionally I will supplement with samples if the recorded kit is just not cutting it, or if the song just calls out for it.
Reference, reference, reference! I find other mixes to reference to and output them to a separate console input so I can switch between them and what I'm mixing. Make sure to match the levels. This is so helpful in keeping perspective and for not letting yourself get fooled into thinking your mix is great when it really isn't. Sometimes I'll reference mixes in a completely different genre, just for inspiration!
First of all, record everything as cleanly as you can. Don't over-compress or over-EQ. Don't load up on tracks; you can get so much more power out of well-placed, sparse arrangements. Keep things concise; you don't always need a double chorus at the end. It's okay for a song to BE long, it just shouldn't FEEL long!
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