James Violeen

Production,Mixing,Multi Instr.

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I'm a perfectionist. My job is to help your music convey true emotion and affect people on a deeper level.

Musician since the age of 5, working with audio for 11 years, I'm an artist myself. In addition can play drums, bass, guitar and keys on your track.

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  1. Review by Zakhar Valaha
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    James was incredible to work with! Not only is he an excellent player, but he also has an incredible ear for what the track needs,
    If I could give this guy 6 stars, I would.
    Highly recommended to all.

Interview with James Violeen

  1. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  2. A: I do everything in the box. sometimes utilize a TLA tube preamp/compressor, on rare occasions. Pro Tools HD

  3. Q: What are you working on at the moment?

  4. A: My own music

  5. Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

  6. A: https://soundbetter.com/profiles/161134-zakhar-valaha Lifesaver. I've worked with Zakhar many times. Easy to communicate, very recommended!

  7. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  8. A: definitely both

  9. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

  10. A: Like I said, I'm a perfectionist. Attention to detail is everything. I wanna be sure there's nothing poking your ears every time you listen to your music

  11. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  12. A: Experimenting with sound and of course the end result, and when I see people rocking to it=)

  13. Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

  14. A: I need to see it the way my clients do. Usually I want a reference song, or for them to describe a feeling the song should carry.

  15. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  16. A: I first began recording my band on my moms laptop in 2008. since then, there was A LOT of mistakes and failure, which I occasionally enjoy reminiscingšŸ˜… Now that I finally have a well treated studio with great monitoring, I'm confident in my work, and believe there's nothing that prevents me from producing awesome sounding music.

  17. Q: How would you describe your style?

  18. A: my mixing style varies depending on the music.

  19. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  20. A: Michael Jackson. don't ask why

  21. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  22. A: Even better - two. Record great audio at the source. When you find a feeling, commit to it, relax and live with it . By that I mean render stuff

  23. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  24. A: pop, rock, groovy stuff

  25. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  26. A: listening

  27. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  28. A: shine and sparklešŸ™Œ maybe a fresh point of view if asked for it.

  29. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  30. A: Timbaland,The Neptunes, Bob Clearmountain,Tony Maserati etc. all the greats

  31. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  32. A: Mostly mixing & mastering

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I was the composer, arranger ,musician (except vocals), mix and master engineer in this production

Terms Of Service

Turn-around time on a mix is usually 2-4 days. 4 revisions

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