Thanks for visiting my profile! I am a professional producer, arranger, and composer with over 20 years of experience. My primary skill is enhancing the vision of my clients, and providing them with high quality music. I specialize in the genres of R&B, Trap Soul, Lofi, and Golden Era Hip-Hop and would love to work with you on your project.
I provide a variety of services included, but not limited to:
Full song production
Composition and Arrangement
Vocal Editing, pitch and time correction even with singers with a lot of vibrato and adlibs
Native Instruments Maschine Training
Presonus Studio One 5 Training
Piano and Keyboard Playing
Mixing and Mastering
I'd love to hear about your project. Click the 'Contact' button above to get in touch.
9 Reviews - 4 Repeat Clients
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check_circleVerifiedConstant professional as always!! This was my second project with JR and I plan on making him my full-time producer!!
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Marcus A.
JR delivered far and above what I was expecting. He was timely, and super professional. I will be using him for my upcoming projects as well. Very rare these days to meet someone who can engineer an R&B track they way he does💯💯 
check_circleVerifiedExcellent from start to finish! very efficient, professional approach. Very experienced so was able to grasp my ideas immediately. Thoroughly enjoyed the experienceand will use him again!
check_circleVerifiedBrilliant, professional. One stop shop..does it all very pleased with results.
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Truly exceptional great value . Broadcast quality he has the experience and pedigree he can produce mix and master and has I believe given me a crack at success .
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JR is the real deal. Johnnie can not only deliver he makes the process fun. He's quick, turned it round in a day, nailed the feel, the sounds. For the first time I have a track I can use. Excellent experience, very happy top of the pack.
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I'm beaming from ear to ear. JR took my scrappy demo and within in a day turned into a killer track, no revision needed. Turn around was quick, he is extremely professional and more importantly competent; he nailed it straight out the gate.
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He does what your dream top studio Producer would do, turn your idea into a properly manicured track. Always brings a smile from the very first bar !
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He delivers your vision, reads your mind. I am beaming from ear to ear!!.
Interview with JR Long II
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: It's small, but professional. I monitor with KRK VXT4 and use Sennheiser HD 25 II to mix the lower frequencies. The Fantom G6 and Yamaha Motif ES are used mostly for layering with my software synths. My DAW of choice is Presonus Studio One 4 Professional and Native Instruments Maschine 2, I also have Komplete 11 Ultimate, Omnisphere 2, Melodyne 4 Studio, iZotope Alloy 2, Neutron 2, Ozone 6, Iris 2, RX 7, and lots of Waves plugins.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Prince, Teddy Riley, Jam & Lewis, Donny Hathaway, Terrace Martin, Jhene Aiko, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder, Pete Rock, Brian Michael Cox, The Bomb Squad, Clare Fischer, Leonard Bernstein, D'Angelo, Just Blaze, Young Guru, Robert Glasper, Art Of Noise, George Duke, Lonnie Liston Smith, etc....
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: RnB, Nu Soul, OVO, Orchestral and Pop mostly.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The reaction from clients when I finish their song(s) is priceless.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Be specific as you can about what you want and if possible, leave a little creative wiggle room. Keep the lines of communication open. and don't be afraid of making suggestions.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I take directions from the client and start to build the song. When the song starts to take shape, I'll send the client an mp3 example. If they're happy with the direction of the song, I'll continue which is normally the case. But if they want to make any changes, I change it to their liking. I like to communicate with the client throughout the project to make sure they get exactly what they want.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Being able to take a client's vision and turn it into a great sounding song. To be more specific, I'd say music production.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: This actually happened to me lol. Maschine Studio, AKG Precision 200, Fantom G6, Forte audio interface and my laptop.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Keke Wyatt. Her voice really inspires me. The first time I heard her sing, I had a gazillion song ideas lol.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: My ears, passion, adaptability, and not taking criticism personally.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Most of the time my clients want a completely produced song for either an album or as background music for videos promoting their product. As a pianist, my clients are all 5-star hotels and all I have to do is play and sing.
I was the Co-producer in this production
- ProducerContact for pricing
- Full instrumental productionContact for pricing
- Beat MakerAverage price - $300 per song
- RemixingAverage price - $250 per song
- Programmed drumAverage price - $150 per song
- Post MixingAverage price - $75 per minute
- Sound DesignAverage price - $50 per minute
2 revisions per song.
All payments made via paypal.
Turn-around time will depend on the size of the clients' project.
No additional costs without the clients' authorization.
- Jhene Aiko
- 9th Wonder
- Robert Glasper Experiment
- Maschine Studio
- Presonus ioStation 24c Audio Interface
- Roland Fantom G6
- Studio One 5 Professional
- Komplete 13 Ultimate CE
- iZotope Neutron 2
- Ozone 6
- SSL Native Channel Strip 2
- AKG Precision 200
- Melodyne 5 Studio
- Omnisphere 2
