Industry accredited recording and mixing with an analog heart in a digital world. My name is Zakarious Collins, and I am your next mix engineer. In a world saturated with "that will work" quality, my goal is to make your music stand out in the crowd both sonically, and
Professional recording
Industry Level Mixing
Independent Artist EPK
Executive production
Ascap and BMI Registry
Radio Advertisments
Radio Spins
Artist Development
Label Blast
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Interview with MixedByZakarious
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Hybrid.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: Your music will have the desired quality. I am a perfectionist and my own worst critic. I enter your mix with the question of, okay, what does this record take me? where can i take it? What do i have to add or subtract to get the artist's vision brought to life?
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Avalon 737 Neumann u87 Empirical Labs Distressor Universal Audio 1176 Teletronix La-2A
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Started as a recording artist, with a passion for song writing, but soon fell in love with the art of mixing, and the rest is history. I have been recording and mixing music for 15 years.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The freedom to put a little bit of myself in every record i touch.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Modern, In your Face and upfront.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Drake, because his style is amazing, he always finds away to better hisself on each record. He doesnt really live in the box that other artist live in these days.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Come to the studio prepared. No One likes to waste time or money.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Hip-Hop and R&B
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Closed session Mixing
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Open mind, Industry ear, Great Vision and personality.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Artist Come in, 10 to 15 minute meet and greet. Recording process starts. I test for levels and record all vocals raw. Once the recording process is complete, i will then begin to add plugins to start the mixing process. this process doesnt really have a time frame, all songs are different, It just depends on the collective vision for the song or project.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Young Guru, Phil Tan, Noah "40" Shebib
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Recording and mixing
- Recording StudioAverage price - $400 per day
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $200 per song
- RemixingAverage price - $100 per song
- Songwriter - LyricAverage price - $100 per song
- Trident 70 series
- Pro Tools HD
- 6 Neve 1073
- 2- La2a
- 4- 1176
- API Pre
- SSL Eqs
- and much much more.
50% off of your first mix
