Mat Maxwell on SoundBetter

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees to avant-garde jazz pioneers, I've worked with a breadth of different artists. Tracking credits include countless studios and bass tracks from home for many years. Each session is important to me - your goals in terms of feel, tone, and note-selection are paramount.

Send me your song, idea, sheet music, whatever! I will bring the bottom-end to life.

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Interview with Mat Maxwell

Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Singing!
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both!
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: That you’ll be hiring someone who genuinely cares that you get exactly why you want. I’m obviously charging for services, but that’s just so so I can eat. I play music because I love making great sound and want you to have what that means to you, too.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Be as informative as you can but really take the time to find out what kind of player (background, etc.) you want before hiring.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Does this island have power?! If not; an acoustic bass, upright bass, grand piano, drums, harmonica.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I started just having fun and jamming. I attended a commercial music program where I learned theory, recording techniques, and widened my musical palate. From there I stared playing in cover bands, then jazz gigs, theatre, arenas with pop artists. I’ve been recording in studios and from home since the music program 10+ years ago.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Supportive, complementary, pocket.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Seal. His balance of groove, electronic elements, extended harmony, vocal timbre, great songs.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: pop, country, rock, funk
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Listen, research (if needed), compose, perform.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: An assortment of electric basses, upright, many soft-synths, tube preamp, compressor, Apogee, MacBook...
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Originality
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Nathan East, Willie Weeks, Bobby Vega, Steve Jordan
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Someone sends me their demo without bass and wants me to craft a genre-appropriate part and record it. I've also played note-for-note lines that people send, or a written bass part.