I am an experienced mastering engineer for music, used to work on hip-hop, rock, electro and classical music.
I offer professional remote mastering services for all kinds of music, and I'll consider mixing if your project is an interesting challenge!
Send me an email through 'Contact' button above and I'll get back to you asap.
Interview with Benjamin Joly
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
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Q: What are you working on at the moment?
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Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
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Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: They are both tools, and every tool is useful to a task; so, both, depending on what I'm doing.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I can always find a comprise if the budget's low. Mastering shouldn't be a luxury.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
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Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
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Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
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Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
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Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
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Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
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Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Six years.
Q: How would you describe your style?
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Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
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Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Never have your tracks mixed and mastered by the same person! Part of the mastering process is hearing what went wrong with the mix, and correcting it; hire different people for those different jobs.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
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Q: What's your strongest skill?
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Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Critical feedback, a professional feeling to it, and the industry standards.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Critical listening of the mix, correcting its weaknesses, if any (that is, 95% of the time), then working on the album's coherence (both level and EQ-wise), then standardizing according to my client's needs.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Small but functional studio, including non-digital effects and different DAWs.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
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Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Mastering, occasional recording, mixing when I got time enough.
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $70 per song
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $200 per song
- Vocal compingAverage price - $40 per track
- Sound DesignAverage price - $350 per minute
- EditingAverage price - $40 per track
- Live SoundAverage price - $150 per concert
Usual required time for a master is two working days per 3 songs, and six working days per song for a mix.
I allow up to three revisions before applying a fee.