Quentin Nicollet

Metal Mix & Mastering

Quentin Nicollet on SoundBetter

Darker, harder, and heavier

Mixing and mastering for extreme metal mostly (black/doom/death metal). I have also experience with rock, punk, jazz, blues, punk, folk, ambient, movie soundtracks, an more.

I have worked on albums released by Candlelight Records, Mighty Music, Transcending Obscurity, Solitude Productions, Duplicate Records, Aesthetic Death, Vendetta Records, and Scarlet Records.

Check out some of my latest work in this Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/13EGdKGGkLpAZAZ9PzPxLY?si=ffee3c1c5fee44ae

Contact me through the green button above and let's get to work.

Interview with Quentin Nicollet

  1. Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

  2. A: The Temple of Scorn album I mixed and mastered. It really nails that sound somewhere between rawness and power.

  3. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  4. A: Digital, because it gives more options to shape a sound that fits YOUR music.

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

  6. A: Start from raw material and shape a sound that will live its own life out there, on vinyl, streaming or CD, for ages to come.

  7. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  8. A: Logic, my trusted Sony 7506, my pair of Focal CMS40

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

  10. A: To get a great mix, your recording must sound great already from the source: rehearse your songs so they sit perfectly, choose the right gear, take time to dial a tone that you like, tune your drums, etc.

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

  12. A: Balance, weight, clarity, and punch. Also I do my best to make things sound natural, even when sound replacing drums.

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

  14. A: Mixing an album for a German Black Metal band

  15. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  16. A: I make things heavy and dirty. I listen to you and what you have to say. I have heard extreme Metal for 30 years.

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

  18. A: 15 years

  19. Q: How would you describe your style?

  20. A: Natural, agressive, pounding, balanced.

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

  22. A: Emperor, because of their complex sound. It would be a challenge to make their complex arrangements sound powerful, clear and intelligible without loosing agression. And I've always loved their albums.

  23. Q: What's your typical work process?

  24. A: 1. Check out the band's previous material to get an idea of their sound 2. Listen to the material to mix or master and the references if provided 3. Make a first mix or master for the band to review 4. Get feedback, make adjustments, send a revised version and repeat until we're all satisfied (5 revisions maximum)

  25. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  26. A: DAW: Logic Pro X Interface: Antelope Discrete 8 Synergy Core Monitors: Dynaudio BM5A and Focal CMS 40 Headphones: Sennheiser HD600 and Sony MDR-7506 Mics: Oktava MK012, Oktava MK220, Neumann TLM102, Shure SM7B, Shure SM57, Shure SM58, Bang & Olufsen BM4 modded, etc. Guitar and bass gear: Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, Gibson Nighthawk, Yamaha 5-string bass, RedBear MKE120 tube amp, Yamaha G100 212 amp, Digitech GSP1101, tons guitar pedals - mostly distortion and fuzz, etc. Extra: Mindprint DI Port, ASHLY CL52 compressor, Mackie Big Knob, lots of coffee, etc.

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

  28. A: Pytten from Grieghallen studio Andrew Scheps The sound of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, Dead Can Dance

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

  30. A: Extreme metal

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

  32. A: Producing Metal albums (tracking, mixing, mastering)

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Temple of Scorn - Icons of Demonic Virtues

I was the Mixing and Mastering Engineer in this production

Terms Of Service

5 revisions included. $35/extra revision. Delivered files: MIX=Wav 24b, VINYL/TAPE MASTER=1 file/side Wav 24b + PDF PQ sheet, CD MASTER=DDP, DIGITAL MASTER=Wav 24b

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Gear Highlights
  • Antelope Discrete 8 SC
  • Dynaudio BM5A
  • Focal CMS 40
  • Sennheiser HD600
  • Sony 7506
  • Ashly CL-52
  • Shure SM7B
  • Neumann TLM102
  • Antelope Edge Solo
  • Oktava MK-012
  • B&O BM4
  • Oktava MK-220
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