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HONÜ provides a FREE report on what you will need to fix on your mixes before mastering. With over 1000+ records mastered over the course of 8+ years its without a doubt that you're in perfect hands. Please send me over your finalized mix and I will get back to you within 24 hours with a full report on what needs to be corrected before master.

While working alongside industry peers, I was an integral part in the finalization of music that has been released on major labels such as Dim Mak, House Call, Box of Cats, Drama Club, Gold Digger, Universal Music Group, Interscope, Chill Beats Records, The Jazz Hop Cafe and many more outstanding labels.

Electronic Dance Music, Lo-fi Hip Hop, Pop/RnB are all genres that I have been producing and engineering and I challenge you to take a look at the various projects I have worked on. You may find my productions on Spotify under HONÜ, HÜM and Mr. Jello.

As an Artist, I can appreciate the importance of your project which is why I offer revisions until your track sounds where it needs to be. Whether you’re completely new to music production or you’re looking for that professional shine to your project, I cover the following:

- Audio Mastering for ALL formats DSPs (24 &16bit WAV's included) - $30-50 USD
- Mixing (including mastering) - $200-300 USD
- Vocal Tuning & Comping (Antares Auto tune & Melodyne) - $20-100 USD

Feel free to provide me with your project details and how I can help, through the 'Contact' button above!

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Credits

12 Reviews - 1 Repeat Client

Endorse HONÜ

by Arjermaine
Verified
10/10 mastering engineer, I would definitely recommend Mikah!
by Jimmy H.
Verified
Was fast to respond and serious, and the mix came out dope. Definitely would recommend.
by enjyng
Verified
if u see me hundred times more in this review session don’t be surprised, just work with him and you’ll know why! hope people with a passion in music all the best in the world.
by enjyng
Verified
Mikah is a very talented and experienced musician/engineer! He was very patient with my specific requests and worked diligently to finish the job. My masters turned out awesome and balanced! He helped achieve what I looked for, and especially, the vibe I looked for. Definitely give him a shot if you're looking for someone to give your songs the final touch!
by amanda williams
could not recommend more highly! amazing and dependable communicator to help get exactly the track you want. creates clean and professional sounding final products. outstanding quality of work, have used him on 3 tracks already and have already sent him more!
by The Fi$h
We did an entire project! Check it out on Spotify/iTunes “The Handbook” by The Fi$h definitely 👍👍 and a high 🖐
As far as hip hop goes HONÜ is my go to! This is that secret sauce
by Micah Gamalog
HONÜ - AKA Mikah Hatcher is your best bet when it comes to a clean Mix and Master. Efficient, knowledgeable and professional. My experience working with Hatcher was seamless and I had no doubts trusting him with taking my record to the next step. If you want quality records and at a great rate I’d highly recommend him!
by Macova Mix and Master - VALUE
Honu always delivers with super clean mixes and masters. Very professional and timely in his work. Highly recommend working with him.
by Avery Rapson
This man right here is a wizard. After mixing and mastering my record, it feels extremely clean and full compared to what I originally sent him
by Leo
super professional and proficient with his work. You can tell he is passionate about what he does! Recommend using his service :)
by Chandler Williams
Mikah (Honü) is a fantastic engineer! He made my track that sounded dull before come to life! I don't know what he does but he definitely knows what he is doing!
by Dustin DePalma-Shields
HONÜ Mixed and Mastered one of my tracks and made it sound AMAZING. Brought the whole track to life and Mastered it making it sound professional and ready for all streaming platforms. Will definitely use again

Interview with HONÜ

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I rather not... Lets chat in person
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: An album
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: No
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both!!! Why hold yourself to one style when every record deserves to have their own color and process.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: That once I am finished with your record it'll be the best sounding record to date.. I can promise that
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Bringing other peoples records to life!
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: What is my price.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: People think I just adjust levels and wallah! the record sound perfect... No... There is so much that goes into a professional mix down its not even funny... I don't know where to even begin.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: How long have you been producing, what are your goals with the record, is there a backstory to the record and whats your budget and timeframe.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Look at what engineers past work sounds like because every engineer has their own style and its up to the artist to determine what style they are going for with the record.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Audio Interface Computer Headphones Microphone Generator
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I would love to become a full time producer/engineer for a label or even build a big enough client base to work for myself. I have been doing this for 5 years.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Aggressive yet soothing when it needs to be.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Eminem.... He was my childhood inspiration
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Never follow the rules... Learn them and then break it.. its the only way you'll develop a style of your own.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Electronic, Pop, hip Hop, Lo-Fi
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: I am very proud of how strong my ears are in detecting certain frequencies and how to balance them out so the record translates well to all types of sound systems.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: LIFE! Without a clean and dynamic mix your record will sound dry, dull and plain ole boring... a professional mix down is everything in this day and age especially with how much music is being created. You always want to stand out of the pack and make sure your records sound better then the rest!
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I spent a full day going throughout these steps and make sure that all of these are checked off before going into the Mastering stage. Gain staging plug ins/VST and samples Additive & Subtractive EQ’ing Parallel compression for drums Glue/global Reverb Mono/ Stereo Reverbs Rhythmic compression Delays (mono & Stereo) Compression Pre Delays (calculate delay times) Sends/Returns NLS Bussing (analog Bussing) PUIG CHILD COLOR SSL COMP Volume automation Panning/Imaging Tonal Balance
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I work with a Toft console along with an Avalon compressor. I have hardware emulation gear as well as some analog hardware gear that helps with bringing a certain color to records if needed.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: I am very inspired by Quincy jones, Michael Jackson, Eminem, ACDC, and various electronic producers.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I am a professional audio engineer meaning that I do all of the dirty work for a song once the production/ creative stage is complete. I typically receive in stems of the project from a client and will implement technique iv learned throughout my years of engineering in order to get the record ready to publish.