Currently located in Vancouver BC, Kieran believes that a mix can drastically improve the success of a song. He strives to create original and exciting mixes for all types of music to give your songs the best possible chance at success, including documentaries and short films.
A brief introduction;
Kieran began his career as an audio technician at Nimbus School of Recording arts in 2012, while recording and mixing artists on the side as a freelance producer, engineer and mix engineer.
He then moved on to work with and edit for world class producers and engineers at Hipposonic Studios as an assistant engineer, later moving up to solely engineering and mixing in 2017. Since then, Kieran has shipped 6 AAA sports game titles, and amassed over 100million streams across various platforms.
Kieran also has a number of credits recording and mixing live performances, mixing documentaries and short films, recording and mixing artists as a freelance engineer, and recording and editing dialogue for GGRP Sound.
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This man is a true professional in every sense of the word. Always keeps the artist's vision in mind during his mixes, and doesn't stop until he knows the artist is happy with the mix.
Kieran mixed a track I produced for the artist "Karishma" called "Jhumo to the Rhythm". His sense of spatial awareness and high attention to detail took the song to a whole 'nother level. Thanks for all your hard work Brotha - you're a legend in the making!
- Krishan
Interview with Kieran Wagstaff
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I have dedicated my life to audio for over 14 years. Early on in my engineering career, I took a job as a studio technician which allowed me to garner a deep understanding of recording techniques and hardware. I went on to rent a studio space in the legendary little mountain sound building and immersed myself fully, often spending weeks at a time at the studio. I saw the value in taking the "old school" approach to an engineering career, becoming an assistant engineer at Hipposonic Studios where I had the opportunity to work with a large variety of artists and legendary producers. Over the years, I have been an assistant engineer, engineer for a large variety of genres, engineer VO in post, scored for short films, mixed hundreds of songs and shipped 6 AAA sports titles in the gaming industry.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Serban Ghenea, David Wrench, Josh Gudwin, Jess Jackson, Mike Dean
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I have dedicated my life to audio for over 14 years. Early on in my engineering career, I took a job as a studio technician which allowed me to garner a deep understanding of recording techniques and hardware. I went on to rent a studio space in the legendary little mountain sound building and immersed myself fully, often spending weeks at a time at the studio. I saw the value in taking the "old school" approach to an engineering career, becoming an assistant engineer at Hipposonic Studios where I had the opportunity to work with a large variety of artists and legendary producers. Over the years, I have been an assistant engineer, engineer for a large variety of genres, engineer VO in post, scored for short films, mixed hundreds of songs and shipped 6 AAA sports titles in the gaming industry.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Serban Ghenea, David Wrench, Josh Gudwin, Jess Jackson, Mike Dean
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: Once a song is released it becomes eternal. I strive to create mix/masters that the artist can be proud of for life.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I have dedicated my life to audio for over 14 years. Early on in my engineering career, I took a job as a studio technician which allowed me to garner a deep understanding of recording techniques and hardware. I went on to rent a studio space in the legendary little mountain sound building and immersed myself fully, often spending weeks at a time at the studio. I saw the value in taking the "old school" approach to an engineering career, becoming an assistant engineer at Hipposonic Studios where I had the opportunity to work with a large variety of artists and legendary producers. Over the years, I have been an assistant engineer, engineer for a large variety of genres, engineer VO in post, scored for short films, mixed hundreds of songs and shipped 6 AAA sports titles in the gaming industry.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Serban Ghenea, David Wrench, Josh Gudwin, Jess Jackson, Mike Dean
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Bringing new depth, width, punch and clarity to a track, while working with the artist to ensure the mix is true to their vision.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Generally mixing in the box with a large selection of plugins, but also have a great selection of analogue gear including pieces by Universal audio, API, Maag, Empirical labs, and many custom built pieces of gear.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Mixing, Mastering, Vocal tuning, Editing
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $250 per song
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $70 per song
- Vocal TuningAverage price - $40 per track
- EditingAverage price - $40 per track
- Post MixingContact for pricing
- RestorationAverage price - $50 per hour
- Files should be prepared at highest sample rate and bit depth possible
- Editing not Included in Mixing
- Wav files released upon full payment
- Turn around time is dependant on rate negotiated
- Universal Audio Plugins
- Soundtoys Bundle
- Fab filter Bundle
- Maag Eq's
- Empirical Labs Distressor
- Pultec's
- 1176's
