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Turn your AI Demo into a real song with live instruments. If you've got an idea or a song that you want to make into a real production with live drums, guitar, bass, strings, everything, then you are in the right place. Need a vocalist? Sorted. Want to sing it yourself? No problem. Country, acoustic, rock, pop, indie.

Send me a Suno or Udio track you're proud of, and I'll get real session musicians on the parts that need a human touch, then a proper mix and master on top, so it stops sounding like a demo and starts sounding like a record. No AI in your song? Even better, that's most of my week.

I'm a British mix engineer, fifteen years in: producing for Sony, Universal and Warner Chappell, (minor) credits with The 1975, Bastille and Jake Bugg, and clients who come back song after song. production is more craft than science, and I'll work until it's right, revisions included.

How I work:
Bring me whatever you've got. An AI track, stems, a rough demo, a voice memo and a reference. I'll tell you straight which parts are carrying the song and which are poop. We keep what works, replace what doesn't, and mix it all as one record. The most important thing is a quality output!

Services:
- AI track to real record: session players, full mix and master, and stems yours to keep. Need a singer? I can bring in session vocalists too.
- Full production built around your lyrics, demos or ideas
- Mixing and mastering

I've been on the other side of this process, so speak fluent artist: no jargon, no loudness lectures, just tell me how the song should feel. My reviews will tell you the rest, then hit the contact button and send me the song you love. I'll treat it like mine.

I'd love to hear about your project. Click the 'Contact' button above to get in touch.

Credits

Endorse Max Hons5 Reviews - 2 Repeat Clients

by Adam R.
Verified
Always a pro, always a pleasure. Definitely recommend. :)
by Adam R.
Verified
Max is very professional, high sensibility, serves each project with absolute care, and is honestly just a pleasure to work with as a human being. There is a reason I keep coming back, and I cannot recommend him enough. :)
by Adam R.
Verified
Highly, highly, highly recommend. Incredibly professional and pours care into even the most humble of projects to take them to the next level. He's also a pleasure to work with as a human being as well.
by Ashley H.
Verified
Max was very helpful and clear in explaining his process and rates, and his turnaround of our music was incredibly fast. Great to work with.
by Dean A.
Verified
Max is great! He knows what we wanted and got the job done within a short turnaround!

Interview with Max Hons

Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Have you really worked with Bastille, Rizzle Kicks, Jake bugg and all those people? Yes What did you do for them? Live recording sessions, mixing and mastering for digital content videos.
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I am particularly proud of 'The Beach - From Above' - Search it! Producer, Mixer and co-writer
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Flare. I'm still pretty young and excitable. I'll do whats necessary to make your track as good as it can be but my excitement level can be ascertained by looking at the volume knob on the console.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I dont like hard-core scream metal. I like everything else.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Work from home mostly. I have a cool mac with some nice outboard gear to go with it.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Analogue, it makes most things more awesome. Having said that I do most things 'in the box'.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: That bit where it sounds awesome right at the end of the mixing process, and your all just sitting there like "yeeeeah"
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Laptop, charger, wifi, amazon, credit card.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Get stems, clean up, mix song, make awesome, send back.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Is your song as good as you can make it? I can make it better, but sub-standard production will ultimately lead to a su-bstandard record.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Many many things!
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I'll do it till its right.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: My friends who are not musicians think I wake up late and do nothing all day. This is not true.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: How many stems, what style, who produced it, what do you plan to do with it.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: 6 years
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: T Swift. The most professional, biggest pop star, can clearly sing and writes great songs. And she's hot?
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: If you want one part to be louder, turn everything else down.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Vocal Treatment
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Vocal treatment, mixing, mastering.