Founded in 2016, Nuclear Sound is a home recording studio based just East of Toronto. Run by music producer and multi-instrumentalist Mathieu Perrier, Nuclear Sound is equipped to tackle recording projects of any size.
As the creator of Nuclear Sound, it is Mathieu's mission to provide up-and-coming artists with an immersive, personable, customizable, and professional recording experience without breaking the bank. From the dingiest of dive bars to the most prestigious of enterprise-level recording facilities - such as the CBC’s Glenn Gould Studio - Nuclear Sound is the result of Mathieu's range of expertise, and embodies a tailor-made experience that offers recording artists the best of both worlds when it comes to their audio engineering needs.
Mathieu's #1 passion for nearly a decade has been producing, writing, and recording music, a passion that's only expanded since graduating from Centennial College's Music Industry Arts & Performance program, an educational experience that has helped him diversify by working from all corners of the recording studio.
Offered services include Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Producing, Session Editing, and Session musician services for live drums, guitars, bass, keys, or background vocals.
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Interview with Nuclear Sound
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: The attached file "June" is a song I worked on with a local singer. Before I offered my help, only about a minute of the song existed with the most basic instrumental accompaniment. I'm super proud of how well Em and I worked together to add structure to the song, tweak some lyrics and phrasing, and increase depth and instrumental complexity to make the song what it is now.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Being able to create something incredible from nothing. Having a piece of music out in the world that I can say I've had a hand in making is an incredible thing. Plus, I get to meet and work with some amazing people in the music industry while that happens.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I started early in high school by messing around with some basic gear my dad owned, which was around 2012 or so. After enrolling in a college program to become a better, more well-rounded music producer from 2014-2017, I found audio work at the Glenn Gould Studio, and kept finding opportunities through the CBC. I'm now a freelance audio technician, have a weekly credit with CBC Radio One's "Because News", and dedicate all my days off work to improving as a musician and studio engineer.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Creative decision-making. I have a lot of confidence in what works in music and what doesn't. I love subtly tweaking musical layers, and having them work together to create something familiar, yet unique.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: My C24 is my pride and joy. Running Pro Tools HD, my board can record up to 16 inputs, which can cover anything from a single vocalist to a live band off the floor.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Most of my clients are singer-songwriters that either need help to finish writing their material, or who want to make a fully-produced track out of what they've written on a single instrument. For a lot of my clients, I act as their "Backing band", tracking my own drums, bass, guitars, and keys, and writing parts for those instruments that support the singer's performance.
I was the Producer, Session Musician, Mixing, and Mastering Engineer in this production
- Recording StudioAverage price - $300 per day
- Full instrumental productionAverage price - $350 per song
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $150 per song
- Live drum trackAverage price - $100 per song
- EditingAverage price - $50 per track
- Vocal compingAverage price - $40 per track
- Podcast Editing & MasteringAverage price - $100 per podcast
Projects can take anywhere from a day to a week to complete based on size. Two free revisions per project.
- Adele
- John Mayer
- Frank Turner
- C24
- Pro Tools HD
- Universal Audio SOLO/610
- AKG C414 XLII