Joona Lukala on SoundBetter

Production, mixing and mastering services worldwide via Internet. Full-time composer / music producer since 1989. I have writen music for symphony orchestra, theatre, TV and film and different genres of pop and rock music. I am a very down to earth person and my response time is fast. I will make sure that you are satisfied with final product.

I can produce and compose original tracks for you from scratch or work in collaboration to make competitive and original sounding music .I can work as Producer or do composition, sound design, arrangement, orchestration, editing, recording, mixing, and mastering.

I like working on many different genres because all productions are fun for different reasons and it keeps things interesting. I have very long experience composing and producing records with artists and bands.
I love my work.
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Unkind
Bedemon
Beherit
Lord Vicar
Guru Guru
Axegressor
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Craneium
Peppe Jalava
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Opium Warlords
Natasha Khan
Dominik Scherrer
Medusa
Jess and the Ancient Ones
Spiritus Mortis
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65 Reviews - 8 Repeat Clients

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by Wendy P.
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A talented composer, Joona also made special effort to learn the rhythms and specific instrumentation of traditional Mexican music for our game project. We cannot recommend him enough!
by Abby T.
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Joona is such a pleasure to work with! He brings my visions to life with precision and creativity, interjecting his professional opinion where he feels necessary, helping to shape the track into perfection. We work together on an ongoing basis and I continuously feel confident in Joona to shape my ideas into a usable track time and time again. Highly recommend!
by Anna
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Working with Joona is always a pleasure! His optimistic approach & flexibility make every collaboration seamless and enjoyable. He consistently delivers high-quality work with impressive attention to detail, & his quick response time ensures the process moves efficiently. Joona’s ability to adapt to creative challenges and offer thoughtful solutions sets him apart. Collaborating with him elevates the project & makes the journey genuinely rewarding. I look forward to working with him again!
by Anna
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I am pleased to recommend Joona for his exceptional dedication, commitment, and passion for his work. He consistently demonstrates an impressive level of flexibility and accountability, making him a true asset to any project. Joona is incredibly easy to work with, always providing full support and cooperation to help achieve our target goals. His reliability and commitment to timely, high-quality work have been invaluable. I am so glad to have found someone as passionate and amazing as Joona and
by Abby T.
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Joona was fantastic to work with! He worked hard, gave his full effort, and produced unique music, even through my meticulous revisions and nichey vision. I had a very specific idea in mind that isn't very easy to create, yet Joona was effectively able to create a work of art after only a couple of rounds of demos shared to match work with vision. Joona took feedback well and is very creative in his abilities to produce both soothing meditation music and upbeat tribal music. I highly recommend!
by Stanley W.
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Joona is the real deal! This guy made some of the highest quality meditation music I think that I ever heard. He was the perfect person to work with for my meditation album and platform. I definitely will continue to work with him real soon to finish the remaining songs for my meditation album and any of my future meditation music. He’s also very knowledgeable with meditation music, different frequencies such as solfeggio frequencies, binaural beats, etc so that was a plus. Highly recommend! 💯
by Adam s.
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Got a awesome custom beat made which is so good it will make the cut for my album!!!
by martin B.
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Another great collaboration with Joona. Very responsive and quick delivery. Very happy with how the song turned out
by martin B.
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Joona did a phenomenal job and has gone above and beyond creating a soundscape for a very experimental and progressing song. There's a good balance of creative freedom, very responsive and able to overcome challenges.
I've gotten lots of great feedback on the song.
Will return again.
by Rzn8Str
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Wonderful production and mix-mastering from Joona. I really appreciate how he carefully addresses each of my ideas during the revision, making the process much more efficient and delivering a spectacular final product in a timely manner.
by Auret
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Joona was so great to work with - we created a cinematic trailer-esque song together with middle eastern vibes and he totally nailed it! He's extremely talented in converting your ideas into beautiful cinematic soundscapes and is very easy to work with. I especially appreciated how communicative he is and open to feedback.
by Jennifer R.
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Joona did such an amazing job! I asked him to arrange and orchestrate a song for me and it turned out perfect! Absolutely stunning work! He listened to all my requests and really understood the sound of what I was looking for. He’s very talented, professional, and easy to work work. I look forward to working with him again!
by Rzn8Str
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It was such a wonderful experience to work with Joona from start to finish! To begin, he created a stunning musical track from my demo. And from there, he was so attentive to my specific notes, that I ended up with what I consider to be my most perfected track so far in this project. I am thrilled and have several more songs in mind for Joona!
by Jerrod E.
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Joona does an amazing job on all kinds of tracks. He delivers polished clean mixes in a short amount of time! Great to work with as well, very prompt and timely in responses etc.
by Jerrod E.
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Joona is an awesome engineer. I had an EP mixed by him and he polished the tracks up to perfection! It sounded like a whole new project after he was done
by Oleg N.
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It was an interesting journey with Joona! I was very strict and severe about the sound I'd like to have and Joona made it the best way. Professionalism, quick turnarounds, explanations and kindness are the top qualities of Joona that will definitely lead to the desired outcome! The EP he helped me with is already scheduled for released and I can't wait to hear my audience reaction cause it sounds amazing.

Highly recommend! Slava Ukraine!
by Luiz Bueno
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Joona succeeded to make our songs sound strong, forward, with a lot of energy. On the same level as the bands that influenced us sound. The work was executed with mastery. I really look forward to working with him again.
by Dalton W.
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Mastered my band's 10 song album and made it sound great! Quick and easy to work with!
by Seraya
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Working with Joona was a dream experience. Streamlined and stress free, Joona worked quickly and concisely, taking my requests on board with super speedy turnarounds on my revisions. Joon is a great communicator who treats his clients very well, nothing is too much trouble.
Highly recommended and would certainly work with him again.
by Ismail Erahhali
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A very good listener and an awesome turnaround.
So great to work with.
Thank you Joona !

Interview with Joona Lukala

Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Mixing and mastering several albums and working in collaboration with visual artist, we are making commissioned art project.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Song writing team is doing great work, you should check them up
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: I like both.Depends on the vibe and sound of the production and how artist want to work. Usually digital makes the most sense because tight schedule and total recall ability. Analog tools has different sound compared to digital. You can choose to use analog synths or tape machines for their sound in just some stages of production. I think variety makes music more interesting and thats the reason many are using sampled drums with acoustic drums or digital and analog synths mixed together. Same way you can use digital recording and mixing with for example analog tape mastering. They are just tools. People who use them are more important.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I love my job. I can be creative and learn new things every day and work in collaboration with inspiring and talented people.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: I try to explain what I do and what is production process to client before we start to do collaboration that there is no misconceptions.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: I need to know what goals and expectations you have. What is schedule and deadline for production. I will ask you about your musical background and your influences and if you have some records that you think are a good reference for me to listen. I will also ask you about the emotion, concept and vision that you have for the production. It will be important for me to also know your personal preferences for the process and how you would like to work.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Please contact me and lets talk about your goals and expectations. I am easygoing and down to earth person. I have very long experience working with artists and bands and I can usually very fast know if there is something I can help you with in your production.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Started playing guitar and recording with 4 track cassette recorder at age of 10. First paid composition work 1989 for theatre production. I have worked since full time composer and music producer. I have recorded, mixed and mastered a lot of bands and artists locally and via internet. I have composed music for Symphony orchestra,theatre productions,TV and film and art projects.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: It depends if I am writing music myself or doing artists record. I always try to remember that its artists/bands record and I am only helping them as producer to make their production.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have very good sounding control room and 150m2 recording room. Monitoring is custom soffit mounted Aura-audio speakers and small Auratone 5c monitors. Protools 11 and Cubase 8.5 daw with a lot of plugins and virtual instruments. Avid HD native sound card with 40 inputs, Lavry DA converters.Toft audio 24 track mixing desk and 2" Otari 24 track reel recorder. 2 Studer A80 master tape recorders ,Eurorack modular, Mac pro with 12 cores and 96 GB ram
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: It varies a lot depending what production needs. It can be composing original music or help artist/band to make interesting and competitive sounding music. I do a lot of mixing and mastering work and sound design, orchestration and synth arrangements.I have good sounding 150m2 room for recording and I am currently recording full bands too. I also re-amp guitar and bass tracks.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: My goal is to get them a finished product that they love and was in line with their expectations. I am willing to work hard to make my clients satisfied and happy.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Computer, microphone, modular synth, mixing desk and Aura-audio speakers. I hope its not too small island that I can fit all those :)
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Trent Reznor, Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer, Brian Eno and many many more.I like to work with all my clients and we usually have good time while making music.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Never stop learning, it keeps work interesting and fresh sounding. Listen many different genres of music and music from different eras.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: I listen a lot of different genres and I like all music that has its own sound and is original and inspiring with real emotions.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Creativity, original sounding ideas and long experience working with different genres.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: It starts with conversation with client in order to understand what is artists end goal and expectations and learn more about project. I can usually quite fast get an idea what production needs and give simple step by step guide of process. All of the terms will be discussed in the beginning so there are no surprises and we both can concentrate on making music.