Joona Lukala

Our record label AP-levyt has co-operated with Joona several years. Joona has mastered almost every record we have released (over 40 records) and the quality of the work is always high-class when it comes to either digital or analog mastering.

We recorded our two singles with Joona in his studio with Softcore Suicide. Working with him was very relaxing and fun, even though we are all quite hot-headed. We felt that he was truly enthusiastic about his work and that's a big big thing for us. All in all we're very pleased with the results and would recommend him to anyone!

I have worked with Joona and I can say that he knows what he`s doing. He has lots of experience and knowledge and is also a great guy! Keep up the good work!

A wise choice we made to record the recent Nightmare Enemy EP with Joona. Not only was the engineering work flawless throughout the project, Joona's experience and musical vision were truly invaluable assets in crafting a bombastic heavy-metal soundscape. Definitely looking forward to continue the co-operation with future projects!

I have worked with Joona with both of my bands (Apples of Idun, Black Sleep) and during many of my other music projects for TV, games etc. Recently he produced Black Sleep's debut "The Whales of the Grey Sea", which has been receiving praising reviews around the globe. Joona is easy to work with and he knows how to get the best out of an artist!

Joona was the director of the music in the big musical I was playing and I've done songs with him too, him as a producer. Easy to work with, truly a great guy. Joona is really a professional, but also always learning new things. Great musician and composer. His skills at producing, recording, mixing and mastering are beyond amazing if you ask me!

Joona Lukala has mastered and produced all Apples of Idun and E135 albums. We think he has a great understanding of recording process! That,s why we will sertainly to co-operate whit him in the future.

We've had Joona master all of our Witches Of God recordings. Joona has become an integral member of our recording process. He understands what we are trying to achieve and delivers his results in a timely manner. We look forward to working with him again later this year.

Joona has mastered all Devillac albums so far and will do so in the future as well. He has a great understanding of what we want as a band for the album to sound and we are also planning to record with him. A true professional!

Joona Lukala has mastered multiple cd -projects during the past 10 years that I have had priviledge to produce. His level of work has been consistent from track to track. He has chosen the correct the style of mastering to different styles of music f.e rock, heavy, pop, and even classic. Mr. Lukala´s performance in the field is truly professional.

During the past 20 years, Joona mixed, recorded and mastered my many projects and I´ve been very happy with results. Joona is professional man in these things and have both, knowledge and experience.

I worked with Joona when recording the Lord Vicar album "Gates of Flesh". He did an absolutely first class job, was very easy to work with and the end result is a fantastic sounding album that the whole band are very happy with.

I've worked with Joona on several productions, during all of which Joona has been very professional, skilled, and also very flexible. Joona has a lot of ideas producing-wise, he is able to bring out the sound the client desires, and has affordable fares. He has a lot of musical knowledge and passion for music production.

I have worked on multiple projects alongside Joona, each of them being a great experience and a display of Joona's expertise. His skill-set stretches beyond any specific genre: from orchestrated Disney-style songs to Rock n' Roll, Joona provides insight and is able to create the desired soundscape with a friendly, customer-oriented focus.

Working with Joona has been a great experience. Production-wise, he always offers fresh ideas to improve the songs. Needless to say, he has a lot of experience and skills in recording, mixing and mastering and enormous knowledge about studio technology and music in general, but in addition, scheduling and communicating with him goes very smoothly.

I have been working with Joona on several mastering projects (Reverend Bizarre, Opium Warlords, Vironsusi/Forests of Old, Azrael Rising, KLV and March 15, which also included a track we did together) and he recorded my vocals to the new Spiritus Mortis album. All of these sessions have been of high quality, and I wish to continue working with him!

Been working with JL one year on my own solo record project and he has convinced me of his talents of music making - arrangements, production, technology etc. Recently JL has been involved in initiatives to broaden production work into educational projects. Undoubtedly one of the most gifted all-round music professionals in Turku area (Finland)

Joona has mixed and mastered many of my projects such as Finnish metal bands Kilpi and Cold Sweat and has done amazing job cleaning up the tracks finding balance in complex productions and arrangements. And what a great guy to work with!

Joona is a wonderful producer: good ears and extensive knowledge about studio technology, placing of microphones, mixing, and mastering. The studio environment has small limitations, as the (big!) recording room has no soundproof separated areas. But it's great for live rhythm tracks and then recording the rest separately - huge natural drum sound.