Rie Sinclair on SoundBetter

Emmy-Nominated Songwriter and Producer, with thousands of syncs in TV/Film. Montages for Primetime, Film. Now in the UK after 20 years in LA.

ATTN Artists! I will not take work if you haven't put a little effort into a profile. Serious inquiries only. I also prefer collaboration and rarely produce without also songwriting. I will only work on material I feel will sync to picture. Thanks x

About me: Music Production, Editing, Recording, Vocal and V.O. Production, Composition & Songwriting. I work in Pro Tools and Abelton Live. Find me in London, LA or Liverpool.

Songwriting for ABC/Disney since 2004. The 'Voice' of the song is everything: I am intense about crafting lyrics and melodies to their potential, dedicated to gorgeous vocal production (edit, comp, align and tune) and sound design. I love working layering with analogue synths and field recordings.

As a day job, I make music for 2 Major Network Daytime Dramas in the US and run a boutique sync library.

If I don't get back immediately, I might be focused in production :)

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6820570/?ref_=fn_al_nm_2

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by KARIS
Verified (Client)
Rie was wonderful to work with. She was super clear with direction about what she was looking for and made it easy to learn the track. She was patient and a great communicator. I genuinely loved the song she brought my way and felt honored to be part of it!

Interview with Rie Sinclair

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I really loved building the production for Mysterium which is up on Spotify. But I am quite proud of everything I've worked on for sync (please see IMDb)
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I'm always producing music for sync.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: A small guitar with magical strings that never age. A potato plantation to power a recording device. Two microphones - a hydrophone and a geophone. A celeste (because why not). And something ridiculous to modulate and delay all sounds (also powered by my potatoes).
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Q. How do I get a sync? A. It's an industry of relationships and making music that fits.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Brian Eno... I'm sure I have a list somewhere.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Lea Cappelli (L'freaq)
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both. Record it in at quality with tone, light EQ and FX. Mix down and boost to level. Stereo out for final mix down processing.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I don't believe in promises. I express what I can and won't do. Follow through is crucial to this industry and I'm obsessed with closure so that's easy for me.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: That I can explore sound like a day at the aquarium.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: I'm not telepathic. Unfortunately :)
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I literally fell into making music like falling into Wonderland. I've been making music professionally since 2004.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: My personal art is a bit of dark melodic pop. However, the music I create for TV spans a range of eclectic, ethereal ambient to singer-songwriter to pop.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Aurora. Who wouldn't!
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Maybe.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Dark melodic pop, new-wave, ambient chill, downtempo, singer-songwriter, pop, rock.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: My wicked imagination.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: If it's a co-write, the arrangement, the overlooked details, the sub-conscious elements, the poetic bit that says what needs to be said without saying it. I write songs top down: intro to exit, melody and lyrics.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I'm not sure I have one?
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have a few pedal boards, some nice mics, some outboard pre's and compressors (Neve, SSL, Electrodyne, Tonelux), an Apollo Twin, a few Macs. I work in Ableton Live and Pro Tools.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Music for sync.