Rick Camp on SoundBetter

I’m the engineer to the stars!

I am a 40 year veteran audio engineer, that's been touring and mixing studio projects since 1980 for The Who's who of the industry, I've toured as a front of house engineer with artist such as Earth,Wind & Fire, Beyonce, Destinys Child, Madonna, Babyface, Tower Of Power, Natalie Cole, Anita Baker, Jenifer Lopez, Fantasia, Kelly Clarkson, New Edition, Chris Brown, Jamie Foxx, The Whispers, The Temptations, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, and many others.
I've mixed and recorded projects in the studio for Jenifer Lopez, Beyonce, Phil Perry, The Whispers, Paul Taylor, Al McKay (the original guitarist for EWF), The Commodores, and many more.

I was also the broadcast engineer for Beyonce on the 2003 Nelson Mandela 46664 aids concert in Cape Town South Africa, Broadcast engineer for Beyonce on the 2003 MTV RMA awards show in Las Vegas, Broadcast engineer for Kelly Rowland on the 2003 Grammy Awards in New York, Broadcast engineer for Jenifer Lopez on the 2014 American Idol finale show in Los Angeles, Broadcast engineer Jenifer Lopez on the 2013 Billboard Awards show in Las Vegas, and countless other special events.

I also do custom stadium speaker system equalization services for clients such "The Houston Astros" and "The New York Yankees"
I'm also an endorsee for Avalon mic pre amps.
I specialize in Front of House mixing and Studio mixing and mastering!

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Credits

AllMusic verified credits for Rick Camp

Unified Tribe
Beyoncé
Paul Taylor
Bona Fide
Paul Taylor
Bona Fide
Unified Tribe
Beyoncé
Youngstown
Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor
Michael Cooper
Cool Dre
Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor
Ideal
Ideal
Phil Perry
Phil Perry
Changing Faces
Miki Howard
The Whispers
The Whispers
Finger Roll
Finger Roll
Oleta Adams
Commodores
Commodores
Commodores
Giorge Pettus
Christopher Williams
Grégoire Maret

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by Walter Orange
Hello my name is Walter Clyde Orange, one of the founding members of group The Commodores. I've known Rick Camp for about 30 years and he's engineered for me in my studio in Los Angeles, CA and after moving to Coral Springs, FL, he designed my home studio. Everything from designing the vocal booth to installing the rack units, he has also helped me with several high-end recording consoles that I myself did not know how to use, which highlights his versatility in the world of audio production. Throughout his career, Rick has served as sound engineer for The Commodores on a number of our tours.

Interview with Rick Camp

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: * Beyonce live at Wembley arena I was the recording engineer *Jennifer Lopez live in Lisbon, Portugal I was the FOH and recording engineer
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Not that I’m aware of
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Analog for ballads because of the rich warm sound analog has. Digital for up tempo songs because I believe it has more punch
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: The mix is finished when they say it’s finished !
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: That’s it’s not a job to me, it’s fun!
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: 1. What’s there project time frame to be completed? 2. What’s there sonic vision for the mix ? Give me a few examples
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: 1. AKG C12 microphone 2. Avalon 737 mic pre/ comp. 3. Genelec monitors 4. Avalon 747 mastering compressor 5. Pro tools HDx system
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I started out playing trumpet for 8 years and went to Berklee college of music in 1980, after one year there I saw all of the popular horn bands fade away, thats when I got serious about being an audio engineer I’ve been doing live and studio engineering every since. I’ve been a professional audio engineer for the last 35 plus years, and I’ve owned my own studio for the last 25 years
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: My mixing style is Very precise and punchy On up tempo songs when needed and subtle on ballads
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Any artist with good well produced music tracks I’m into all types of music as long as it’s precisely played and produced
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Mix with your ears, not with your eyes!
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Pop, R & B, Hip Hop and Jazz
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Mixing and editing
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Feeling and sonic excellence
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Project and client dependent
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: RECORDING: * Neve Genesys 64 input console w/ 1073 mic pre amps * Mac Pro/ 12 core computer * Pro Tools HDx 2 system w/ Pro Tools versions 10 & 12 * All the plugins in the world * (4) Avid HD i/o’s * Avid Sync I/o * (5) Genelec 1031’s -( 5.1 set up) * (1) Genelec 7030 surround sound sub woofer * (3) Avalon 737’s comp/ EQ’s * (1) Millennia 8ch. mic pre * (1) Earthworks 4ch. mic pre * (1) Wave Maxx BCL mastering compressor * AKG C12 tube mic * Earthworks drum mics * Lewitt drum and vocal mics * Shure drum and vocal mics
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Quincy Jones Bruce Sweden
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Live concert post production mixing Record mixing 5.1 movie & Tv show mixing Live & recorded audio instruction Live FOH mixing

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50% payment due to initiate recording or mixing service contract, final payment due before final approved mixes are delivered in client desired format.
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