SEBASTIAN "SEEB" LEVERMANN

MASTERING METAL

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renowned top notch producer / mixer / mastering engineer of multiple #top3 records specialized in (stem-)mastering metal productions. the sound of ORDEN OGAN, ANGUS McSIX, RHAPSODY OF FIRE, ROSS THE BOSS, BRAINSTORM, ASPHYX and many more. get in touch! :-)

top notch producer/mixer/mastering engineer with multiple top 3 records in the european charts („billboard“) and 15+ years of experience in the business.
Seeb is widely known as the singer and producer for his band ORDEN OGAN. He also has formed ANGUS McSIX with former Gloryhammer-Singer Thomas Winkler as writer, producer and guitarrist.
His productions are clean, transparent, classy, modern yet natural, powerful and punchy.

Other bands he has worked with are RHAPSODY OF FIRE, ASPHYX, RIOT V, ROSS THE BOSS, BRAINSTORM, DRAGONY, BLOODBOUND, VANISHING POINT and many more.

Seeb: "If you like what you are hearing - get in touch! Every project is a special as the band, so let's figure something out!" :-)

Top-Chart Positions:

ORDEN OGAN - FINAL DAYS (2021)
#3 official German Album Charts

ASPHYX - NECROCEROS (2021)
#3 official German Album Charts

ORDEN OGAN - Gunmen (2017)
#8 official German Album Charts

BRAINSTORM - Wall of Skulls (2021)
#12 official German Album Charts

RHAPSODY OF FIRE - The Eighth Mountain (2018)
#22 official German Album Charts

RIOT V - Armor of Light / Live at keep it true (2018)
#top 30 official German Album Charts

ROSS THE BOSS - Born of fire (2019)
#top 100 official German Album Charts

official UAD-, STEINBERG-, SLATE DIGITAL- and TELEFUNKEN artist

I'd love to hear about your project. Click the 'Contact' button above to get in touch.

Credits

AllMusic verified credits for Sebastian Levermann
  • Orden Ogan
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  • Rhapsody of Fire
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  • Human Fortress
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  • Mob Rules
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  • Craving
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  • Stormage
  • Vanishing Point
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  • Dragony
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  • Asenblut
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  • Grave Digger
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34 Reviews - 4 Repeat Clients

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  1. Review by Chris Young
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    Hands down the best producer and mix engineer in Metal today!

  2. Review by Sami P.
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    A Fantastic and clear master again. :) It's really amazing for an indie producer to get this professional sound.

  3. Review by Arvind
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    Seeb helped me out with my second album after working on my first, and I'm really happy with how it came out. This one was not heavy metal, more rock style, but he still did a wonderful job. It was easy to communicate with him and get the album to how I wanted it to sound.

  4. Review by Simon H.
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    Your recording not up to scratch? Feeling like the dj0nt is more djust? Mix slapping like a wet seal? Then just get Seeb onboard and he will have your masterpiece fixed and mastered to its absolute glorious best. Moist? You will be literally gushing. I cannot rate him highly enough. Soundbetter - you need a six star rating for this ( but just for him ) :)

  5. Review by Simon H.
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    I cant rate Seeb highly enough. Three jobs with him and three excellent returns. Seeb has an ear that's so difficult to find and a professional patience with his work that's incredibly refreshing and encouraging. Rather than make Mastering a difficult and worrisome process, Seeb made it friendly, fun and - most importantly - perfectly productive. We will be working with him again for absolute sure, and our current release would sound nowhere near as good if we hadn't engaged with him :)

  6. Review by Terence W.
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    Working with Sebastian was an absolute pleasure. Great communication during the process and an amazing result! I couldn't be happier. I have already committed to returning with several more songs very soon :-)

  7. Review by Simon H.
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    Absolutely stunning work! Seeb was a professional from start to finish and I cannot recommend enough. The years of experience are not only in the mix but his conversation and attention to detail. Top class.

  8. Review by Sami P.
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    I originally thought I'd master my indie metal record myself. But after spending such a long time on it I decided to turn to a professional to get the best out of it. I'm very glad I did, because there is no way I could have gotten such a professional, loud, punchy and clear sound on my own.
    I also thought it was very important that Sebastian was experienced in the genre of my music (symphonic).
    I'll be sure to ask for Sebastian's mastering for my second album as well!

  9. Review by Arvind
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    It was great working with Seeb! He took my DIY bedroom metal mix and brought it close to professional sounding. I did not have the separate tracks for all instruments, I only had a single wav file of the mix, but he still did an excellent job with it. It was easy communicating with him about what I wanted and getting professional feedback about how things are done. He was also very helpful about giving advice which will surely help me through future projects. Much recommended!

  10. Review by Garrett B.
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    Great guy, super professional and really knows his stuff🤘🏻A wizard of the heavy music mastering!

  11. Review by Matthew K.
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    I did stem-mastering with Sebastian on my latest record which was a long and very involved heavy metal opus. His work has exceeded my greatest expectations. He took my home recording which just sounded decent, and made it sound totally professional. Seeb was able to correct all the imperfections of my various tracks and add a whole new dimension of color and clarity. Working with Sebastian was a great pleasure. He is extremely professional and the communication was excellent. Highly recommended!

  12. Review by James S.
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    Sebastian was fantastic. He was clear and honest about things that bothered him. That allowed me to go back and re-imagine some things and achieve a much better end result. I've heard a lot of really smart people say that hiring a mastering engineer isn't really about getting the final eq and compression. It's about getting your work in front of a professional who is truly objective and will challenge your decisions when they find any chinks in the armor. Sebastian nailed that role.

  13. Review by Jayson C.
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    Seeb has done a stellar job stem mastering our track. He's a truly remarkable and skilled mastering engineer and we would recommend him and Greenman Studios to anyone looking for a perfectly balanced, hard-hitting, and refined heavy metal sound. An immense pleasure to work with and not afraid to go above and beyond to get the best final product possible. We'll definitely be reaching out to him on future projects.

  14. Review by Garrett B.
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    Best in the business folks. Really knows his shit, if you make heavy music and use this site there isn’t any other choice🤘🏻

  15. Review by Garrett B.
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    Sebastian is awesome to work with, super professional and very timely with all messages/requests/responses. He really knows his stuff which very evident in his own musical projects for anyone that knows the genre. If he can make a couple of hacks like us sound good just imagine what he can do for you!

  16. Review by Toby
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    There are thousands of musicians in the world - or at least those who think they are - but there are few who "understand" a song and know exactly what to edit. Seeb does his job absolutely brilliant! Great guy - anytime again!

  17. Review by Dennis Koehne
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    Seeb is an enthusiastic professional & specialist in his genre, with alot of attention to detail. I successfully worked together with him on several projects over the past years, like his own band Orden Ogan. He is a very nice, relaxed & humorous guy, so we became friends very quickly. :) I can absolutely recommend working with him, you won't be disappointed!

  18. Review by Federico
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    Seeb recorded, mixed and mastered the first album of my band Cremisi, genre: symphonic epic metal. The sound was veeery punchy, the drums were killer, and he was totally available and helpful with us, he gave us a lot of advices, since for us it was the very first big production. I would recommend him if you want a typical german heavy sound ;)

  19. Review by Federico
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    Seeb recorded, mixed and mastered the first album of my band Cremisi, genre: symphonic epic metal. The sound was veeery punchy, the drums were killer, and he was totally available and helpful with us, he gave us a lot of advices, since for us it was the very first big production. I would recommend him if you want a typical german heavy sound ;)

  20. Review by Federico
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    Seeb recorded, mixed and mastered the first album of my band Cremisi, genre: symphonic epic metal. The sound was veeery punchy, the drums were killer, and he was totally available and helpful with us, he gave us a lot of advices, since for us it was the very first big production. I would recommend him if you want a typical german heavy sound ;)

Interview with SEBASTIAN "SEEB" LEVERMANN

  1. Q: How would you describe your style?

  2. A: clean, transparent, classy, modern yet natural, powerful, punchy

  3. Q: What are you working on at the moment?

  4. A: the latest ORDEN OGAN record

  5. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  6. A: both, depending on what it needs!

  7. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  8. A: 1.) my mac 2.) my barefoot micromain mm27 3.) my UAD apollos 4.) my Chandler REDD microphone 5.) a table would be nice, but a fridge could be more useful

  9. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  10. A: all kinds of metal. but I am open to working on different genres as well. I love the challenge

  11. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  12. A: analog/digital hybrid studio setup based around a wonderful SSL Matrix. main speakers: barefoot mm27 mac / steinberg cubase / uad apollos (latest generation) UAD / Slate / Steinberg Endorser

  13. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  14. A: Andy Sneap, Colin Richardson, Chris Lord-Alge

  15. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  16. A: producing, mixing and mastering. I love to do all of that, but especially love stem-masterings because you can often improve the original mix to a crazy extent at a relatively low cost.

  17. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  18. A: To listen and to understand what the song needs. Also there is no ego involved - I want the client to be happy by making his/her vision become audible reality

  19. Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

  20. A: no the one special project, but especially with stem-mastering you can achieve amazing results, even with a small budget, and make an average recording/mix sound fantastic. so there are quite a few projects that went from „ok“ to „awesome“ - and that’s great and super rewarding

  21. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

  22. A: all mixes/masterings I work on are my business card as well - so we have the same goal: make the best sounding record we possibly can!

  23. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  24. A: I just love to make great sounding records.

  25. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  26. A: just get in touch! :-)

  27. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  28. A: i started recording demos as early as 1998 and was working on music ever since. my professional career started around 2010

  29. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  30. A: KoRn, for obvious reasons

  31. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  32. A: don’t overdo editing and kill all the vibe.

  33. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  34. A: it depends on what it needs or if it needs anything at all. if the song is great I will just try to make it sound great, even when working in the producer role. many artists have a clear vision of what they want - in that case I will just help them to achieve their goal. I will always make suggestions and if needed we can tear the whole song apart and put it together again in the best and most improved way possible

  35. Q: What's your typical work process?

  36. A: make good music sound great :-)

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GenresSounds Like
  • Orden Ogan
  • Judas Priest
  • Testament
Gear Highlights
  • Barefoot MM27
  • SSL Matrix
  • Bricasti M7
  • UAudio 1176AE
  • Urei 1178
  • Chandler Germanium Comp MP
  • Distressor (3x)
  • Manley Voxbox
  • UAD Apollo 8p (3x)
  • CraneSong Flamingo
  • Chandler REDD Microphone + many more
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