The bass is the backbone of every track you hear. I like to take my experience as a mix engineer and producer to help craft the perfect sounding, but most importantly, feeling bass part possible.
Hi, I'm Chip.
Bassist/ Mixing Engineer
I'm a producer, bassist, mix engineer, and owner of 6807 Studios in Richmond, VA. I've been performing music in and out of studios for the last 15 years. During the pandemic, when all possibilities of touring came to a halt, I dove headfirst into the world of mixing and home-recording. Having produced a few records with my band Moosetrap as well as Tyler Meacham's first EP, what began as a quarantine hobby evolved into a major investment in my fully equipped recording studio, 6807, located just outside of RVA. My approach to producing, mixing, or recording an artist is the same regardless of genre: how can I best serve the song?
As a bassist, I've shared stages throughout the Virginia region with multiple bands & songwriters, as well as played to audiences across the country and around the world, including a month-long tour of Europe. I'd love to join your team as a session bassist. My fully equipped home studio allows me to efficiently record bass on tracks of all genres or I can come to you and collaborate on your next studio project.
Send me a note through the contact button above.
Credits
Languages
- English
Interview with Chip Hale Music
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Jay Bellerose. Just listen to any album he drums on and you'd understand I think
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Americana, rock, blues, indie, country
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Attention to detail
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: For mixing it's a matter of listening to a song and picking out the dynamic flow of the tune to figure out where things need to pop, or be bigger than they already are. Key, too; is trying to figure out the mood of the music and work to enhance those things through mix process. With bass it's very similar, a lot of listening and humming a part before ever touching the instrument to record. From there it is similar, texturally what can I do to the bass track to make it work or even stand out when needed within the mix.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I work out of a 4 bedroom house with two bedrooms dedicated to recording. One smaller setup with an isolation booth and the other used more as a live room. I typically track into Logic or Luna using outboard preamps. My go-to's for bass are the MA5 and the Cranborne Camden that I usually use in conjunction with some sort of tube preamp, compression pedals from Origin Effects and a variety of other fuzzes and drives as necessary. For mixing I work completely in the box; but use effects pedals to process sounds when needed.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: A lot of individuals on this website, Tim Lefebvre, Sean Hurley, Ian Allison in the bass world; mixing Tchad Blake, Shawn Everett to name a few.
- Bass ElectricAverage price - $70 per song
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $250 per song
Electric Bass Tracking: Turn around time varies depending on schedule, but typically 1-3 days; 2 revisions
Mix Engineering: Turnaround time 1-7 days, 6 revisions
- John Mayer
- Wilco
- The Black Keys
- Fender Precison Bass
- Fender Jazz Bass
- Yamaha Broadbass 5 String
- Serek Midwestern II
- Tyler Amps Fliptop
- Avedis MA5
- Shift-Line Olympic
- Cranborne Camden
- Various Effects Pedals
- HX Stomp
