Matt Gerhard is Producer/Engineer/Multi-Instrumentalist based in Austin, TX. Matt has worked with artists such as Spoon, !!!, Tennis, Future Islands, Etc.
Every project is different, so please do not hesitate to get in touch with any questions. No matter how simple or complex your undertaking may be, we will work out what is best for you.
Mixing can be done at my studio Hen House Recording or Jim Eno's (Spoon) Public Hi-Fi
Mixing at Hen House Recording is done in Pro Tools and summed analog through my API summing mixer
Mixing at Public Hi-Fi is a done mostly in the analog domain on a custom Fred Hill design Neve 8016/API hybrid console. Additional rates apply*
Mastering and editing is done at Hen House Recording
Tell me about your project and how I can help, through the 'Contact' button above.
Credits
AllMusic verified credits for Matt Gerhard- Sun June
- Walker Lukens
- Night Moves
- Spoon
- !!!
- My Jerusalem
- Dana Falconberry
- Dana Falconberry & Medicine Bow
- Parquet Courts
- Shearwater
- Walker Lukens
- Summer Moon
- The Preatures
- The Preatures
- Ximena Sariñana
- Spoon
- Har Mar Superstar
- Telekinesis
- Shearwater
- The Relatives
- !!!
- Spoon
- Los Texmaniacs
- I Am the Albatross
- I Am the Albatross
- I Am the Albatross
- I Am the Albatross
- I Am the Albatross
- Hillary Reynolds Band
- The Kickback
- Willy Moon
- Bear's Den
- Walker Lukens
- The Eric Bee
- The Eric Bee
- Israel Nash
- Mighty Tiny
26 Reviews - 7 Repeat Clients
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check_circleVerifiedMatt nailed it as always. He is very professional and responded to all my requested changes. I'm very pleased with how the final mix turned out. He totally understood the vibe I was going for and mixed the song accordingly.
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Matt did a great job with mastering. He made the track sound nicely balanced and full. He is professional in communication and easy to work with.
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Matt did an awesome job of taking the raw tracks and turning them into a dynamic, colorful mix. He added just the right amount of effects that I was looking for and gave the song a spacious, room-filling sound. He was easy to communicate with and very professional.
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Matt is inspired and intuitive. Communicates well throughout the process as to what’s going on at anyone time and is patient with the inevitable knowledge gap between musician and engineer. Couldn’t imagine an easier and more professional mastering experience. Highly recommend.
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Matt's mix of my song is great and has really taken it to another level. Really good communication throughout the project, he responded sensitively and creatively to the brief and made the few small changes I asked for quickly. Will definitely work with him again.
check_circleVerifiedMatt's a pro and I'm looking forward to working with him again in the future!
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Matt is a champ! Repeat client. Thank you again!
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It was great, as always, to work with Matt! Very professional and a high quality of work.
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Thanks Matt! Looking forward to the next project with you!
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True 5er of 5:) I can higly recommend Matt's professional work on mixing. We truly love his work. He also showed us a completely new dimension. Great job!
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Second time working with Matt and he was as professional and timely as last time and delivered a great mix!
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Matt does a great job! Thank you!
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I enjoyed working with Matt on a mixing/mastering job. He was organized and responsive, and responded well to my feedback. I'd definitely recommend!
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Matt was very helpful and was able to fulfill everything we needed for the song! He was great at communicating and gave us the mixes and revisions very quickly.
check_circleVerifiedI needed an edit for one of my songs and Matt came through at a fair rate and 2 days ahead of schedule. Top notch as always!
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Matt did a great job mastering three songs for an EP project. Looking forward to working with him again in the future!
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Matt did a great job mastering our ten song album. They sound great! He is a clear communicator and follows through. Efficient and professional.
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Matt did a great job mastering our ten song album. They sound great! He is a clear communicator and follows through. Efficient and professional.
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Matt was excellent to work with, being not only very good at what he does but also possessing good communication skills. The revision process went smoothly and I felt that Matt was very open to any tweaks and adjustments that I wanted to make.
In the end, I have an ep that is much tighter and musical than I would have been able to achieve on my own. You rock Matt! - check_circleVerified
Matt did an awesome job mixing and mastering. Very responsive and great comunication. Highly recommended!
Interview with Matt Gerhard
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: For mixing, I try to learn as much about the song as I can. I have a detailed conversation with the artist and try and get an idea of the vision for the song before I start. A rough mix is always helpful I listen to that a couple of times and right down my ideas and notes. Once I feel like I'm at a good place with the mix I'll send it to the artist for notes and then revise based on any notes they have until they're happy with the mix.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Most mixing projects lately are a combo of the two. I mix in the box and print outboard gear and effects. Then the mix is printed through my API 8200 summing mixer. I would love to do more all analog tape sessions, because it's a fun and different workflow but realistically the budgets and time constraints are limited.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Getting to work with all kinds of people and personalities in many different styles of music. I think that really keeps me fresh.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That mixing and mastering is magic and everything can be fixed. Don't get me wrong a lot can be fixed, but there is no substitute for great source material. The job of mixing and mastering is to enhance the song.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What direction do you want the mix to go? On a 1-10 scale, 1 being pretty close to the rough mix but a little more polished/hi-fi or 10 pretty unrecognizable from the rough mix?
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Listen! Be fearless and experiment. Turn that delay all the way up maybe it'll work, maybe it won't? You don't know unless you try. Also don't be afraid to kill your darlings.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: All kinds, thats my favorite part of the job
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Fresh ears and a new perspective
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Oh boy, lots of people. I really love people like Tchad Blake and Dave Fridmann who are making wild sounds you've never heard before. As well as folks who came up more in the "documentarian" engineering world. People like Sam Phillips, Tom Dowd, Steve Albini who are trying to capture the performance in the room.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Mixing, Mastering, Editing.
I was the Engineer, Mixer in this production
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $250 per song
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $70 per song
- Vocal TuningContact for pricing
- EditingContact for pricing
- Time alignment - QuantizingContact for pricing
- Recording StudioContact for pricing
- Electric GuitarContact for pricing
50% up front, 50% upon approval of the mix. No masters will be released until paid in full. 2 revisions included. Additional studio rates apply for mixing at Public Hi-FI.
