What ever stage your next song is at, I will get it sounding release ready and the best it can be!
25 year old Music Producer / Mixing and Mastering engineer based in London. With 5 years experience in all music production services, Joe is passionate about working with any artist on their next release and getting their music sounding as good and professional as it deserves to be. Though Joe specialises in most sub - genres of pop music, artists of all genres are welcomed to work with!
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Joe was so amazing to work. With. Worked fast and super efficient!!!!
quick response time and easy to work with. provided mixing and mastering on my latest remix projects and the outcome sounds great.
Joe is insanely talented at what he does, I came to him with a rough song which he produced for me. The outcome was better than I could of hoped for. Will 100% be working with him again!
Interview with Joe Gautrey
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Not to sound cheesy but the project I am most proud of is always the last one I have finished. always get such a buzz finishing a project and watching it get released to the world. if I have to name one though probably the Musical I have been writing as it was by far my biggest project to date!
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I have just finished writing a musical for a group of schools in the US. I also am working on a song with a very talented artist in Isreal, This song is also going to be the first song released and marketed through my new independent label so exciting times!
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: I don't know anyone else on soundbetter personally. Can only recommend myself at this point haha
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital, only because I am an in the box producer though. nothing against Analog
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: That I will do everything i can to help create something you can be very proud of.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Being able to make music everyday for a living! was my childhood dream so i don't take it for granted.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: What genres I write and produce in. the answer is all sub genres of pop music. I also have written and produced in EDM, Country, Rock and R&B
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That though I am mainly a Pop songwriter / Producer I am very confident in songwriting / producing in a wide variety of genres
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What you musical inspirations are as well as what your vision is for the song / project
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Take the time to message me before to talk properly about the service you require. Talking about the project including inspiration and vision is a great way to get all the information needed to carry out the service while also starting to build a got working relationship.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: 1. Shure SM7B Mic 2. Interface 3. Macbook 4. USB Keyboard 5. headphones
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I have been making music for 7 years. Started young when in a band in school, went through education studying music tech up to uni. Started producing freelance till I was noticed by SAFO Music and started working with their clients from early 2020.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: I like to combine guitar tinged pop with synths and heavily layered vocals, Topped off with catchy developing melodies to keep listeners engaged.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Charlie Puth because he is just insanely talented and I would love to be a part of building productions up the way he does.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Always try to occasionally produce or writing a song outside of any genre you are used to as it puts you outside your comfort zone and makes you try new things that you might then take back into your comfort genres.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Anything within Sub or Commercial Pop Genres
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: I have always been told my strongest asset has been thinking of catchy melodies for songs as well as my expertise in mixing and mastering.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I bring my 7 years experience in songwriting and production in an industry environment, along with my passion for music and experimenting constantly with new sounds and ideas to be unique.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Before starting any project it's super important to know as much about the artist as possible. I want to know their story, influences as well as the journey they are on. This is super important as I want this to reflect in the projects we work on together so the end project is the best representation of them as an artist.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have 2 studios which I do all my work at. My home set up which I mostly use for songwriting / mixing and mastering, while I am also assigned to a studio in Finsbury Park, London called SAFO which being a lot better facilities and space, I will take clients to record and producer projects here.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: My production is inspired by a mixture of Charlie Puth, Lauv and 80s Pop
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: My most common work I do resides in all sub genres of pop music, most notably including mixing and mastering / music producing and songwriting.
I was the Songwriter & Producer in this production
- Songwriter - MusicAverage price - $150 per song
- ProducerAverage price - $300 per song
- Beat MakerAverage price - $250 per song
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $30 per song
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $75 per song
- Typical turn around time on projects is 2 - 10 days depending on the size of the project.
- My goal is help something you are proud of so will allow how many revisions it takes to get the job done
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