Guitarist/bassist of 25 years and songwriter/producer. High fidelity guitar/bass tracking at home studio. Fluent in many genres with a high attention to detail. Groove, pocket and phrasing is everything!
Guitarist and bass player for Cosmoxie. Fluent in pop, rock, soul, folk, blues, reggae. Studied at the Australian Institute of Music.
Can send raw tracks, premixed tracks, or provide full instrumental production with mixing and mastering services for radio, iTunes, Spotify etc.
Higher pricing if you need a producer.
Whether it's funky scratch, emotional soloing or lush acoustic fingerpicking I'm your guy.
I'd love to hear about your project. Click the 'Contact' button above to get in touch.
Interview with Michael Buckley
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Working on Cosmoxie's album was an absolute blast. I played all the guitar and bass tracks and also wrote the lyrics. All songs were co-wrote with Derby who is an absolute pleasure to work with. We built the whole thing from the ground up and it sounds amazing!
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Yes! Derby. He is a very experienced sound engineer/producer, not to mention a great singer, percussionist and songwriter with many credits.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Analog all the way! Digital serves a purpose but analog is what puts the human touch on it.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I always give 100%. There's nothing greater than the gift of music. Being able to play on other people's projects is a huge responsibility and I take it very seriously.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Respect the song! I pride myself in playing what the song needs. As guitarists we tend to overplay a lot so I really try to be wary of that and compliment the song rather than get carried away.
I was the guitarist and bassist in this production
- Electric GuitarAverage price - $150 per song
- Acoustic GuitarAverage price - $150 per song
- Bass ElectricAverage price - $150 per song
- Full instrumental productionAverage price - $400 per song
- Songwriter - MusicAverage price - $200 per song
- Songwriter - LyricAverage price - $150 per song
- Pop-Rock ArrangerAverage price - $200 per song
Turnaround time between 1-4 days. Each project is different, so average price will vary depending on size of project. 1 revision included.
- Fender Custom Strat
- Mayton 808 acoustic
- Fender 12 string acoustic
- Washburn nylon acoustic
- Fender bass
- Focusrite Isa analogue preamp
- SM57 mic
- Protools
- Logic
- LUNA
- Neve Summing
- Tape emulation
- native instruments
- fabfilter
- Neuman
10% off for full album