From zero to a Record. At my studio we make records from the very beginning of the song idea to the finished record that’s being distributed digitally or on a physical media. You don’t pay for every little part of the process or individual days in the studio. We agree on a price and we work until everybody is happe with the end result.
I’m a mix engineer and a producer. My background is as a touring guitar player. I have worked with various danish and international artist. Both as a guitar player on tour and as a producer and mix engineer. I haven’t played live gigs in years I mix and produce full time.
I’m fortunate enough to work with some great artist in my studio. Both signed and independent artists come in for mixing, producing or mastering. Everybody gets the same attention.
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Interview with Mikkel Mortensen
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I’ve mixed so much stuff I’m proud of. Diffucult to say. Ask me tomorrow. Then maybe I’ll have a different answer. 😅
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Well it seems that I always have a thousand things going on at the same time. I’m fortunate to have enough work. Of course there will always be periods where you don’t get to work as much as you would like to but most of the time I’m fortunate enough to be very busy.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Well I’ve seen that Darell Thorp is on here as well. I have a lot of respect for his work.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That it’s possible to make a poorly recorded and written song into a hit record with the technologies today.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: I use a lot of prep time with a client before we agree on a project. I don’t have specific questions but the more I get to know the person I’m about to work with, the better the record is gonna be.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I’ve always mixed and produced but the first years of my career I was actually a touring guitarist for a living. It’s been years since I’ve done a live show but of course I still play guitar and other instruments when I produce peoples records.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: My style is always adapting to the project I’m working on.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: There’s a lot. I love so much different music in different genres. I can’t mention a specific artist.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Pop, rock, folk, country, electronic, reggaton
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: To make people comfortable enough to allow them to perform their best or so they trust me enough to mix their record.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: It depends upon the job. If it’s mixing i mostly work alone and sometimes with an assistant if there’s a lot of different things that needs to be mix ready fast. When I’m producing or tracking it all depends upon the project. I usually work long hours and every day of the week. I do whatever it takes to finish a project n the best possible way.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Ik so fortunate that I have bought my own (very) mall house in the outskirts of Copenhagen. I have made my mix room in this house and that’s also where I track when I’m not working in bigger studios.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I Mix and Produce. My Goal is always to support the clients ideas and thoughts about their project.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: We won’t stop until you are happy.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The fact that I do so many different things. Talking to people, running around and setting mics up, mixing by my self, writing songs and many many more things. It’s wonderful. And a lot of hard work.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Though one. Most people have a lot of questions before committing time and money to a big project like making a record.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Go with whoever feels best in your stomach. Do not necessarily hire people based on their credits. Although it’s a good guideline.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Acoustic guitar, four track recorder, microphone, Bas, keyboard. Then I can make music
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Commit to sounds
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I’m so used to be involved in the whole process so I usually bring ideas all the way through the process. From the arrangement to the production and individual parts of the song. It’s a delicate process though and you need to know when to back off.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: I’m always inspired to work with people that go all the way, professional or first timer.
- Neve
- API
- Urei
- U47
- First year in my new space.Jan 16, 2025
January 2024 I moved into my new space. I was fortunate enough to be able to buy a small house in the outskirts of Copenhagen. I’ve turned that into my mix room and studio. And what do you know. It’s been precisely a year since I moved in. I’m still very excited about the “new” place.
