
🏆 Grammy nominated Multi-platinum Producer / Engineer, experienced in Electronic and Indie genres. As a musician myself, I have a deep understanding of the creative process and enjoy being the extra technical brain that helps artists reach their end vision.
Aaron's career began in his home country of New Zealand as a member and co-producer of synth pop group The Naked And Famous. He went on to claim multiple NZ Music Awards as a member of the group and earned RIAA multi platinum status for the worldwide chart-topping single “Young Blood”.
Following the band’s success, Aaron branched out to explore his passion for atmospheric electronic music under the alias Space Above. He released a series of singles, remixes and albums from his home studio in LA’s Echo Park which caught the ears of LA’s KCRW radio and many online outlets. Aaron’s passion for ethereal sound design continued to grow and landed him the role of composing music for a number of short films and the feature length Softness Of Bodies.
Outside of his solo recording work, Short works full time as a mix engineer and producer with artists from around the world. In 2024 Aaron received a Grammy nomination for his work as Immersive Mix Engineer on Madison Beer’s Silence Between Songs LP.
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It was fantastic working with Aaron on a mix. He is extremely professional, and communicated well throughout the entire process. The care and attention to detail he puts into his work really shows - couldn't recommend enough!
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Aaron was a true pleasure to work with. He was quick to respond, very professional, easy to talk to, and provided great feedback.
The mix he produced was phenomenal. He managed to pull off great sounding vocals and squeezed a lot of detail into a big and dense mix. Had a great process with him throughout the editing process and he was able to respond to all comments well and efficiently. Couldn't recommend him more!
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Aaron is such a cool guy and so easy to work with. He has a good ear and his mixing skills are incredible. He really helped bring my track to another level. I will absolutely be working with him again. 5 stars isn't even enough.
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Incredible Mix Engineer and Producer, took our track to the next level. Aaron brought a much needed drive and presence to the bass line of our song without sacrificing the punch of the kick, and totally revamped our vocals so that they sat more naturally in the song with added bits of FX magic. He also gave great feedback on the song as a whole.
He's exceptionally timely with replies, clear with communication, and very responsive to client notes as well. Highly recommend working with Aaron.
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Second time working with Aaron and hopefully won't be the last! Professional, quick to respond and really cleaned up the track and brought it to life. Highly recommended!
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It is the second time I have used Aaron for a mix; he's the real deal. This time, I gave him a challenging track with a lot of grit in complex patterns, and he could find space for every arrangement, especially when a lot was going on at once. He always delivers beyond expectations and is highly knowledgeable. If there were ten stars, I'd give them to him.
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Genuinely, exceeded all expectations. If you're looking for your song to get to that next level and more I can't recommend highly enough. I have worked with a lot of engineers over the years and Aaron really impressed me.
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Second time working with Aaron. Very quick to respond and excellent technical and creative inputs which took the track to another level. He always puts the extra effort in to tailor his support to our needs and style. Highly recommended!
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Aaron is great to work with, super talented, efficient and pleasant to deal with. As a novice I was nervous coming into the process, however Aaron was patient and accomodating. The final product he produced is amazing, and I would highly recommend him to anyone!
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Another amazing mix. Really dialed in to our aesthetic preferences and made excellent choices and gave excellent feedback when we needed a little more guidance!
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Excellent job mixing and mastering, really brought the track to life and gave it some extra magic! Always quick to respond and took the time to explain any modifications. Great experience, highly recommended.
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Hiring Aaron to mix our latest album has been a wonderful experience. I cannot recommend him enough! He took such great care of our songs, preserving the production elements we loved, while providing a level of depth and clarity that wasn’t there before. He demonstrated an incredible amount of passion for electronic music and sound design that made referencing artists and technics a breeze. I really appreciated the creativity he brought to our project, and would gladly work with him again!
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Working with Aaron was a total pleasure. He’s got a lot of attention to detail and understands your needs. Quite frankly, we completed the final mix in just a couple of days and its huge !! I look forward to working with Aaron on future projects . Highly recommend
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Fantastic as always; can't believe the things he hears about our own instruments that we don't.
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Aaron is an amazing sound engineer! Mix is perfect and mastering as well
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consummate professional. knows his stuff. was my pleasure to do an Atmos up-mix for Aaron.
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This mix sounds amazing!! thanks again Aaron xx
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Aaron once again turned around a DIY recording we did at home into something way more polished and balanced than we thought possible with our raw recordings. He adds so much value.
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Aaron is an amazing mixing engineer. He really captures the vibe of the track and mix it so professionally. I am more than happy about his work!
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $600 per song
- Dolby Atmos & Immersive AudioAverage price - $300 per song
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Demo recording and references required before approving work. Typical turn around a week or sooner, 3 mix revisions included.
- M83
- Moderat
- The Naked And Famous
- Genelec 8340s
- WesAudio Vari-Mu Tube Stereo Compressor
- SSL Violet EQ
- API 512v Pre's
- UA Apollo
- Neumann TLM-103
- Telefunken TF-51
- Moog Voyager
- Juno-06
- Korg MS-20
- Eurorack Modular
- Vermona DRM-1
- Pro Tools
- Ableton
- Logic
- All The Plugins
- Listen To The Melancholies' Self-Titled Debut EPOct 19, 2021
The Melancholies, a collection of devilishly dark synth-pop — mixed, mastered and co-produced by Aaron Short
Listen To The Melancholies' Self-Titled Debut EP - Consequence Of Sound Album FeatureOct 19, 2021
Space Above shares debut album 'Still'
- Baeble Music Feature: Gear Talk TuesdayOct 19, 2021
BAEBLE MUSIC: Production Secrets Revealed By Producer Aaron Short