Mikhail Sidorov

Mixing, Mastering, Recording,

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I'm experienced result-driven Mixing and Mastering Engineer, strong attention to the details and extensive knowledge of music production. My credits are - Morgenshtern, Slava Marlow, Klava Koka, White Punk, Rocket, ST, Vacio, Rita Dakota, Pizza, Gunwest, Tim3Bomb and more. I worked on TV shows - Pesni TNT 1, Pesni TNT2. Mixing and mastering music

Credits:
Morgenshtern, Slava Marlow, Klava Coca, Rita Dakota, Pizza, White Punk, Rocket, Vahtang, Igor Rybakov, Paul Murashov, Fidelle, ST, Dana Sokolova and many more

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Languages

  • English
  • Russian

Interview with Mikhail Sidorov

  1. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  2. A: Both of this worlds, analog got its magical character, digital - 100% recallable and fast tweaking

  3. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

  4. A: I’ll come tomorrow with the result:)

  5. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  6. A: A chance to create

  7. Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

  8. A: Who i was been working with

  9. Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

  10. A: What they are going for, what you like about your demo, what you dont. Show me your references.

  11. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  12. A: Bring your session committed with Fx’s that you get used to

  13. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  14. A: I was doing it for 7 years

  15. Q: How would you describe your style?

  16. A: Punchy and wide

  17. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  18. A: Kendrick Lamar.)

  19. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  20. A: Experiment adding a little bit of big or small reverbs on almost everything to glue things together, try adding sidechain to it. Sometimes it could help you, giving your song 3D.

  21. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  22. A: Trap, pop, pop-rock, dance music usually

  23. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  24. A: To do things fast and to know where to stop.

  25. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  26. A: Sometimes the song is almost there, so the less you will bring - the better would be a result. Sometimes you need to make a lot, glue everything together, add punch, clarity, dimension, make song wide and big. I like to give each song its personal character.

  27. Q: What's your typical work process?

  28. A: I have template, which i use for 5 years, so i can do my mixing quite fast. It depends on the project. I’m a/b-ing a lot with the demo or the ref. I have all the tools, that i get used to, so i can use the to bring your song to the next level.

  29. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  30. A: I’ve been working in our teams (kossound.com) room for 6 years. Its good sounding room actually. We got Barefoots MM 27 gen 2 as mains. Also we use Auratones, NS10’s. We are working in Pro Tools, with all todays favourites plugins. We use some outboard gear - Chandler Curve Bender, Black Box. We have Studer A80 tape.

  31. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  32. A: A lot of great artists, producers, engineers inspire me. One of the most is Mike Dean, i think.

  33. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  34. A: Usually its mixing and mastering services. I also record a lot. All types of editing and restoration. Making beats. Songwriting.

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GenresSounds Like
  • Travis Scott
  • Drake
Gear Highlights
  • Baerfoot MM27gen2
  • Yamaha NS10
  • Westlake
  • SSL6000E
  • Black Box
  • Chandler Curve Bander
  • Prism Sound
  • Studer A80 etc
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  • Updated my profileJan 19, 2022