MixedByFrklyn on SoundBetter

I'll make your song uniquely itself. I use my Creative knowledge & practical experience to amplify the emotion & atmosphere which you as the artist are trying to convey to your audience.

I've live mixed engineer for the past five years, who has taken a step into the studio environment.
I'll make your song sound the best it could possibly be at low cost. Furthermore, I prefer pre-edited tracks although it's not a requirement.
I specialise in live recorded music, electronic, rock, pop, hip hop & RnB.

Click the 'Contact' above to get in touch. Looking forward to hearing from you.

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by Mark Myburgh
He made my small production, sound big and Professional.
Really puts effort into the work he does
by Anthony
Love his style of compression and dynamics. Truely gets to know the music he's mixing, working well with artists and understanding their thoughts and feelings during production.
Absolutely brilliant stuff.

Interview with MixedByFrklyn

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I composed an EP called thoughtless flow, which I later Mixed and Mastered too. For my first project which I've been the composer of, I've gotten complements of it being very cohesive and that the story I'm trying to relay is being highlighted through song only, in this instrumental EP.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: How do you want the listeners to feel? Why did you choose to make the song feel the way it is, is there anything you're conscious of in the production? What elements would you like for me to highlight with this mix &/ master.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: If your want to tell stories with your work, Im the person for the job. Lets make your art the best it could ever be.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Drums mixing, Vocal Mixing And Mastering
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I work with artist to develop their careers and sound, I'm not just making them sound like everyone else, but rather helping them establish themselves and the message they're trying to relate to their audience. Helping them get a unique sound to their productions and performances. I bring the atmosphere of a live concert to a song with my live experience, placing the listener in the room, as if they're watching the performance live.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I work with artist to establish their sound and keep their work unique by spending time Mixing and Editing the production and ensuring that it's up to standards of other songs in that genre In the Mastering stage.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: A Melodic house album called Melodic Element by Franklyn Anderson.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: No, although I would recommend the service to clients because it helps to farm out work making productions easier to complete and release.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital, we've advanced in technology tremendously and the differance between the two is just not worth the extra expense of analogue gear, although it's all preference based.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: A professional sounding Production at the end of my work, even if it takes ten revisions
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: When you finally are able to hear the finished product, and
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Will I need mastering after? Yes, its always needed because the mix sometime has a broad dynamic range and is mostly not loud enough.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That it's all mixing(fun), its most editing and boring work.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My Monitors, PC, Internet, Headphones and Myself
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Started as a volunteer audio tech at age 9, worked my way to head engineer at my local churches youth by 16. Have been working in the audio industry for 9 years. Gained an interest in the studio environment due to the lack of live events.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Punchy, Lively and Powerful
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: You can do whatever you want sonically, Just don't mess up the drums and vocals.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Rock, Trap, Gospel & Rnb
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I usually start by to the entire song getting a feel for the energy of the song. Then start work on the vocal, getting it to sit consistently in the mix, then mix the drums around the vocal, bringing bass and guitars in after and everything else in, till I've got a good balance, then start EQing and compressing catching the peaks.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I work completely in the box, using Reaper, alternating between headphones and monitors
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Chris Lord Alge, Andrew Scheps, Wytse Gerichhausen, Warren huart.