Djani Pervan

Producer, Mix Engineer

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Mixing engineer on projects like R.E.M. IX I've Been High, Darko Rundek - Ruke, Letu Štuke, Sarajevo Big Band.

More than 30 years of experience in recording and mixing music from punk rock, electronic music to big band and classical orchestras.
Mixing hybrid and In the box systems.
Mixing is my primary service. I have arranged and produced lots of records and did quite a lot mastering duties for digital, CD and vinyl. As a drummer and a percussionist I have been playing with the bands and artists for several decades.
If you think I can contribute to your music please contact me.

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Credits

AllMusic verified credits for Dani Pervan
  • Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar
  • Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar
  • Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar
  • Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar
  • Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar
  • Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar
  • Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar
  • Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar
  • Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar

Interview with Djani Pervan

  1. Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

  2. A: Every album for Rundek Cargo Orkestar, Letu Stuke, Trovachi was the challenge of producing, tracking and mixing.

  3. Q: What are you working on at the moment?

  4. A: Mixing a Rock - Pop band's full album

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

  6. A: Dedication to the work towards the common goal.

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

  8. A: What is the emotion and the ambition behind that record? Where it is imagined to be played, like radio station, clubs, TV etc.

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

  10. A: Always better to use reference tracks to explain the sound you have in mind than try to describe it by words.

  11. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  12. A: Shure SM57, JLM 1290 preamp, Apogee Duet, Shure SRH1840 headphones and MacBook Pro. Hope there's electricity there. If not then I swap the preamp for power generator.

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

  14. A: So many... Radiohead comes to mind among the first - for that musical voyage they always seem to take the listener,.

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

  16. A: Invest time to experiment and work to full potential no matter if you're payed extra for it or not or if the artist is well known or unknown.

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

  18. A: Indie pop, Indie Rock, Punk Rock, Electronic and Acoustic

  19. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  20. A: Devotion to quality and emotional impact of the record,

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

  22. A: Sensibility to discover the true potential of the song and to develop it further. Along with musical ideas and instrumentation of my own if needed.

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

  24. A: Get the tracks get into Pro Tools session, set the tempo if its fixed and organize the session. Then let the music guide me while moving the faders to get a nice balance and then print that first rough mix if the artist haven't provided rough already. Once i get the idea where the music is heading I won't stop till its there and artist is happy about it.

  25. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  26. A: ProAc Studio 115 and Yamaha NS10 speakers, SSL XLogic X-Desk summing Mixer, Rupert Neve Portico 5042 and 5043 Series analogue processors, SSL XLogic Alpha-Link AX 24 ChannelAD/DA converter, RME Digiface, Pro Tools Ultimate DAW with tons of plugins... Nice sounding small control room, long hall and marble staircase in the house used as great sounding echo chambers.

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

  28. A: Ofter the price is one of main questions. Answer: "It depends..."

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

  30. A: Al Schmitt, Bob Clearmountain, Rick Rubin, Nigel Godrich to name a few

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

  32. A: Producing and mixing mostly

  33. Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

  34. A: Still didn't check if there is anyone I know on here.

  35. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  36. A: Both, each for its strengths of course.

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

  38. A: The feeling of joy when you manage to get it to sound right. Whatever it is, troublesome single track or entire song.

  39. Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

  40. A: How detailed this job really is and how much of the brain power it demands.

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

  42. A: Over 23 years now.

  43. Q: How would you describe your style?

  44. A: Grew up on vinyl and tape records and since I have my own Pro Tools rig i always strived to be able to create those huge sounding mixes. It took so many years of perfecting to get such a big sound out of a small home studio. So it is sorta hybrid palette of sounds where one is constantly trying to expand its reach for different new and old colours.

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Trovaci - Jutro (Morning)

I was the Producer, Engineer, Mix Engineer in this production

Terms Of Service

3 revisions allowed except in cases when I'm an arranger or co-arranger in the project then there's no limits. Additional costs are 100$ per hour. Turn-around time varies from 24hrs to a week per song

GenresSounds Like
  • Radiohead
  • Roxy Music
Gear Highlights
  • Pro Tools
  • RME ADI-2 Pro FS BE
  • Apogee Rosetta 200
  • Solid State Logic XLogic Superanalogue X-Desk
  • ProAc Studio 115 speakers
  • Rupert Neve Portico 5043
  • Rupert Neve Portico 5042...
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  • Booked until 21st October!Jun 19, 2016

    Onto recording an album for Sarajevo Big Band project. Ambitious as it seems and certainly is I embarked onto this train for curiosity and because I have never worked on big band record. So lot to learn ahead. Looking forward to it.