Nathan Shoemaker on SoundBetter

I'm a professional vocal tuner, specifically looking to create a great sounding tune with minimal tuner variation to create a natural sounding vocal.

I tune/track from a bass treated room that is very clean sounding and quiet. My gear includes, interface-Apollo 8, analog preamp-Focusrite ISA-one, microphones include Vanguard V4 condenser, SM81, SM7b, Rhode Nt1, and KrK studio speakers.

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Interview with Nathan Shoemaker

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I wrote produced and recorded a country song. I played all instruments except drums and did all dang and did all vocal tuning.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Country original music.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: No
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital because my job wouldn’t be a thing without it. However all analog gear before digital conversion is super important in the tracking stages.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I will get your track the way you want it.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The satisfaction of a completed tune.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Will the final product sound like “me”? Yes, as long as you are remotely close to singing on pitch I can make the track sound mostly like you.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: People typically think its just an automated system but I go through each and every note and fine tune them in.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What songs/artist have influenced this song. Do you want a natural sounding tune or a auto tune sounding tune?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Make sure you send me your favorite take of your vocal, with all lyrics and Adlibs the way you want them.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My laptop, a UA interface, a SE V7, my Gibson J15, and Melodyne.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I have been and artist/worship leader/songwriter sense 2012 and vocal tuner for 3 years now
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Natural
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Luke Combs because I think I could get an amazing tune on his vocal.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Always line up your tempos first before cutting and pasting regions around.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Country, CCM, gospel, indie rock...
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Tuning
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Tuning
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Pull in vocals and tracks make sure I have all tempos lined up (if to a click) then I let Melodyne listen to the tracks and start tuning. I usually make 3 passes in the entire track before I’m fully completed with my first full pass.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have KRK speakers for mixing and vocal tuning. I have a upstairs vaulted cycling room with bad traps on my left and right and Tube traps around the room so I can get a clear listening environment.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Chris Stapleton, Marren Morris, Luke Combs, Brandon Lake, Elevation Worship, and We the Kingdom.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Vocal tuning is the most common type of work I do. I use Melodyne 5 studio to perform vocal tuning on a weekly basis. My goal is always to get a natural sounding tune unless the artist prefers something different.
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I wrote produced and recorded a country song. I played all instruments except drums and did all dang and did all vocal tuning.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Country original music.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: No
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital because my job wouldn’t be a thing without it. However all analog gear before digital conversion is super important in the tracking stages.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I will get your track the way you want it.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The satisfaction of a completed tune.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Will the final product sound like “me”? Yes, as long as you are remotely close to singing on pitch I can make the track sound mostly like you.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: People typically think its just an automated system but I go through each and every note and fine tune them in.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What songs/artist have influenced this song. Do you want a natural sounding tune or a auto tune sounding tune?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Make sure you send me your favorite take of your vocal, with all lyrics and Adlibs the way you want them.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My laptop, a UA interface, a SE V7, my Gibson J15, and Melodyne.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I have been and artist/worship leader/songwriter sense 2012 and vocal tuner for 3 years now
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Natural
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Luke Combs because I think I could get an amazing tune on his vocal.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Always line up your tempos first before cutting and pasting regions around.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Country, CCM, gospel, indie rock...
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Tuning
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Tuning
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Pull in vocals and tracks make sure I have all tempos lined up (if to a click) then I let Melodyne listen to the tracks and start tuning. I usually make 3 passes in the entire track before I’m fully completed with my first full pass.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have KRK speakers for mixing and vocal tuning. I have a upstairs vaulted cycling room with bad traps on my left and right and Tube traps around the room so I can get a clear listening environment.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Chris Stapleton, Marren Morris, Luke Combs, Brandon Lake, Elevation Worship, and We the Kingdom.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Vocal tuning is the most common type of work I do. I use Melodyne 5 studio to perform vocal tuning on a weekly basis. My goal is always to get a natural sounding tune unless the artist prefers something different.