Joe Bass on SoundBetter

Vocal tunning, quantification. Track mixing. Love .

Sound studio @ Buenos Aires. Working with other great musicians and technicians for over 20 years. Detailed sound and mixing on Ableton, LogicX and others. Antares and Celemony are awesome tools if used right. Ask me for sample track!

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Interview with Joe Bass

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Working with Endemol and Jenifer Lopez was great. I dealt with the sound of the live set during one of her productions.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Ded Monigots.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Gus, the drummer (Gustavo Basualdo)
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Best of both worlds. What the budget allows.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: We will get as close as what sounds inside your head as we can. Comunication is key.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: It gives me a rush.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: can you mix it? yes.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That it's easy.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What is your target audience. What is your genre of music. What are your references music wise. How loud do you want it.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: I'm just getting started, have a go while I'm cheap.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Hmm. Solar panels, sattelite phone whith internet access, my laptop, my aphex duet, a couple of hi end dynamic mics.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I've been dealing with sound since the early 2000' . I Started out at Wolfwillowsound studios, Alberta Canada helping with pro tools post-prod. Then made my way though several small studios recordin various styles. Worked ase a live technician for some time.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Just right. jajaj
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: David Byrne. Such an excelent exa,ple of an all around productive artist. Just to learn things from him.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Do not over compress .
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Brit rock type songs, heavy metal, trip hop.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Patience.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I love to respct dynamic range in a musical piece. To leave it so the nuances in sound intensities are not lost. Unless clients prefers other characteristics.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Despending on the work to be done. Usually a draft is made, if that suits the client we move to the mixing stage. I'm used to going back and forth tightening an idea till it's good and ready.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Right now my Home studio has tape capabilities, prime pre amps, and valve guitar amps.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Mostly canadian producers jjj.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: From plain mixing. Voice tunning, drum quantification. To arranging and tastefully producing specific sound textures on a musical program.