Hello, I'm Steaker, a Brazilian Producer, Mixing Enginner and Indie Artist. I Started producing, mixing and mastering music in 2015. Since them i wrote and produced 4 albums all by myself. Those tracks vary from Rock, Metal, Synthpop to Trip-Hop, IDM and Ambient. If you contact me you can also know where's the name from.
I learned almost everything i know in regard to mixing and mastering by myself, and I honestly think i'm pretty capable of delivering top-quality services to anyone interested. I went to classical music school, and i could bring more sophistication to your music!
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Credits
Interview with Steaker
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: My last album "Sparks Of Omnipresence", because i can definitely see my evolution as a producer and being able to achieve certain sounds with my limited setup is quite satisfactory. Everything there was created by me.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I'm also a Graphic Designer, and divide my time between that and Music.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: No.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Hybrid. No reason to fight when you can have both.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I'm going to maintain the life of your song and add that little extra that makes something stand out.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I just love music in general, and i love listening to something that I've produced or was directly involved.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: They ask me if i really get those guitar sounds with VST. I answer "Yes".
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: I'm not going to screw your soft song with dist amps or override your guitar with synths, i'm going to balance everything.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: If they would like to try something new and make a great song.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Don't know to be sure. Tell me all your ideias, even if you thing they're not that good.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My notebook, headphone, Midi controller, an Mic setup (it would be seek to capture the sound of nature isolated) and a Marshall Amp.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I've been doing this for 6 years until now. It used to be a hobby, but i believe I've learned enough that i can help others in their creations
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Kinda of an "Trip-Rock". I pick the feel and groove of the trip-hop and bond it with the energy of rock.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I would like to work with DJ Shadow. Cause i like his style a lot and he also was one of the first "one-man-band" type of thing that i heard.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Sometimes, to create a wall of sound, i record a lot of instruments playing and do one first round of effects on them, them i flip the sample that resulted of that and tight it together in the song, creating an unique vibe.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: The genres that are described in my page. Rock, Synthpop, Indie Pop, Metal and Electronic. Borrowing from Trip-Hop, Ambient and IDM if necessary.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Good Sense of Sound Aesthetics. Go check my tracks.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Life and feeling, witch seens to be forgotten in today's modern music production.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Depends on the type of work. If it is production, i do some brainstorm with my client to see what direction he aims for . For mixing, is kinda the same thing but we have a more clear goal in mind to what sound we're trying to achieve in this part of the process.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: My Audio Setup is in its very early stage, i own both Pro Tools and FL Studio as my main ways of editing and mixing. I have an Audio Technica m40x, an Notebook and an Akai Mpk Mini Mk2 as far as Hardware goes. I have a bunch of softwares like compressors, delays, reverbs, EQs, tape saturators...Most of them being from Waves and Izotope.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: The likes of Radiohead, Metallica, Tangerine Dream, MGMT, Linkin Park, OJ Law, DJ Shadow, Aerosmith, Depeche Mode, Brian Eno, Gustavo Gustavo Santaolalla, Slipknot, Tyler the Creator.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I Produce tracks that fits the general genres that I've described or make something new alongside my client's intends.
I was the Producer, Master and Mixing Engineer in this production
- ProducerAverage price - $150 per song
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $100 per song
- Post MixingAverage price - $100 per minute
- Keyboards - SynthAverage price - $50 per song
- Post EditingAverage price - $100 per track
- Sound DesignAverage price - $75 per minute
- Game AudioAverage price - $200 per day
You may contact me and we'll discuss what direction you want for your project and do the best to achieve it.
Prices can be negotiable on how much work's needed. Around 3 track revisions.
- Mgmt
- Linkin Park
- DJ Shadow
- Pro Tools; FL Studio; Casio CTK 470; Akai MPK Mini MK2; Audio Technica ATH M40x
