Paul Dalkowski on SoundBetter

Musicproducer & Songwriter - looking at music from a songwriters' perspective!

I am looking at music from an artist-first perspective.
I have 10+ years of experience in music production but am also a multi-instrumentalist and have been a songwriter for more than half of my life.
I understand that the most important part is the feeling and the most important voice is yours, the artists.
To make sure I am the right fit for you, I encourage you to take a listen to my music first and see if it feels similar to what you want your music to feel like.
Everything on this profile was entirely made by me and is stuff I can make for you: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/0dlh5CcdvDoWEfdkOqmNM5?si=rFDtVtNNTqi6gphnzOghqA

I do not use any generative AI tools or anything like that.
Everything I create is 100% copyright free, also regarding stems (don't worry, I barely use loops and if I do, I know how to use them properly), so you will not have any issues with uploading to spotify, submitting to sync licensing companies etc.

Would love to hear from you. Click the contact button above to get in touch.

Languages

English
German

Endorse Paul Dalkowski2 Reviews

by 赵零一
Verified
Paul is an extremely patient, thoughtful and talented producer. He paid close attention to my creative ideas and respected my artistic choices throughout our collaboration. The mix quality is fantastic, and he was very responsive and flexible when communicating. He also offered to provide stems and instrumental files, which is really helpful for my future‑stage work. Highly recommend working with him, would love to collaborate again!
by kalyan
Verified
Hired Paul just listening to the a single track on soundbetter, it has so much soul and warmth. Working with him was a great pleasure and some learning experience aswell. Hes very patient and listens to your needs, concerns and delivers exactly. Would definitely work with him again in the coming days.

Interview with Paul Dalkowski

Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I mostly work on sad/chill & atmospheric stuff
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I ghostproduced, mixed and mastered a future bass track from scratch with now over 100.000 streams on Spotify. It's the second most streamed track of that artist to date.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What do you definitely want the track to be? What do you definitely NOT want the track to be?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Do your best to communicate. If you know what you want but I don't, we'll just be running in circles, trying to catch up to each other's train of thought.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Yoe Mase because he massively influenced what I do and still does so to this day. Also Sia; she's cool.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Always know what the most important instrument at any given time is and act accordingly. There can only be one thing in the foreground, may that be a guitar, a vocal or a synth. The easiest way to destroy a good song is to have two different dominant instruments play different melodies at the same time.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: The full package, if necessary: melodies, chords, lyrics, sounddesign/soundselection, mixing & mastering.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I typically start by writing a melody (either for the chorus or the verse), then I build chords around it. As soon as the first section is kind of done, I move on to the next section to keep a similar energy. Then I start adding details, earcandy etc.. Once everything is finished, I do a final mixdown.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Billie Eilish, Yoe Mase, Xan Griffin, Alec Benjamin, Vorsa
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Full song productions (also including writing instrumental melodies and mixing) for singers in the pop/electronic pop genre.