Roger Gamon

Producer | Female vox (Louisa)

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I'm a multi-instrumentalist producer/arranger. Clients have included (Oscar and Grammy winner) Carole Bayer Sager and many other valued musicians and songwriters with whom I have worked on diverse projects. I provide complete song production, for eg: - a fully produced instrumental/backing track - vocal production | - mixing & mastering

As above, I offer complete production of your music project - tailored to your exact requirements - from start to finish. Each project is unique, but a typical process would be something like this:

1. I produce the instrumental track/beat for you based on your ideas (eg phone recording)
2. I send it over to check it’s as you need it. I then make revisions, if required
3. You then record your vocals locally, over the instrumental track and send the vocal (wav file) to me
4. I then 'produce' the vocals (enhancements such as compression, reverb, any slight tuning required)
5. I mix and master the whole track and send it to you.

If you require female vocals, these can be provided by my daughter, Louisa (who 'sings like an angel' - Crooner Ed, see review below)

Send me an email through 'Contact' button above and I'll get back to you asap.

113 Reviews - 26 Repeat Clients

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  1. Review by Kristi K
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    Roger is a true professional! He's collaborative, communicative, creative, and an outstanding musician. He delivered above and beyond our expectations, delighting us every step of the way. Don't hesitate to reach out to Roger for your project.

  2. Review by Brianna L.
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    Roger was wonderful to work with again! This was my third project was Roger. He is always so pleasant and professional. He was wonderful to collaborate with!

  3. Review by Kenayaanderson
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    Roger is splendid to work with! He’s very patient when it comes to working with your music, and is willing to take the time to create what you have in mind; I highly recommend Roger!

  4. Review by Kristi K.
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    Roger is fantastic! He gave us exactly what we wanted and more. Communication was clear, music and vocal tracks/guides were precisely what we asked for, and he went beyond adding his own creative flair. He's a true professional and excellent musician. We look forward to working with him more!

  5. Review by Brianna L.
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    Roger is a very talented and detailed producer! He is so insightful and pleasant to work with. I would highly recommend working with Roger.

  6. Review by David B.
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    A pleasure to work with, always delivers top quality product.

  7. Review by David B.
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    I very much enjoyed working with Roger on another project. He always comes up with inventive and high quality arrangements and productions and invariably delivers on time!

  8. Review by Misha M.
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    This really is a marvelous person to work with. Roger is kind and passionate and good at what he does.

  9. Review by Brianna L.
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    The way Roger produced my song was even better than I imagined! This was my first time producing a song so I felt very vulnerable and nervous. Roger was so encouraging and uplifting and I now feel a huge confidence boost! He understood the meaning behind my song and reflected that in his arrangement. I highly recommend working with Roger!

  10. Review by Samaha
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    roger did a nice job with sound design work for a specific sound that I needed recreated. thanks.

  11. Review by David B.
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    Once again, Roger does the business with an innovative, clever and enjoyable new arrangement of my song. Another triumph!

  12. Review by David B.
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    Roger did an outstanding mix and mastering for me, delivered on time with attention to detail throughout, adding an extra flourish even after the project was completed.

  13. Review by David B.
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    Another great and enjoyable experience working with Roger who delivered exactly as required and on time.

  14. Review by Howsaudio
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    Roger brought this track to life with his creativity on guitar. I will definitely request his services again in the future.

  15. Review by David B.
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    Roger and Louisa are a great combination, consistently producing extremely high quality output.

  16. Review by Richard Rheinsmith
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    Amazing producer, insightful, supportive, true professional. ROger throughout this process was patient, understanding, and detail oriented. He was able to take my shoddy thumbnails and expound on them, bringing them to life. His ability to take a few of my older recordings and enhance what was already there and add to the song, capturing the desired outcome was just superb. I would recommend him for you next project. You can check out the results at https://soundcloud.com/user-381649174

  17. Review by Chung L.
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    I had the pleasure of working with Roger and Louisa. Great experience!
    Super professional and communicative. Highly recommended.

  18. Review by CroonerEd
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    Roger is a true professional. Very gifted at his craft, excellent communicator, gets the job done on schedule, and makes working with him easy and comfortable. I'm very grateful for the opportunity to create music with him and encourage you to do the same. The added benefit, at least in my case, were some vocals from Louisa -- who sings like an angel. I'm very pleased with my decision to work with Roger and encourage you to do the same.

  19. Review by David B.
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    Roger and Louisa produced a beautifully arranged and performed new version of one of my songs, with gorgeous harmonies, making it sound like a "classic". A very pleasing result.

  20. Review by CroonerEd
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    Roger is a very talented, true professional. He understood the project, clarified a few things to make me comfortable, and got to work. The result was a fantastic music track I am proud to use. Easy decision to hire him again.

Interview with Roger Gamon

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

  2. A: 'Do I play the instrument - or just use samples'? (Answer: yes I play different kinds of guitar, bass and piano - I also programme drums and use high quality sample libraries for e.g. strings, brass etc as required by the project).

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

  4. A: I think as a multi-instrumentalist producer clients don't always realise that I can provide pretty much most instrumentation - I play guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, synths etc - as well as the recording, mixing and mastering. I offer a 'one-stop shop' service if that's what's required.

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

  6. A: Mainly around what they would like the track to sound like, broadly-speaking.

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

  8. A: I've been writing songs and recording for over 25 years (and playing guitar and piano longer than that). I learnt so much about recording & producing from my musical colleague Howard Nock who is an ace Recording Engineer/Sound Supervisor on many top shows here in the UK. Whilst I'm mostly studio-based, I'm also a classical guitarist and play at weddings and events around the UK.

  9. Q: How would you describe your style?

  10. A: 'Multi-style'! I am curious about all kinds of music. When not in the studio I play classical guitar at weddings and events here in the UK. But in the studio I'm just as likely to be working on an EDM track as I am a guitar-based song.

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

  12. A: Having used tape recorders early on in my recordings, I find that digital recordings can sometimes be a little harsh-sounding. So I find that using a tape emulation plugin can work wonders. My favourite is Slate's Virtual Tape Machine (VTM) - it's fantastic!

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

  14. A: Depends on the project - I may write and produce the music from scratch, or alternatively work around for example a vocal performance - adding drums, guitar, bass, piano, synths as required.

  15. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  16. A: In terms of guitars, I play analogue instruments (I'm also a classical guitarist who plays at weddings and events across the UK). Otherwise I pretty much work 'in the box', as they say, these days. Software instruments and production software are absolutely fantastic these days - I have no desire to go back to tape machines!

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

  18. A: Maybe just listen to one of my 4 sample showreels and look at my SoundBetter reviews. Have wide-ranging and eclectic tastes in music and my production I think reflect that - I really love to work in may different genres.

  19. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  20. A: I have a collection of classical guitars (I also play classical guitar at weddings and events in the UK), acoustic guitars and basses, condenser and dynamic microphones, a small midi keyboard as well as a high-spec Yamaha Clavinova, a MacBook pro attached to a 27 inch screen, focusrite interface, Genelec monitors and AKG headphones. I use many synths such as Omnisphere 2, Kontakt libraries, many waves, Slate and other plugins. I work in Pro Tools and Reason DAWs.

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

  22. A: I will do everything I can to ensure you get you the track that you need.

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

  24. A: I really love to create tracks for people - I find it really rewarding to be able to apply the skills I've learnt over the years - together with avid listening to so many genres - to help create a bespoke track for the client.

  25. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  26. A: As well as musical versatility, I would say my strongest skill is being able to play by ear - and through experience being able to think through ideas regarding a song's structure, harmonies and melodies. However, these ideas may not necessarily accord with the client’s vision of the song/project - so I'm interested ultimately in ensuring that the client is happy!

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

  28. A: I've been involved in music since I was a child. I've been producing music for over 25 years. I bring this experience to the all the songs I help create.

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

  30. A: I create all kinds of music: pop, rock, classical, jazz, hip hop, trap, EDM on classical, acoustic and electric guitar. I love the creative challenge of working on original music; using my experience to think what style and approach will work best. I'm a classical, rock and pop guitarist and also have played/keyboards piano since I was a boy. Most commonly I will use all these skills to build up a track within Pro Tools and/or Reason.

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

  32. A: Pop, rock, beats - hiphop, trap and EDM and orchestral. My musical tastes are quite varied!

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

  34. A: In terms of music - I have eclectic tastes. I grew up listening to a lot of classical and choral music, so rich in melody and harmony. In my teens I migrated to the Beatles and all kinds of pop and rock music - again particulary attracted to songs with strong melodies. In terms of guitarists - there are so many I love but they include George Harrison, Clapton, many of the jazz guitar greats, and in particular John McLaughlin (I worked on a Nepal Earthquake charity single with John's drummer and keyboardist Gary Husband a couple of years ago which was fantastic). And the wonderful brazilian guitarist Baden Powell de Aquino. In terms of production, I've been fortunate to collaborate closely with Howard Nock, ace sound engineer/designer for many TV productions. My Protools skills were learnt through these collaborations, which included some music made for Channel 4 (actually my work for this was as a keyboardist). In terms of other inspirational producers; George Martin, Daniel Lanois, Phil Ramone amongst many others.

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

  36. A: I would highly recommend Howsaudio - a remarkable musician & mixer: https://soundbetter.com/profiles/49620-howsaudio

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

  38. A: Adele, of course!

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

  40. A: Projects include an atmospheric beat made with organic ethnic instruments for a client, an EDM track and a piano and strings arrangement for a beautiful tune written by a client. One of my most recent projects was creating an EDM version of a wonderful track written by Oscar and Grammy winner Carole Bayer Sager and singer-songwriter Jonas Myrin

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

  42. A: I'm really proud of the collaboration between myself and fellow Voysey songwriting/production colleagues on the 'Dreaming of you this Christmas’ single *. I wrote the music, some of the words (with John Garvey), played and recorded the piano and the guitar parts. Howard Nock (sound engineer for many TV productions) played bass guitar and we also worked together to produce choirs and brass bands (courtesy of Omisphere and Native Instruments respectively). I travelled to Wales to record the female vocals (the fantastic Victoria Worthington). Howard mixed and mastered the single. I liaised with ace graphic artist Martin Orme regarding the single’s artwork. I suppose, as well as the musical/lyric input I was the project manager for this single which was a real collaborative effort involving some face to face work together with remote file-sharing. If you get a minute to listen, I think it’s fair to say that all the disparate parts work pretty well together (thanks in no small part to Howard’s excellent mixing and mastering). *https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dreaming-you-this-christmas/id743204058

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

  44. A: My Takamine classical guitar; assuming electricity a Sadowsky semi-acoustic electric guitar; a Neumann KM184 condenser microphone (matched pair If permitted!) and my MacBookPro. And a great reverb plugin or hardware (like a lot of musicians I love the 'sound' of music - the acoustics reflecting where it was recorded, and the ability of modern reverb units and plugins to emulate this).

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Roger's showreel #1

I was the producer (all tracks), musician (most), writer (some) in this production


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    Roger's production showreel 2 - Modern pop to old jazz
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    Roger's Instrumental showreel
Terms Of Service

Revisions until you are happy!
Will deliver WAV, Mp3 and also stems if required.

Gear Highlights
  • GUITARS: Many (!) electrics
  • acoustics and classical | SOFTWARE - includes: Omnisphere
  • Kontact libraries
  • Serum
  • Ozone Production Suite
  • Lexicon reverbs
  • Sonible Suite | HARDWARE: Apple Mac computer
  • Genelec studio monitors
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  • Firemaster pluginMar 09, 2020

    I'm really impressed with the Firemaster tone-shaping plugin from United Plugins - have done a quick video illustrating its uses:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TswGH2KZ7Cw

  • Very honoured to have worked on a written track by 2 brilliant songwriters: Oscar & grammy winner Carole Bayer Sager & Singer/songwriter Jonas MyrinMar 22, 2019

    I've recently finished creating an EDM version/remix of an absolutely wonderful song written by Oscar and Grammy winner Carole Bayer Sager and ace singer-songwriter Jonas Myrin. Very honoured to have worked on this track written by such brilliant songwriters. 

  • Gulfloss EQJan 08, 2019

    Love this new (and very sophisticated) EQ.

  • Fantastic new spacious reverb - Xenoverb by AudiocityDec 15, 2018

    Am really loving this newly acquired reverb - it sounds like a Stymon Big Sky in plugin form - beautiful long-tail reverbs and shimmers. Am really looking forward to using it on appropriate tracks.

  • Orchestral stuffDec 15, 2018

    I've been really enjoying doing more orchestral arrangements recently - am really interested in applying some of this to my client tracks! Please check out my 'Instrument soundreel' for some examples.