Professional bassist/multi instrumentalist with over 10 years of playing experience available for hire (studio/live) and audio engineer both in studio and live. Read more about Lucas and what he does below.
Lucas Dellaporta is an audio engineer (mix/mastering/live sound) and musician based in Southern Connecticut. He is certified in Pro Tools, at the 100-and 200-levels in both music and audio post and a bassist with over 10 years of playing experience with proficiency on both guitar (electric/acoustic), keyboards, and drums. His musical interest is metal, as he is the bassist of the Symphonic Gothic Metal band Nevermourn and the live bassist for the progressive metal band Dystopica. He is also well rounded in other genres including, rock, jazz, R&B, blues, and funk. Lucas is a recording engineer at AceToneProductions in Bethany, CT. His work encompasses recording, mixing, mastering, and live sound.
Lucas provides audio engineering (live/studio) and production work (e.g., recording, mixing, mastering, vocal comping, audio editing, tempo mapping etc). He is also available for session work and to play or mix live for your next gig/tour in order to help bring your artistic visions to life.
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Interview with Lucas Dellaporta
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital; it makes my life much easier when engineering in the studio and especially mixing live shows, but I do also enjoy the use of analog gear when tracking artists/talent
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What type of sound are you looking to achieve? What are your goals for your project/song? How do you envision the final product?
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Typically metal, but I'm just as well rounded in other types of music as well, including rock, funk, jazz, R&B, classic rock, and even country.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Before recording, make sure that you have a solid plan of attack. A great example of this would be to map out any tempo/time signature changes. Make practice tracks with a click in order to get acclimated so that way you can nail your takes once it comes time to making the recording.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: The most common work that I've started doing have been mostly live sets, and I've recently been doing studio sessions, both in person and remotely.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Rhythm, Tightness, and Creativity
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: My home setup includes JBL MKII-8 studio monitors, Universal Audio Apollo twin quad core interface, Pro Tools Ultimate, Logic Pro X, GarageBand, Slate Digital Plugins, Plugin Alliance Mega Bundle plugins, AKAI MIDI Keyboard
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Nightwish, Kataklysm, Jungle Rot, Stratovarius, Epica, Helloween, Dreamtale, Cattle Decapitation, Arch Enemy, Peter Tägtgren, Jens Borgen
I was the Recording Engineer/Bassist in this production
- Bass ElectricAverage price - $50 per song
- EditingAverage price - $20 per track
- Session ConversionContact for pricing
- Mixing EngineerContact for pricing
- Live SoundAverage price - $150 per concert
- Keyboards - SynthAverage price - $50 per song
- Electric GuitarAverage price - $50 per song
In Person Session Work: $40hr w/2 hr call
Includes 2 revisions: Additional revisions: $25
Travel/per diem must be included as additional coverage/expenses
- U2
- Rotting Christ
- Lacuna Coil
- Soundtoys
- Waves
- Slate Digital
- Plugin Alliance
- Pro Tools
- Logic Pro X
- iZotope
- Ibanez
