Ambrose Nkum - AKN Mastering

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High Quality Mastering

The mastering engineer is the last individual in a long chain of professionals who can either change and improve the quality of your music. I approach each mastering project on its own merit. I’ll look at the overall sound of your music, use various mastering tools to get you to the finish line.

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  1. Review by Chadwick Bishop
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    by Chadwick Bishop

    Ambrose took the sound of my project to the next level! His professionalism and timing were on point. I am definitely looking forward to working on the next one!

  2. Review by Gary Stephens
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    by Gary Stephens

    I have had the pleasure of working with Ambrose and I must say his attention to detail and ability to enhance the sound quality of my project was amazing. He's a true professional and was patient with all my questions and requests. I highly recommend Ambrose for anyone looking for a mastering engineer, who truly understands music and delivers excellent results.

  3. Review by Oscar
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    by Oscar

    You want the finish product to be done outside of your control. Working with Ambrose has been like working with my twin. Because he knows where my thoughts are but then has his way of improving thoughts to enhance the all around feel, vibe, and hit sound. I've known him for over 20 years. His ear for that classic Dr. Dre/DJ Premier crispy smooth punchy sound will leave you and your fans hitting the repeat button. He's the "Man for Mastering."

Interview with Ambrose Nkum - AKN Mastering

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

  2. A: Improve and enhance the final sound of a song or songs.

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

  4. A: I worked on group project where I did everything. I produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered the entire project.

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

  6. A: N/A

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

  8. A: N/A

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

  10. A: Quality sound and great customer service.

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

  12. A: When will you do think you'll be finished? Answer: As soon as possible.

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

  14. A: No one in particular.

  15. Q: How would you describe your style?

  16. A: Mastering with a vintage analog vibe.

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

  18. A: Producers: DJ Premier, Masters At Work, Erick Sermon, DJ Quik, Mastering Engineers: Louie Teran, Streaky, Glenn Schick

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

  20. A: My journey to becoming a mastering engineer started when I enrolled in Long Beach City College’s Recording Engineer program. Already being DJ and producer, I thought that recording would be great skill to acquire. I took a mastering class taught by mastering engineer Louie Teran and that class inspired, as well as motivated me to become a mastering engineer. I have over 10 years experience mastering, but the last 3 years it has become my main focus and passion.

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

  22. A: Mix in mono and switch back and forth to stereo. If the mix is great in mono, it will be awesome in stereo.

  23. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  24. A: Critical listening

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

  26. A: Years of having a trained ear from mastering and being a DJ.

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

  28. A: I start off by listening to every song and make notes while listening. Then I'll start mastering the songs, and do quality control ever song to make sure there are no glitches in the final product.

  29. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  30. A: I am currently in the box using Wavelab as my mastering DAW.

  31. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  32. A: Digital now only because it allowed my reduce the size of my mastering rig.

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

  34. A: Meeting people and hearing new music.

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

  36. A: That a plugin preset or sites like LANDR can master a song with ease.

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

  38. A: What type of sound quality are you looking for? Do you have a reference track? Did you remove all plugins from the master buss before the song or songs were bounced?

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

  40. A: I'm not a mix engineer, although I can mix I prefer dealing with 2 track stereo. On that same note that's why I do not do stem mastering. You should be happy with your stereo mix. If you have a bad mix, mastering will on show the imperfections, but if you have a great mix, mastering will only improve the overall sound quality.

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

  42. A: MacBook Pro, RME ADI-2 Pro FS DAC, Sennheiser HD-650, MIDI keyboard controller, and MPD218.

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

  44. A: Hip Hop, House, R&B, House, Pop, Afrobeat

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Terms Of Service

3 revisions. Final mastering service includes hi res 24 bit WAV file(s) of your choice and free 16bit 44.1K WAV file(s). Average turnaround time for single(s)/ EPs is 1-3 days and albums 3-7 days.

GenresSounds Like
  • DJ Premier
  • Masters At Work
  • Burna Boy
Gear Highlights
  • Wavelab
  • Studio One
  • Logic
  • Pro Tools
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