Production, Mix and mastering engineer - Trance and Techno specialist - working out of an old tobacco barn in the Dordogne - professionally tuned and treated room. Dragonfly, Flying Rhino, Tip record releases.
Bespoke production house in the Perigord - mainly focused on remote mix engineering and production. Tuned and treated room with a hybrid studio and a pristine signal path. Focusing on vibe, colour and impact. Dedication to a an analogue, 3D, warm yet detailed sound
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Interview with Adda Audio
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Pink concerts - live audio engineer. Pavarotti - mix engineer. Taio Cruz - music production. Sugababes - recording engineer.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Kate Bush remixes, Halo Dust remixes - stadium and festival projects, recording Italian folk music, pre-prodtion meetings with Athena.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Hybrid - some of the important elements in engineering - saturation and compression remain superior in the analogue domain.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: To always give the project priority and fulfil their vision
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The clients and working as a team
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Turnaround time Achieving specific sound Vocals
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That I just clean things up and make it sit nice. Which I can do of course - but I have the patience to work through all my techniques and gear to find the sweet spot for your track - and maximise that vision. I emotionally invest in every project as if it was my own - so we get maximum 'anima' vibe and magic from the project
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: References from records/ artist preference Their philosophy
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Feel at home here - free to express exactly how you want to progress with your project. If I am not the right person for the job I will always think of your project first and advise you likewise.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Elektron boxes, MacBook Pro, Neve, ATC speakers, Mics
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: 30 years - started in classical and opera and moved through pop and rock to urban and finally into the underworld of electronica
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Formless and natural but always magnetic
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Aphex Twin - it needs no answer
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Ignore the tips
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Electronic, commercial
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Creative engineering and production
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Adhering to the original vision. Intuition and empathy - will always consider the best step forward for the project - down to the finest detail. Full spectrum mix but more importantly conveying the emotion through engineering - saturation and excitement - depth and width.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Maximum 2 week turnaround for mixes depending on current workload. Pre production meetings remotely and in person. Mix checks for direction and delivery.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Custom built mix room - fibreglass shell in a tobacco barn - tuned and treated. Neumann KH0310 plus subs, fed by Apogee Symphony Pro converters, SSL fusion and Bus+/ Api Tubetech on the mix bus. Various outboard, analogue synths and plugins.Studio expansion in 2023 to include drum, instrumental and vocal live rooms/ booth.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Bruce Swedien Tony Maserati
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Mix engineer
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $250 per song
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $50 per song
- Ghost ProducerAverage price - $400 per song
- SSL
- Neve
- Neumann
- Apogee
- Overstayer
- 500 series
