Kevin Ambrogi

Mixing/Mastering/Bass

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Professional Audio Mixing, Mastering, and Session Bass Tracking Services for Independent Artists, Producers, Mixing Engineers, Recording Studios, and Labels.

Recent projects I worked on:

Indie Rock - electric bass:
New EP with the Belgian indie rock artist Van Den Bear, I played the bass on all tracks, see a couple of music videos below:
"Color me"

Jazz fusion - production: le Ministere de l'Amour

Acoustic free jazz - production/upright bass: JNK Trio

Acoustic/electric modern jazz - composition/production/mix/mastering: Kevin Ambrogi Fugu Quartet

A funk and dance collective where I played the bass: Korybantes

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

Interview with Kevin Ambrogi

  1. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  2. A: Analog whenever possible.

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

  4. A: Making music sound better.

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

  6. A: Have reference songs that illustrate well what you want the final song to sound like.

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

  8. A: A whammy pedal, one octave up or down, sure thing! Two up? Yeah, baby, I feel like Pat Metheny. Softube Console one, that workflow... My 1985 Auratone 5c, this baby never lies... My 5-string Gibson Les Paul bass... she's one of a kind. My Stam Audio SA67, as the venerable Al Schmitt wrote, I could only record everything through a 67

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

  10. A: I started as a session musician. I toured and recorded as a jazz/allrounder musician for 20 years before diving into mastering. In the process, I discovered how fundamental the quality of your mix is, and I started mixing. I fell in love with Michael Brauer's multi-bus-compression approach and have been applying it to several styles with great success ever since.

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

  12. A: Kendrick Lamar. Because it's Kendrick Lamar. Terrace Martin. Same...

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

  14. A: Electric and acoustic jazz. Funk. Instrumental. Indie Rock. Hip Hop.

  15. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  16. A: Listening.

  17. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  18. A: I track with a selection of the best clones of tube and FET mics (U47, U67, SC800, ELAM 251, C12), I also have a large collection of modded and boutique mics (Oktavas, Cascade, and custom). I have 16 tracks, which I run through 2 Universal Audio Apollos. I mix with the Michael Brauer "Braurization" multi-bus-compression approach. My favorite DAWS are Reaper and UAD Luna, yet I am also comfortable using Pro Tools and Logic.

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

  20. A: Terrace Martin. Kendrick Lamar. Trent Reznor. Quincy Jones.

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Must Be Voodoo

I was the mixing and mastering engineer in this production

Gear Highlights
  • Universal Audio
  • Softube
  • Console1
  • Izotope
  • Valhalla
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