Elevate your music to a professional, release-ready standard with precision audio mastering that brings out the full depth, clarity, and impact of your sound.
A mastering music studio specializes in the final step of audio production, enhancing and refining recorded tracks to achieve a polished, professional sound. Im based out of Minnesota and have been mastering for the last 8 years.
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Interview with Master the Master
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I’m a mastering engineer. It’s not about making my head big and telling you a big name. Music is a challenge and an art form. I’m here to master your music with a professional outcome.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Just doing my job
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: No
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both. I’m mostly analog and would love to strictly master in analog, but music today is produced in odd places, and requires some unique fixes that analog can’t always do.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I’ll do what it takes to make sure I do what’s right for the song.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The connect to the music
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Can you make it louder? Sure, but understand the sacrifice.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Mastering cannot be done by AI. Master is not about being loud. It’s about being the best out in a song and choosing the right items to get there.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Making sure the project files, naming, and data is all correct.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: I’m hear to have a conversation about your journey and how we can make you better.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Speakers, interface, computer, and probably the MBC & MBP
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: 10 years
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Natural
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Anyone. It’s not about fame or scale. We all want to do well, but I’d rather find the underdog and rise through the ranks with that badge of honor.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Experience is your best friend in this industry. You never know who you might meet, so be a genuine person.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Rock and jazz
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Objective listening
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Emotion, focus, and transparency
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Work to the best of the ability of the song I’m working on.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Lots of analog gear. Dangerous, SPl, IGS, Rupert Neve, barefoot monitors, PrismSound, and more.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: It’s no one person, it’s a collection of things and ideals that I gravitate towards. I use them as tools to improve my own work.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Master their songs
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I’m a mastering engineer. It’s not about making my head big and telling you a big name. Music is a challenge and an art form. I’m here to master your music with a professional outcome.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Just doing my job
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: No
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both. I’m mostly analog and would love to strictly master in analog, but music today is produced in odd places, and requires some unique fixes that analog can’t always do.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I’ll do what it takes to make sure I do what’s right for the song.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The connect to the music
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Can you make it louder? Sure, but understand the sacrifice.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Mastering cannot be done by AI. Master is not about being loud. It’s about being the best out in a song and choosing the right items to get there.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Making sure the project files, naming, and data is all correct.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: I’m hear to have a conversation about your journey and how we can make you better.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Speakers, interface, computer, and probably the MBC & MBP
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: 10 years
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Natural
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Anyone. It’s not about fame or scale. We all want to do well, but I’d rather find the underdog and rise through the ranks with that badge of honor.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Experience is your best friend in this industry. You never know who you might meet, so be a genuine person.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Rock and jazz
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Objective listening
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Emotion, focus, and transparency
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Work to the best of the ability of the song I’m working on.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Lots of analog gear. Dangerous, SPl, IGS, Rupert Neve, barefoot monitors, PrismSound, and more.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: It’s no one person, it’s a collection of things and ideals that I gravitate towards. I use them as tools to improve my own work.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Master their songs
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $50 per song
turnaround is 2–5 business days/project. 2 free revisions. Delivery are high-quality WAV file(s). Clients are responsible for delivering properly mixed and labeled files. Full payment is required.
- Barefoot MM26 prism sound Titan
- Rupert Neve Master Bus processor
- SPL IRON
- Dangerous BAX EQ
- HDE-250 parametric Mastering EQ
- Rupert Neve Master Bus Converter
- IGS 825EQ
- Wavelab DAW
