Professional Mixing & Mastering engineer with a Master of Music in Music Production, Technology, and Innovation from Berklee College of Music and a BA in Sound and Music Production from the University of Lincoln, UK. My vast knowledge of both post-production and production can bring any song to the commercial standard you so desire.
My name is Tudor Nacu, a sound engineer from Bucharest, Romania, currently established in Spain. I have graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Sound & Music Production from the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom and, afterwards, decided to further upgrade my skillset by attending a master’s programme in Music Production, Technology & Innovation at Berklee College of Music, the leading college of contemporary music. This extensive education provided me with foundation stretching across all genres.
Having been raised on Alternative rock, Pop-Punk and Metal, I have a strong expertise in these areas, however, that has never limited my musical curiosity which pushed me to experiment with sounds ranging from Hyper-Pop to niche ethnical music.
My experience, dedication as well as my passion for music ensure that I will deliver the mix and master you dream of, whether that is a clean Jazz tune or an experimental track meant to break boundaries.
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Languages
- English
- Romanian
- Spanish
Interview with Tudor Nacu
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered the soon to be released fusion EP based on traditional Romani music from across the world. This EP comes as a follow-up to my awarded thesis on the topic of the "The History and Evolution of Romani Music Around the World". We are expecting this project to release at the end of March.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Matt Bishop if you have that kind of money, for sure!
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: That they will get their dream sounding mix and master.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Client: Is your website's logo a mixer? Why...aaaaah! Me: Yes, yes it is! Cool, right?
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That i am rude. I am just very straightforward about what i think sounds the best because i truly want the client to have the best sounding final product possible.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What are your favourite artists in terms of sound and why?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Don't shy away from booking a video call with me! I would love to meet all of you and make sure that our visions allign in order to ensure the best communication and final product for you.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: EMI RS 124, 1176 AE, Teletronix LA-2A, API 560, Fairchild
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I have been working in the production and engineering feild since i was around 17 before following a full academic path on this topic with an M.M in Music Production, Technology, and Innovation from Berklee College of Music and a B.A. in Sound & Music Production at the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom. Since then i have been working as a freelancer as well as having worked on live events such as the latest Chris DeBurgh concert in Marbella Spain where i was the Local Production Manager.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: The 1975
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Get as many opinions as possible! That doesn't mean you have to always listen to them but hearing what other professionals or even non-professionals have to say about your work might give you some ideas on how to improve it.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Alternative, Pop-Punk, Pop-Rock, Metal, Jazz, R&B
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: When receiving a project, i listen to the references provided and then play the song which i am supposed to mix for about an hour while making coffee and reading my e-mails. This is so that i can fully assimilate the song itself in order to then properly dissect it in the editing stage. I then get on to comping, tuning and editing before finally uploading it into my mixing template. After that, the magic begins.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: George Daniel, Andrew Schepps, Serban Ghenea.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both because it allows me to achieve a better overall sound yet still experiment heavily.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The creativity mixed with the technicality of it brings excitement yet maintaining stability.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Warm sounding mixes with a lot of experimentation in terms of saturation, compression and distortion.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Deep knowledge of the differences in colour that both analog gear and analog emulating plugins have and using this colour to enhance certain characteristics of the intrument, track or even mix as a whole.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Creative yet clear and precise quality mixing and mastering.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Protools alongside a large number of plug-ins as well as unlimited access to a studio featuring consacrated hardware such as 1176 and LA-2A compressors, API 2500, API 560 EQ and many more.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Mixing and mastering.
I was the Mixing & Mastering Engineer in this production
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $100 per song
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $50 per song
- Vocal TuningAverage price - $30 per track
- Vocal compingAverage price - $30 per track
I allow for unlimited number of stems and 2 revisions per song. My turn-around time is 2 days on average. For an additional fee, i can lower my turn-around time to 1 day and provide extra revisions.
