After over 5 years of working with Thomas "Plec" Johansson in The Panic Room studio, I've honed my skills, adapting to his unique sound, and staying current with industry trends.
Hi, my name is Simon, and I work as a production engineer at The Panic Room AB. While studying audio engineering at Luleå University of Technology, I had the opportunity to work closely with Plec. Starting as his assistant in 2018, I have since evolved into a fully-fledged production engineer as a valued member of the Panic Room team. Over the years, I've had the privilege of contributing to recordings, mixes, and masters for bands such as Soilwork, Night Flight Orchestra, Eleine, Gathering of Kings, and many more.
My goal is simple: to ensure your project not only meets but exceeds your expectations. I firmly believe that the true measure of success in audio production lies in your satisfaction with the end result. If you choose to collaborate with me, please send the multitrack or tracks along with your notes and the essence your project aims to convey. Together, we will unlock its full potential.
So, don't hesitate to click the green button on the right to get in touch. Together, we'll give your project the attention it deserves.
/Simon
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Interview with Simon Eliasson
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Creye's album III was really fun to be a part off. I mixed and mastered the album.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: A lot of different projects, but I can't disclose any of them here.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: That would be my boss, Thomas "Plec" Johansson haha! But I haven't had the chance yet to work with anyone else on this site.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital, the ability to open up the project anywhere for minor changes without having to build the mix from scratch once again.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: That they will be 100% satisfied with the end result.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: That it's versatile, No day is like the other, and every new client pose a different challenge.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Most of the times I probably get asked if I like the song they have written, or what I think about certain parts of the song. I think it's very important to always find something you like in every song your mixing or mastering for the inspiration, so my answer is most of the times, yes.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That mastering is just another step of processing the master-bus. It's absolutely part of the mastering process, but half the process is making sure all the right formats, transitions, data and metadata is correctly delivered.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Are these all the files that's going to be used?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Make sure that you are fully content with the material you have.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: I want to say the ATC's 50 or something like that, but I would actually go for my laptop, my Sennheiser HD600 headphones, my small SSL interface, an SSL-style eq and an 1176. Then I have a fully functioning setup that's easy to carry along :).
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I studied audio engineering for about 5 years and then I have been working with audio for the past 6 years. so all and all, 11 years.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Tight and packing a lot of punch.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: It would be super fun to work with a band like I Prevail or Tesseract, I'm really into those super tight/polished production.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: A mix and mastering engineer can't fix something that isn't sounding good from the start. If you think your production is mushy or lacks a lot energy for example, neither mastering nor mixing can fix that. It can to an extent, but not so much that it sound like a world-class record.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: It is super varied, one day it's metal the next day it's indie-pop.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Being attentive with an ear for detail.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Attention to detail and reinforcing the narrative of the song, so that it keeps the listener invested.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Each day I'm starting out listening to good music and good mixes to "calibrate" my ears
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have access to the same setup as The Panic Room where I am employed. The studio consist of 4 different rooms. Mastering studio A with PMC MBD XBD-A Mastering studio B with ATC SCM50 PRO ASL Mixing studio A with SCM20 ASL Pro Mixing studio B with SCM20 ASL Pro The studios are equipped with a lot different analog gear such as Lavry Gold, LA2A, API 2500, 1176's, Distressors etc. There's also every plug-in you could wish for.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Thyler Smith, Adam "Nolly" Getgood, David Maxim Mcic are some examples :)
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I would say that I do 25% mixing, 25% mastering and about 50% editing.
I was the mixing and mastering engineer in this production
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $250 per song
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $30 per song
- EditingContact for pricing
For Mixing, Mastering & Editing, there's a limit of 4 revisions. the mixing service provides no editing or tuning. Additional revisions beyond the initial 4, will cost an extra $25 per revision.
- ATC SCM50 ASL Pro
- PMC MB3 XBD-A
- Lavry Gold
- Sontec MES432
- API 2500
- Focusrite Red3
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