Jon Efem

Vocalist and Analog Mixing

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$$$$ FREE MIX! First 2 reviews. I’m worth $1600/mix. I charge $800/mix. You get it for free- Just give me some reviews. I’m new to SB/ thank u ==== Screw saving money.. Music is medicine. We do it because we just have to. It’s not about money, it’s about passion and self worth. That’s why we push forward. It’s never easy, it’s always tough.

I was a little kid when underground rock was born in the deep 1980’s. All I wanted to do was make records. As I grew up, I watched MTV rocket up and die before I finally got to record. I wanted to make junky early sub pop style records, quick and fun, loose and nasty with tons of human element. But it was impossible. Every engineer sounded the same: popcorn sampled drums, annoyingly tuned vocals, amp sims, grinding loudness that hurt. I couldn’t make my dream record, nobody had the skills to do it anymore. So I set out to learn how on my own.

I spent many years spinning my wheels until finally, I began to know more about the analog tape years than most anyone my age. And I started to incorporate it into my recording. At the same time I built up my producer skills. I started to study every genre, and realized you can’t be an EDM producer and make a real Pink Floyd album. But you *can* be a Pink Floyd producer and make EDM. Once the skills of analog recording and mixing are built, it makes digital production very possible. Understanding musicality and vibe, it crosses genres.

I enjoy underground analog sound. It’s like impressionist painting, the feeling is part of it. But it’s not my only game. I know what people like, and it’s not 1985. It’s Demi Lovato, The Weeknd, etc, and they require it. I have my own unique way of delivering it, while staying true to me: Different.

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Languages

  • English
GenresSounds Like
  • Dinosaur Jr.
  • Radiohead
  • Pink Floyd
Gear Highlights
  • Analog MCI mixing console
  • Studer and MCI tape machines
  • hand built Neve EQ clone
  • hand built SSL EQ clone
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