Jamal Ruhe is a musical midwife who has helped to bring thousands of projects into the world. I am an experienced mastering and mixing engineer. I've been privileged to work on music and video / film audio with hundreds of artists in Nashville, Memphis, L.A., Phoenix, and of course New York. Anti-racist, Anti-sexist and LGBTQIA+ friendly.
I have a very broad definition of what mastering is, based on my experience and how things are handed to me. An artist team, whether that’s someone at home with a four-track or video post, where 15 people are involved in decision making, gets to a point at which they are at their maximum. They’ve made it as good as they can make it.
Whatever I am handed, it's my job to finish it.
My role is to leverage my technical and artistic abilities to help artists bring their work to fruition.
Contact me through the green button above and let's get to work.
Credits
Discogs verified credits for Jamal Ruhe- Death (2)
- Reubens Accomplice
- Tiger Piss (2)
- Reubens Accomplice
- The Rules (3)
- Serene Dominic & The Semi-Detached
- Warbles
- Sleepwalker (28)
- Various
- Reubens Accomplice
- The Rules (3)
- The Exelar
- Towers
- The Exelar / Towers
- Twilight Procession
- The Exelar
- Rob Skane
- Unit 731 (8)
- The Smiles (2)
- Meg & Dia
- I, Fanblades
- Generation 84
- Good Weather For Airstrikes
- Bootblacks.* / Monozid
- Overlooked
- Decrepit Birth
- Life Of Agony
- Swans
- Icewind (4)
- Delpaxton
- Into It. Over It. / Everyone Everywhere
- Everyone Everywhere
- Universe217
- Various
- Trust (9)
- Evohé
- Brotherhood Of Sleep
- Hands On The Stereo
- Raven Tide
- Sexy Heroes
- The Naked Heroes
- Various
- Source Victoria
- Blackout Party
- The Dogs Divine
- The O's
- Man Overboard
- Stephen Rey & The Slicks
- Dear Reader
- Man Overboard
- Nena Anderson
- Carnaval
- WAZU (2)
- The Mess Around
- Ruth Dolores Weiss
- Soft Swells
- The Dirty Pearls
- The Dirty Pearls
- De Grinpipol
- Chemtrail
- Nena Anderson
- The Dirty Pearls
- Tiago Bettencourt
- Swans
- The Dirty Pearls
- Everyone Everywhere
- Morning Glory
- Ramona Falls
- Night Beds
- Chandeli'ers
- Shana Falana
- Franz Nicolay
- Polkov
- Nancarrow
- Tori Rogg
- John Meeks
- Chainsaw Hookers
- Various
- Nena Anderson
- Natasha Kozaily
- Laura Stevenson
- Papermoons
- The Reigning Monarchs
- Narrow Terence
- Laura Stevenson
- Diarrhea Planet
- Misfits
- Night Beds
- Reubens Accomplice
- Filligar
- Pi Jacobs
- My Goodness
- The Absolute (2)
- Tommy Brown and the County Line Grass
- Juicehead (2)
- Various
- Various
- Various
- Various
- Various
- Various
- Various
- Various
- Bastard Sons Of Johnny Cash / Nancarrow
- Whiskey Shivers / The Palominos
- Restavrant / The Mo Odds
- The Dead Lovers / Steelwells
- Rusty Maples / The Tree Ring
- Strange Vine / Dead Feather Moon
- Nena Anderson / Alex Woodard
- Trouble In The Wind / River City (2)
- Rodello's Machine / Jesse LaMonaca And The Dime Novels
- Warbles
- Gabriel Slavitt
- Earl Boykins
- Fantasy Panther
- O Bisonte
- Fight A Scary Dog
- Prismatic Mantis
- Josh Damigo
- Frankie Cosmos
- A Victim Of Society
- Funeralbloom
- Caddywhompus
- Sheer Mag
- Koji (6)
- Mercies
- Various
- Bianca Caruso
- Jamie-Lee Smit
- Seven Storey Mountain
- Nancarrow
- Whetherman
- The Palominos
- Jim Adkins
- Jim Adkins
- Jim Adkins
- Sheer Mag
- Mark Brown (33)
- Marty O'Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra
- Home Lives
- Darling Czar
- Venomin James
- Battle Ave.
- Self And Other
- Suz Slezak
- Built To Spill
- Built To Spill
- William Wild (2)
- Adir L.C.
- Lame Drivers
- All People (2)
- Chainsaw Hookers
- Restavrant
- Fraternal Twin
- Jeremiah Tall
- Tempers
- Long Beard
- Diet Cig
- Tempers
- Titus Andronicus
- Scary Little Friends
- Former Belle
- Jack Lawtey
- The Lawsuits
- Former Belle
- Home Lives
- Fits (2) / Yes Yes A Thousand Times Yes
- Duke Evers
- Les Boulenvrac
- Follin (2)
- Sam Means
- The Po' Ramblin' Boys
- William Wild (2)
- PWR BTTM
- Old Man Canyon
- Izzy True
- Roar
- Amy Klein
- Fraternal Twin
- Free Cake For Every Creature
- T-Rextasy
- Runny
- Various
- brightener (2)
- STEFA*
- Active Bird Community
- PWR BTTM
- Fits (2)
- Death (2)
- Mutual Benefit
- Active Bird Community
- Vagabon
- Cende
- Ramona Falls
- Diet Cig
- Hosannas
- Izzy True
- Castle Black
- Titus Andronicus
- VOWWS
- Titus Andronicus
- David Nagler
- Robert Pollard
- Hurry
- Stephen El Rey
- Guided By Voices
- Panther Hollow
- Guided By Voices
- Robert Pollard With Doug Gillard
- Robert Pollard
- Laura Stevenson
- Laura Stevenson
- Diet Cig
- Guided By Voices
- Guided By Voices
- 2nd Grade
- Guided By Voices
- Diet Cig
- Janet Batch
- Polystarra
- Guided By Voices
- Roar
- Guided By Voices
- Cereus Bright
- Cub Scout Bowling Pins*
- Various
- Shahzad Ali Ismaily* vs. Niño Lento Es Fuego*
- Tempers
- Lauren Balthrop
- Guided By Voices
- The Men (2)
- Various
- Monozid / Bootblacks
- Swans
- Icewind (4)
Interview with Listen Up Mastering Jamal Ruhe
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I love getting to help bring a work to completion. After conceptualizing and writing and recording and mixing a piece of music, I get to be there and hand over the thing itself.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I first set foot in a professional studio in Nashville before digital mutitracking.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: No tool or technique can substitute for artistic intent and genuine emotion.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I get a first song to a place where you are excited about it. Once we're on the same page, I move forward and finish the rest of the project.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: An artist team, whether that’s someone at home with a four-track or video post, where 15 people are involved in decision making, gets to a point at which they are at their maximum. They’ve made it as good as they can make it. They give it to me to finish it.
I was the Mastering Engineer in this production
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $100 per song
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $800 per song
- Podcast Editing & MasteringAverage price - $300 per podcast
