Specializing in loudness, punch and bass while having a ballanced and bright mix. Help with arrangements and composition can also be discussed.
I mix any subgenre of rock and metal and specialize in modern metalcore, focusing on loudness, bass, rhythm and atmospherics/melodics.
Can make changes based on feedback on the fly and have a good conversation about what you want your songs to sound like both artistically and production-wise.
There are many unorthodox mixing techniques I can apply to make your songs have a unique clean sound, but I focus mostly on making music sound as analog as possible with saturation techniques and old-school methods used by the biggest studios.
Send me an email through 'Contact' button above and I'll get back to you asap.
Interview with Raventhief Soundworks
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I was part of a remix contest hosted by one of my favorite EDM artists and was one of the winners, I remixed the song replicating some of the original sounds by ear.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: A long-running dubstep project called Exxhy.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Not that I'm aware.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both, one can't live without the other nowadays. I've heard some remasters that are done digitally that sound too pristine to be metal which is terrible, and I've heard some albums with terrible peaks in sound which can only be fixed digitally
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I will not sleep until it sounds right.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I have an unhealthy hyperfixation with the projects I'm working on.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: -Can we use this take for now and replace it later? (YES, but I will bother you until you send the final take)
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That I'm just a mixing engineer, once you send me your recordings/demos, I'm as much part of the creative process as you are, and I want to make it sound as good as yourself.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: -Are you willing to do re-takes if necessary? -Have you asked your bassist how he's doing?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Don't be too proffessional, feel free to joke around, send your influences, exchange interests. Always looking for new music and understandment of other people's creative paths.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: A mini fridge full of energy drinks, a macbook with Reaper and FL Studio installed, a SUBPAC, a Schecter Damien Elite 7, and any audio interface just in case
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: 9 years, started by playing guitar and grew more interested in the production side of things as the years went by When it came to learning how to mix, a natural interest for sound design and understandment awakened.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Heavy, Loud, Atmospheric
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Humanity's last breath, Meshuggah, I'd like to know the people that can transmit such anger through music
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: DO NOT SLEEP ON PEAK CONTROL AND AUTOMATION, absolute essentials for a clean low end
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Dubstep, Metal, Anything loud
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Arrangement, Different from composition, I can make songs have a more complete sound, be it with samples, synthesizers or even mixing techniques and automation
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Mostly atmosphere and fullness
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Several sidechain and compression techniques to get a ballanced mix, and achieve tones and timbres from reference tracks
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Computer, Interface, Headphones
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Aaron Chaparian (Sever The King), Buster Odeholm (Vildhjarta)
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Mixing, Mastering, Recording and Arranging
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $100 per song
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $80 per song
- Songwriter - MusicAverage price - $200 per song
- Electric GuitarAverage price - $70 per song
- Pop-Rock ArrangerAverage price - $70 per song
- Ghost ProducerAverage price - $75 per song
Depending on the complexity of the songs to MIX/MASTER the usual time will be 3-5 days before first revision
- Humanity's Last Breath
- Imagine Dragons
- Bring Me The Horizon
