Jon Craig on SoundBetter

Award winning Mixing & Mastering Engineer specialising in Electronic Music. Hundreds of Millions of Streams. Credits include Sony, Armada, Solotoko, Todd Terry, Sarah Story (Radio 1), Josh Butler, Christina Novelli, Hacienda Classical, Paul Skelton, Mauro Picotto, Marcella Woods

I'm Jon, a Professional Mixing & Mastering Engineer with multiple number 1 records spanning across multiple genre's & charts, hundreds of millions of streams and over 15 years experience.

I work out of Courthouse Studio in the UK (and Castle Rock Studios before that), I have worked with countless names in the music industry, and although I specialises in Electronic Music, I have had lots of success in other genres as a Mastering Engineer.

A big fan of analogue equipment, I believe in an analog & Digital Hybrid Mixing & Mastering approach, using equipment such as my vintage SSL G-Series Mixing Console & Masalec MEA-2 Mastering EQ alongside top flight plugins.

Specialising in all genres of electronic music.

Artists & Brands worked with over the years span from Snoop Dogg, Roger Taylor (from Queen), Faithless, Todd Terry, Peter Hook (Joy Division / New Order), Sarah Story (Radio 1 UK), Josh Butler, D:Ream, Hacienda Classical, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Christina Novelli, Lukas Setto, IST IST, Shambolics and many more

Pricing:-
Master: $70
Stem Master: $125 (6 stems)
MIx & Master: $200 (up to 24 stems)
MIx & Master: $350 (unlimited stems)

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Credits

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by Will Wallace
If you take your music seriously then getting it mixed and mastered by Jon at Courthouse Studios is a no brainer. I have worked with Jon on multiple occasions across a plethora of different dance music genres and he always delivers, it makes a world of difference. On top of that it’s top notch service and a very good person to work with.
by Tim Scott
Jon’s skills are crazy good! He not only has a great pair of ears for mixing and mastering, but also a wealth of producing knowledge, which he brings to projects in a timely and concise manner. I would highly recommend him for your future projects.
by MW
I’ve worked with Jon for many years and he has always provided a top class service. Jon is very professional and has very high standards; he has mixed and mastered a variety of my tracks and i’m always extremely happy with the outcome. I would certainly recommend.
by David Woodward
Just started working with Jon, couldn't be happier! Very friendly, professional and reliable. The quality of Jon's work is second to none.
by Matthew Cosgrove
Jon has mixed 5 Lo-Fi tracks for my project. They were mixed and mastered to a professional standard. Jon's communication was great, and the he set out clear timescales for the project to be completed. I would highly recommend his services, and I'm due to use his services again soon.

Interview with Jon Craig

Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: To be 100% dedicated to delivering the best possible end product I can, on time, and not missing deadlines. I am very passionate about what I do, so I will strive for the best a record can be just the same as the artist.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: I assume I would have my computer system there already, if so... SSL G-Series, ATC SCM25A, Trinnov, Masalec MEA-2, Apogee Symphony I/O
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I started out in my musical career as a DJ , around 7 years professionally, playing all across the UK & Ibiza. I feel this gave a great understanding of what people are looking for in a record, both in production & sonically. I started producing for myself around 2008, soon realising this is where I wanted to be, and have worked full time in commercial recording studios since 2011 working on music for clients.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Make sure the source sound is good. You will always fight a badly recorded sound / sample.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Electronic music mainly, mostly house, commercial house in to pop, lots of trance music too. I get sent a ton of this to work on. I have been working on a bunch of Indie / Rock songs too recently.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: I would say mixing & mastering. Being able to bring that fresh perspective without losing the original artists vibe from the demo mix.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I could talk about this for hours... I am a big believer in a hybrid mixing / mastering for the modern market. My SSL G-Series Mixing Console I would say is the most important part of analogue I have for mixing, it gets used on every mix I do. For mastering, my go to is my analogue Masalec MEA-2 EQ, I have only had this about 1 year, and do not know how I lived without it. Other essential equipment in the studio is: ATC SCM25A Monitors & flush mounted Adam S3X-H's, all being kept true with a Trinnov Room Optimisation Hardware Unit. My two 1176's, 1x original Urei & 1x clone (Purple Audio MC77). Maag EQ4's, Distressor, Pultec clone (Cartec Audio EQP-1A), Derr-Essers, Avalon vt-747sp and the list goes on... I have built up this kit slowly throughout my career over the last 15 years, and I feel it is all essential to the sound I get.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: The majority of my work for clients is mixing and mastering. I do quite often produce for clients as thats what I started doing in the studio but, as I say, these days I'm mainly know as as a mixing and mastering engineer.