Steve Dresser on SoundBetter

If you need help getting your music to sonically compete with major label releases and stand up next to any other recording on a Spotify playlist, then I can help.

Whether you have a rough demo, a fully produced song that needs a little help to sound better (no pun intended), or whether you only have a voice memo idea that needs to be turned into a competitive release: I can help you wherever you are at to maximize your music's potential.

Click the 'Contact' above to get in touch. Looking forward to hearing from you.

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by Max Naseck
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Steve provided clear instructions and was super easy to work with!
by Travis Heidelman
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Always a pleasure to be a part of Steve's work!
by Travis Heidelman
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Steve professionally delivered me everything I needed and gave timely and constructive notes on my work. He has a meticulous ear that brings out my A game as a creative. It is always a pleasure to work with Steve!

Interview with Steve Dresser

Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Leroy Sanchez and Connor Price are two artists Im currently working with and excited about.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Will Everett for songwriting.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Making music is easy. It isn't.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Grew up playing in bands, went to school for recording/engineering, continued touring with bands, starting writing music for tv and film, signed publishing deal with BMG and began writing for signed artists. 20+ years
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: There are so many inspiring artists but I like pop music that is pushing boundaries the most. Maybe J4KE.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Depends on what I'm doing and where the song is at. It can vary greatly
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Protools HD rig with too many plugins to name. 1176, Cl1B, Chandler, Pacifica, Neve, La Cheppel, Telefunken 47, Royer 121, SM57, SM71b, Slate VMS, Manley Reference, Juno 106, Lots of guitars and basses, Other various Analog and Digital Keyboards. Access to anything else we might need
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Max Martin, Serben Ghenea, Manny Marroquin, Ricky Reed
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Gavin Degraw album. Was my first major cut very shortly after moving to LA. I did the music in my bedroom studio
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both but mostly digital for workflow and because you can make it sound like its Analog if you want
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: You will be happy or we aren't done
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I work from home and I work when I want, Which is all day every day
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: How do you do that? I don't know :)
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What is your end goal? What is your vision for yourself or band? What is the vision for this song or project? What are your expectations?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: quality over quantity. It takes one song to make a fan or to create interest from someone important within the industry. 15 average songs with average quality won't do that for you
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: 1. laptop with protools 2. SM7B 3. Midi Controller 4. Guitar 5. Bass Guitar
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Pristine but with feel
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: less is more
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Pop
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Executive producer vision with the hands-on skills to execute
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Whatever the song needs
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Full production services from helping write the song to recording it to editing it and spicing up the production and then mixing and mastering. One stop shop