30 years of mixing experience follow your vision for the sound of your song.
I've been mixing live shows since the early 90's, working with bands like The Scorpions, Quiet Riot, on special occasions I have been mixing Alanis Morissette, The Bloodhound Gang and many others over the years. My studio mixing career started around 2008 and Balansonic was founded in 2014. In the studio I have no desire to work with big names because I don't working for record labels. Instead I enjoy working with newcomers or at least bands without a label and build a good relationship rather than mixing anything thrown at me like on an assembly line. And instead of taking a song and make it my own I try to stick to the vision of the artist as close as possible. If you wanna know more and listen to some of my work, please visit "www.balansonicstudio.de
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Interview with Balansonic Sound Studio
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: In the studio I can't really think of a project, that kind of stood out for anything. Live I am proud of having mixed The Scorpions with a full symphonic orchestra (which was premixed by somebody else) at the 10th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate. That was exciting.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I'm busy with some live work, a trade show and a few songs in the studio.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Not that I know.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Hybrid, I still like turning knobs, so I have a bit of outboard, otherwise all in the box, does that really still need an explanation ?
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I'm a 100% reliable, I communicate the entire time, I can help with other things than just mixing and most importantly I will do my best to make your vision of the song come to life, not mine.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I can do my own time management, I get to meet a lot of interesting people and I work on music that I like most of the time.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Do you charge by the hour or per song. And I charge per song.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That I can make everything sound great, no matter how bad it is recorded, even guitars out of tune.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: How long has that band been existing for ? What are your goals ? What is keeping you from reaching these goals.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Don't go for cheap, because you want an entire album done. Just one great sounding song out there goes a long way. Most people don't even listen through an entire song, let alone an album.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Laptop, pair of good headphones, SPX 90, SPL Transient Designer coffee machine, thermo mug. However, where would the power come from ????
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I started my live career 1991 and worked in studios from 2008
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Communicative and straight forward
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I worked with a lot of big names live. In the studio I enjoy working with small bands and newcomers, because I don't want to work for labels.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: All that matters is, what ends up on your hardrive, nobody cares, how you did it. And it is not motivation, that you need to achieve your goals, what you really need is discipline.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Hard Rock, Rock Pop, Classic rock. Sometimes Blues.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Mixing with a lot of experience and expertise. Keep up good communication.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: If needed, I can help with advice for self recording. I usually don't produce, so I don't really interfere with the song. I can also point my client into the right directions, when it come to marketing.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I don't like to work like on an assembly belt, so I usually have a phone or even zoom call with my clients to talk about, what we a going to do. Then 50% payment, when the deal is made, 50% before I start working, then I receive the tracks, do the mix, send it back and accept 3 revisions.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Pro Tools, some SPL Outboard, Yamaha SPX 90 for the reverb, that no plugin will ever deliver.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Chris Lord Alge, Tom Lord Alge, Andrew Scheps.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Mostly mixing, sometimes mastering, remote guitar recording and recording coaching.
I was the Mixing Engineer in this production
- Live SoundAverage price - $500 per concert
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $350 per song
- Production Sound MixerAverage price - $500 per day
- RemixingAverage price - $300 per song
My pricing and payment methods are pretty taylormade, so let's talk about it. You get 3 revisions. If you send me tracks you should always include a rough mix and a reference song.l
discount of 10% per Song or per show or per day
