DOLBY ATMOS MIXING. 3 Decades Of Experience. Has worked with David Bowie, Bruno Mars, Michael Bublé. Unlimited Revisions. Apple Digital Masters Certified. Sefi Carmel is an award winning London-based composer, mixing / mastering engineer, producer and sound designer, working with 'A-List' music artists and film productions for many years.
Mixing music has been one of Sefi's great passions for over three decades.
During the course of this time he has been fortunate enough to mix the music of some real icons such as David Bowie, Phil Collins, Michael Bublé, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Jethro Sheeran, BB King, Massive Attack, Birdy and many more. Sefi was sound supervisor for the Eurovision song contest, broadcast to all members of the EBU, and has mixed music for MTV’s Stayin’ Alive hosted by Beyonce and then broadcast on all MTV channels worldwide. He has previously mixed the music of over forty bands for Channel 4‘s mobile act unsigned. Sefi has also worked with film producers and directors such as Ridley Scott, John Woo, Chris Columbus, Kevin Reynolds and many more, creating soundtracks (Composing, sound design, foley, ADR and mixing), for A list feature films, high profile documentaries, trailers, commercials and games.
Sefi mixes and masters music and films in stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 surround, as well as Dolby Atmos.
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Credits
Discogs verified credits for Sefi Carmel- Fred A. Staire Feat. Alex Larke
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- Louie Austen
- Fred A. Staire
- Various
- כריס*
- G13 (4)
- Flash
- Koby Israelite
- No Alarms
- Taco
- Cecilie*
- Dinny Skip
- Johanna Kuvaja
- Ori Kawa & The Entals
- Ori Kawa & The Entals
- Star Vision
- Cyberjam (2)
- ורדה קריספין
- גידי גוב* = Gidi Gov
- כריס*
- ורדה קריספין
- Various
- Flash
- מאור כהן*
- Sepoy
- Jason G Eastwood*
- No Alarms
- Cecilie*
- Johanna Kuvaja
- Limber De Coco
- Aaxyn
- Ori Kawa & The Entals
- Ori Kawa & The Entals
- Ori Kawa & The Entals
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check_circleVerifiedSefi is amazing at mastering my songs. He is highly professional and talented.
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Sefi has a good ear and provided a great sounding, balanced and refined mix.
check_circleVerifiedAnother wonderful experience with Sefi! The combination of excellent mixing and mastering in both Dolby Atmos and high-definition stereo gave my song the cinematic feel I was looking for. With both mixes, the final masters were to industry standards which meant that setting up the song's distribution took only a few minutes. Usual excellent communication with everything delivered on time and within the budget. 100% recommend working with him and I'm looking forward to working with him again!
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Sefi is such a pro. his mixes sound incredible. he is so easy to work with, super responsive and always brings amazing energy to the track. 10 out of 10. no notes.
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Sefi is amazing. I was provided with expertly crafted mixes, a genuine understanding of my requests, and incredible response times. An experience like this makes me excited to work on more projects.
I can't recommend working with Sefi enough. 10/10
check_circleVerifiedAnother wonderful mix and master from Sefi. He always delivers exceptionally high quality work, and I am extremely thankful.
check_circleVerifiedExcellent work. We are so pleased. Exactly what we are looking for.
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He is a Master of a sound.Best MiX engineer I ever meet
check_circleVerifiedHad a very good time working with Sefi. He is an absolute professional. Strongly recommend!
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I couldn’t be happier with Sefi Carmel’s work! His mix exceeded my expectations, bringing my track to life with great clarity, depth, and balance. His expertise made the process smooth and inspiring. If you’re looking for a superior mixing and mastering engineer, Sefi is the man!
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This man is a force of nature. He is truly masterful with the mixing and mastering, and anyone would be so lucky to hire him for their projects.
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We just finished our second song with Sefi, and our respect for him continues to grow. He’s an incredibly talented mixing engineer and a pleasure to work with, always open and patient and full of both technical and creative wisdom. We’re VERY pleased!
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Wow! We are ecstatic . Sefi has us sounding like champions. We absolutely love the result. More to come. 😊
check_circleVerifiedI am blown away by the magic Sefi worked on my pop song. His mixing and mastering are truly next level—the depth, clarity, and precision he brought to my track are beyond anything I could have imagined. Every element shines, perfectly balanced for a best-in-class, radio-ready sound.
He transformed my track into something extraordinary, making it sound as if it belongs on the biggest stages and airwaves. If you want your music to stand out at the highest level, Sefi is the one to make it happen.
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Working with Sefi is always a pleasure. Fast, professional and end product always ends up sounding great
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Perfect as always - thanks, Sefi!!
check_circleVerifiedSefi is such a pleasure to work with. He’s patient, easy to communicate with, a total gent….and he clearly knows what he’s doing, and is one of the best at it. Excited to work with him again in the near future!
check_circleVerifiedSefi did an incredable job with our mix. He responded quickly and professionally to all feedback. Fantastic as always!!
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Based on his outstanding skills, Mr. Carmel was fast, accurate, and professional. He was able to perfectly reflect the desired requirements, and I felt that his passion for the music he loves was fully captured in the mixing and mastering of my song. I would definitely like to work with him again in the future.
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Sefi is very amazing and incredible! He truly knows what he’s doing! He took a subpar recording of ours and made it industry quality!! Every note or recommendation made, was met — not only with professionalism, but excitement. Sefi loves what he does, and it SHOWS! I highly recommend. Passion, professionalism, and SKILL, what more could we want?!!
Interview with Sefi Carmel
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: One particular highlight was working on the Remix of the track ‘Papa Was A Rolling Stone’ by the incredible Phil Collins. My role included programming, playing the keys and mixing the song, which was a very exciting experience personally, having been a fan of Phil Collin’s music for many years.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I have a fantastically talented assistant. He imports the files into Logic/Pro Tools, cleans up the edits, tunes the vocals, quantizes and replaces/adds drum samples where necessary. Then I come into the picture. When the song is all in time and in tune. In a typical band production (for example) - I will start with the drums - they are the skeleton of the song. The drums need to sound awesome before anything else. Then I mix in the bass, followed by guitars. I have a massive collection of vintage synths (Moog, Roland, Korg, Yamaha, Dave Smith, Nord, Waldorf, Oberheim.....) and a huge library of samples (from Project Sam, Spitfire, East West, Heaviocity….), so where applicable I usually add/enhance/replace synths and samples (e.g. - strings). I will then work on the vocals as the final crowning jewel.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: It’s crazy busy. I am currently producing, mixing and mastering tracks for clients from Tokyo, Milan, Miami, London, Toronto…. Its an exciting time!
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both. Some music just sounds better analog and alternatively some music, especially bass heavy music like hip hop or dubstep, can benefit from digital processing. It’s a question of having the choice of both worlds. My workflow allows me to make that decision at a relatively late stage - I can decide right at the end of the process whether to present the client with either an analog or digital mix.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: That I will mix their song, as if it were my own.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The music and client satisfaction.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: What I think of their song. I tell them the truth.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That anyone with a laptop can do it.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: How the song was recorded, what daw etc. What is your vision for the song/project?
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My Moog modular, Prophet 8, Avalon 737, Neumann 87 and my DAW (Logic).
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Contemporary. Powerful.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Nile Rodgers. He is an amazing songwriter and producer.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: If everything is in time and in tune, mixing is easy.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I most regularly work on Pop, Rnb, EDM, Rock, Singer songwriter, Indie. However, over the past 20 plus years, I have had the pleasure of working on a huge and diverse array of differing genres of music.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Listening
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Objectivity, an experienced pair of ears and ultimately, whatever supports the vision of the artist. And most importantly, I make it sound great!
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Logic Pro X, PT 11 HD, Waves Mercury, Slate Digital, LOTS of analog synths, 5.1 Genelec monitors, Neumann mics, Avalon preamps, TL Audio analog summing mixer....
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: David Bowie, Nile Rodgers, Pharrell Williams, Butch Vig, Hans Zimmer, Tony Visconti, Rick Rubin, Vince Clarke.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Production, Mixing and Mastering.
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- David Bowie
- Bruno Mars
- Ed Sheeran
- Avid ProTools Ultimate
- Logic Pro X
- Avalon VT 747 SP
- Avalon VT 737 SP
- Roland Juno-60
- Roland SH-101
- Roland RD-600
- Roland Jupiter-6
- Roland JX-8P
- Korg MS20
- Moog Voyager
- Neumann U87
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- 7.1 and Atmos surround Genelec monitoring
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- Fred Astaire - Cheek to Cheek EPJun 15, 2017
I have recently had the pleasure of working with Rainer Regatschnig on his latest Fred Astaire project. Following the success of the last project - an EP of Fred Astaire 'Puttin' on the Ritz' remixes, we now move on to another classic song penned by Irving Berlin 'Cheek to Cheek'.
