300,000,000+ Streams, DOLBY ATMOS MIXING, Over 3 Decades Of Experience, Unlimited Revisions, Apple Digital Masters Certified Engineer. Sefi Carmel is an award winning London-based composer, mixing / mastering engineer, producer and sound designer. He has been 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
- Various
- Louie Austen
- Fred A. Staire
- Various
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- G13 (4)
- Flash
- Koby Israelite
- No Alarms
- Taco
- Cecilie*
- Dinny Skip
- Johanna Kuvaja
- Ori Kawa & The Entals
- Ori Kawa & The Entals
- 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
1201 Reviews - 292 Repeat Clients
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Sefi is amazing! Very open to feedback and always a clear, commercial quality sound is delivered. Looking forward to working with him again!
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It's always a pleasure to work with Sefi, he's amazing and I admire him, he takes my music to another level.
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Sefi was extremely professional through my many meticulous revisions and did all of them flawlessly, taking all of my feedback into account and working them in to my mix how i wanted. he was amazing to work with and i’d definitely use him again for another project!
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Once again I am totally thrilled and extremely satisfied with Sefi Carmel's excellent work. A wonderful artist at the mixing console controls and a great person.
Since May 2021 I have not let anyone else do my masterings and it will stay that way in the future!! - check_circleVerified
Amazing as always!
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Over the top as usual!
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I had Sefi mix and master my debut album. The outcome was everything I wanted and more. Totally exceeded expectations, a consummate professional and exceptionally adept at his craft. Don't look anywhere else, Sefi is your man!
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Sefi is THE BEST. he has mixed soo many of my songs. if you are reading reviews to decide who to partner with to mix your music…look no further. Sefi IS the best.
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A real pleasure work with Sefi, absolutely recommend super satisfied by his work! Looking forward to work again together soon !
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Sefi did a perfect job mixing my new single-release. Smooth coommunication from beginning to end. Smooth mix. My best recommendation :-)
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I've lost count of the number of times Sefi has blown my expectations out of the water. I'm proud to say he is one of the all time best producers around today, and it is by sheer luck that we have the chance to work with him through SoundBetter!
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Another great Mix&Master from Sefi.
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Unbelievably professional final product. Sefi was timely, communicative, and produced a radio ready mix of my song meeting all of my expectations.
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My 2nd time working with Sefi. Top-notch skill and professionalism and it's always a breeze working with him. Communication is prompt and the turnarounds are quick!
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Great work on the track was just what I needed. Thanks Sefi, hope to work again soon
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Great response time and professionalism from Sefi. Great turn out on the tracks too. Thanks again Sefi
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Sefi is a true pro! Took my track and created something incredible. I will absolutely be using Sefi again in the future! 5 star!
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My 7th mix with Sefi - An absolute master of his craft.
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Sefi did an incredible job! He was responsive, professional, and delivered a radio ready mix of my song. I had no feedback to give whatsoever because the first mix was exactly what I had imagined!
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Man! Set did with my song, Lita, just what he did with my song What You Lifted, which was to get evey bit of good out of the tracks I sent him to make a mix and master I am very happy with. Sefi pays careful attention to detail and is clear and courteous and has a great ear for music and creating a solid and great sounding record!
Interview with Sefi Carmel
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: 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 (which can be found/heard on my SoundBetter profile). 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: 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
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- Avid ProTools Ultimate
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- 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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- 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'.