Hi, I'm DrewReaL Mixing/Mastering With over 10 years of experience in audio engineering, sound design, and mixing/mastering, I’m passionate about helping artists and creators bring their vision to life. Whether it’s polishing a track for release, crafting immersive soundscapes, or enhancing audio for a podcast, game, or even for TV/Film!
A dedicated audio engineer, sound designer, and mix/mastering specialist with over a decade of experience turning creative ideas into professional-quality audio. My expertise spans multiple areas of audio production, allowing me to deliver customized solutions for music artists, filmmakers, game developers, and content creators.
Mixing and Mastering:
Transform raw tracks into polished, radio-ready productions by balancing levels, enhancing clarity, and optimizing dynamics. Ensure your music sounds its best across all platforms and systems with industry-standard mastering techniques.
Sound Design:
Create immersive, high-quality sound effects for games, films, animations, and other media.
Creative in Foley, ambient soundscapes, and audio integration for interactive experiences.
Music Production:
Collaborate with artists to produce original compositions, refine arrangements, and bring ideas to life.
Skilled in Logic Pro and Pro Tools, with a deep understanding of musical storytelling.
Dialogue Editing
Edit and enhance dialogue for podcasts, films, or voiceover projects to ensure clean, professional-grade audio.
Remove noise, improve clarity, and match tones seamlessly for continuity.
Would love to hear from you. Click the contact button above to get in touch.
Interview with Drew
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: When my friends launched their pop culture podcast, I was excited to jump in and help edit the audio, ensuring their episodes sounded polished and professional.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I am working on a personal project that has 8 songs, and I just got hired to make a short song about convincing the English to call futbol soccer.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: I know no one on soundbetter.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: I work digitally because it’s more convenient for me right now, but I still appreciate the warm, natural tone of analog. That said, I’m drawn to the versatility and clarity of a modern sound, so I prefer digital.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: My promise is. You will hear all the improvements.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I love getting lost in the sound. I love hearing the final version then going back to hear its raw form. I really do enjoy this work.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Customers asks questions like what my standard mix includes, I explain it covers all the essential elements for a professional sound. This includes compression to control dynamics, EQ to shape the tone, time-based effects like reverb and delay for depth and space, tuning for pitch accuracy, and leveling to ensure everything is balanced and cohesive. These steps work together to create a polished and industry-ready mix.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Many people may not realize the time and precision required to create a high-quality mix. It’s a detailed process that involves careful adjustments, balancing, and fine-tuning to ensure the final product meets professional standards.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What is your ultimate vision for this project, and are there any specific references or examples you'd like me to draw inspiration from?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: It’s important to consider experience, attention to detail, and communication. With over a decade of mixing, mastering, and sound design experience, my work has reached over 264,000 streams, showcasing my ability to handle diverse projects. I pride myself on being detail-oriented, carefully analyzing and refining every element to align perfectly with your vision. Collaboration is key, and I make it a priority to maintain open communication and offer up to two revisions to ensure you’re completely satisfied. While hip-hop is my foundation, I also work with pop and country, as well as sound design for games and media, making me versatile and adaptable. Above all, I’m passionate about my craft and treat every project with the care and commitment needed to deliver exceptional results.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Macbook pro, a condenser microphone, headphones and an interface, also add a Zoom H5 in there. I will be capturing all the sounds in that deserted island loading up my sound library.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Music has always been my passion, but for a long time, I wasn’t sure how to turn it into a career. It started as a side project until I educated myself and discovered other ways to contribute, like mixing and mastering—a craft I’ve been perfecting for over 10 years.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: my style is laid back. Even with the music I make. Its chill vibes, almost like lofi, but I like the drums to hit harder.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Jelly Roll is my go to now. His lyrics speak to me and the music is flawless. It'll be a dream to be in one of those studio sessions and add my sauce to the pot.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Learn to Eq and train your ears to pick up different frequencies.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Hip-hop has been a big part of my life and is the genre I work with most often. I also have experience with pop and country, bringing versatility to my projects.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: One of my greatest strengths, beyond my patience, is my meticulous attention to detail. I have a keen ear and a precise approach when it comes to analyzing and enhancing sound, ensuring every element is refined to perfection.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I bring perspective to a song. Not only do I want you to hear the song, I want you to see and feel it as well.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I immerse myself in each project, carefully analyzing its nuances and addressing any imperfections. From there, I enhance the quality, aligning the final product as closely as possible with the client’s vision.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I use a macbook pro or my Imac to operate pro tools or logic pro. I record with a Rode NT1000. Scarlett 18i20 audio interface is my power. Eris E5 PreSonus for my speakers.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Jelly Roll is my favorite musician right now because of his songwriting abilities and his production is top notch.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Mixing and editing audio is my most common type of work.
I was the Mixing/Mastering/ Songwriting/Composer in this production
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $150 per song
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $70 per song
- Production Sound MixerAverage price - $200 per day
- RapperAverage price - $200 per song
- Songwriter - LyricAverage price - $70 per song
- Game AudioAverage price - $400 per day
- Podcast Editing & MasteringAverage price - $50 per podcast
I offer up to 2 revisions to ensure you’re completely satisfied with the final product. Standard delivery is within three days. For faster turnaround times, an additional fee will apply.
