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With inspiring performances on incredible sounding gear, Tyler Mast holds 17 years of professional performing/recording experience, a Masters of Music, and a BA in Jazz Performance. A wizard on Hammond organ and keys, Tyler's approach is tasteful, creative, thorough, positive, and timely.

Hey there, you've come to the right place for all your keyboard needs! I genuinely want to help make your music the best it can be. Whether your track needs simple textural layering or full-blown fills and solos, we'll work together to get the parts just right. My philosophy is simple: exceed my client's expectations. Although my background is in rock, funk, and jazz, my decades of experience have allowed me to sit pretty comfortably in many genres, including country, folk, pop, gospel, and more.

I run my Hammond B3 through a Leslie 145 custom rebuild, and use two mics on the top horn and one on the bottom rotor. You'd be hard-pressed to find a better sounding instrument! For piano, I use 2 close mics and one room mic to capture both detail and ambience from my Roland HP603A home piano. I achieve impressive Rhodes and Wurlitzer tones from my Yamaha MOXF8.

Send me a message with what you're looking for, and don't forget to include audio of your song! I'll send you back a quick demo, free of charge, and you can decide if you'd like to move forward. If you do, I generally have a one week turnover, which includes up to 2 revisions. I'll send you .mp3 drafts, and .wav files for the final.

Contact me now and let's get started!

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Interview with Tyler Mast

Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: I'll send you a free demo within a week of our initial conversation, so there's not much to lose here. I do this work because I genuinely love to make music and want to be part of your project.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: "Studio magic" is only 10% of the sound you're looking for. The other 90% is achieved with an inspiring performance by an expert musician recording on high-quality gear.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Rock, blues, country, honky-tonk, singer-songwriter, jazz, gospel, pop. Anything really...
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: I'm a fantastic performer and know how to communicate effectively.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Keyboard parts are often the "secret sauce", or the "glue". If things are sounding empty or bare, the tune might need some kind of keyboard layer to bring it to life. Maybe just padded chords underneath guitars or vocals, or possibly something a bit more noticeable. Maybe the chorus needs more energy... a screaming organ can help with that! I bring to the song whatever the song needs.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Step one is communication: what is the client looking for? Is there a specific vision for a keyboard part? If so, I want to know all about that. If not, I can usually hear some potential parts that would fit into the song and will offer suggestions. Ultimately whatever makes the client happy is what I'm going to do. Step two is experimentation: I'll chart out your tune and play around with some ideas, make a recording and send over a draft. Step three is to refine: Once I receive feedback I can apply that and fine tune the parts until they're just right.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have a great sounding studio with multiple keyboards, a Hammond B3, Leslie 145, and an ever-growing mic locker. I'm always adding more, so it's tough to keep this updated!
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Overdubbing Hammond organ, piano, or other keyboards onto client's songs.