Sandy Holmes on SoundBetter

Mixing & Mastering engineer with 20 years of experience and I have worked on tracks with over 70 million views on YouTube.

Mixing & Mastering engineer with 20 years of experience. I have 10 years of experience on Fiverr alone so you can see my previous clients' feedback publicly there. I have worked on music from almost every genre imaginable during that time, mostly from independent artists but I have also worked with bigger names such as Ritu Agarwal on 30 of her songs (during that time she went from 6k subs to over 1 million subs on YouTube), MKTO doing co-production, Marya Stark, Dan Barracuda, LCD Soundsystem, DJ King Sams, RobRu, Takeshi Hama (Nintendo composer for Zelda video games) and also with Eurovision singer Keith Camilleri. I have a musical background as a guitar player and producer, for several years I played in an indie rock band called 'Less Than Sober' touring the UK & Europe in front of crowds of up to 30,000 people

I have also worked on over 200 audiobooks for Audible on the editing/mastering/restoration side, with over 40 different narrators from all over the world. Notable clients include everyone from brand new narrators & authors to NFL team Presidents like Jamey Roots, CME traders like Scott Irwin, Film actors/Directors like Tim Bruce & Brittany Goodwin, Entrepreneurs & Billionaire Netflix reality TV stars like David & Jackie Siegel from The Queen Of Versailles. Also I have worked on many podcasts and sound editing for big YouTube channels such as Ownage Pranks.

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Interview with Sandy Holmes

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: In 2021 I worked on an audiobook for the President of the NFL team 'Houston Texans' Jamey Rootes as the Audio Editor & Mastering engineer, just before his unfortunate death the following year in 2022
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Mixing music by a new Irish singer-songwriter, Mastering music by a New York based pop/jazz/rock producer/drummer Darryl Kniffen, Audio editing/mastering for a non-fiction audiobook by Shatara Clark
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: I am new to SoundBetter so I don't know anyone else on here yet
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both because it's better to have the best of both worlds, but mostly digital now because of faster recalls on demand.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: To always listen, understand and implement their vision
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The variety of hearing new music and VO/audiobooks/podcasts plus any other types of audio projects I get to work on (e.g. film, audio restoration & post production)
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That it is very expensive to get good quality
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Please message me about your project details and I'll get back to you asap to discuss the next step forward.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: iMac, iLok, SSD, DT880 headphones, Starlink router (for internet connection)
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Studied audio engineering & music tech at University, played guitar & bass in different bands (including a signed UK band called Less Than Sober from 2011-2015), been recording/producing/mixing/mastering for over 20 years now, mixing & mastering for clients for over 15 years, produced over 100 audiobooks working with 30+ different narrators for Audible for over 10 years.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: High quality audio at a low affordable cost.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Nora En Pure and especially Moby because of the emotional depth of his productions, particularly from the late 90's & early 2000's
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Beginners who chase loudness stats at all costs, will usually destroy their mixes/masters very quickly. It's much better to have a slightly quieter mix that's good, than a super loud mix that's bad.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I have worked on every music genre at least once, but mostly Pop/Rock/EDM/Hip-hop and after that Folk/Singer-Songwriter and Jazz. Occasionally classical as well.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Adapting to a client's feedback
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Creativity then adaptivity based on client feedback and their vision
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Hybrid setup in an acoustically treated room
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Andy Wallace, Chris Lord-Alge, Serban Ghenea (mixing engineers) George Martin, Scott Storch, Swedish House Mafia (producers) Jimi Hendrix, Don Felder, Jimmy Page (guitarists)
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Mixing & Mastering for music and VO/audiobooks