From hard hitting to mellow acoustic, I can do help you get the best from your multitracks
I am a mixing and live sound engineer with experience over the last 17 years.
I provide high quality mixes to meet your standard.
My main area of focus is metal and rock but I can mix anything fast and efficiently.
I am an excellent drum editor, vocal tuner and all round track prep whizz.
I willa add creative effects where I feel the track will benefit for your approval as well.
I have a range of mixes available to preview, please get in touch at chris.gardner.drums@gmail.com for the link.
Would love to hear from you. Click the contact button above to get in touch.
Languages
- English
- Italian
Interview with Chris Gardner
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I worked on a local artist Daniel millers ep. This was a bit learning curve for me.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I'm working on my own template and drum sample library
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: No
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital, I learned this way. Recall is where you left it.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: My promise is we get it right. We work until it's done.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I love being creative, problem solving and in general talking with clients about how best to seve the song.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Can you turn the echo (they usually mean reverb) up. Hahaha
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That it's easy. It's not. It takes time and dedication.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What do you want? What do you like to listen to? How quickly would you like the project?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: If you like an in your face drum mix, lush vocals, slamming guitars and guttural bass, I am your man.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Laptop, headphones, wireless mouse (assuming there was electricity) slate trigger (just incase) and a large monitor.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: 17 years. I started out playing drums, then learned how to do live sound and gravitated to mixing the bands I recorded live. Fell on love with the studio.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: I love all genres of music and being creativity to everything.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Id love to work with Coheed and Cambria, they've been my favourite band since I was young.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Kick and snare matter ALOT. This is what gets people moving there head.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Metalcore, heavy rock.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Drum sounds.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Creativity and some of the most slamming drums you'll hear.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Drums first to get the overall vibe of the tune. Bass, guitars, keys vocals and then production elements.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: No frills, computer, monitor, speakers. I don't believe in fancy gear and this makes me affordable.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Nolly, Jordan valletore, Zack cervini, josh middleton
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Drum mixing, drum editting multi track mixing.
- Bleed From Within
- Wage War
- Coheed and Cambria
