
Dedicated, nuanced mixing engineer with a decade of experience and (still) an abundance of curiosity. I specialise in making dynamic & visceral sounding mixes, attempting to eke out the maximum emotional potential of your songs. Recent credits for producing and mixing: Za Noon - Heartdrag // Arbes - Counterways
In person I offer a bottom to top service of recording, producing and mixing. Remotely I offer a more in-depth mixing service. I try to bring all my knowledge and ideas from producing and recording into the mix process. If you do need a song turned around in a couple of days I am capable of that, but do enjoy a more immersive workflow.
I'm also able to remotely produce a song, adding layers or elements utilising my collection of vintage synthesizers (Juno 106, Dx7) or tracking guitar through vintage microphones and outboard gear.
I specialise in mixing and producing music that's been primarily recorded with live instrumentation, (alternative pop/rock/folk, dreampop, shoegaze, art-pop etc.)
I believe every individual song is it's own unique puzzle that needs to be cracked. I love following every impulse through to see where it takes the song, even if it means you end up command Z'ing an hour of work, there could be a single nugget found that makes it's way into the final mix.
I love the process of building out a world of sounds, with every little detail getting it's own send, coalescing into a vast sonic cloud. I also love working with something achingly intimate & small, (a guitar and a voice) & trying to get that to feel as impactful as an orchestra.
I have a hybrid workflow, with a big plugin library (like everyone else) and some choice pieces of outboard gear.
Click the 'Contact' above to get in touch. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Credits
Discogs verified credits for Sam Pannifex3 Reviews
Endorse Sam PannifexSam composed the score for my short film. He had an intuitive understanding of tone & the sonic landscape needed for the story. Sam is warm, collaborative, and poured so much care into the project we worked on together. Grateful to have had someone who truly cared about making it the best thing we could <3
Sam is a boundlessly innovative and knowledgeable producer. Open minded, wildly creative and caring, Sam worked tirelessly on my record, and got it to a place I didn't know was possible. Sam is a deep thinker, and has great technical skill that he marries with a love of experimentation and play. He's always keen to try new approaches in recording, in the spirit of keeping things fun and dynamic. Sam's plugged into a constant stream of ideas that leads to nuanced detail and cohesion. His high standards always leads to a beautifully crafted end result. No one I trust more with my music.
Working with Sam was the most enjoyable, fulfilling collaboration I have ever experienced. Sam's intuition, passion, kindness, and care not only produced an outcome that was so much more (and so more special) than I could have ever imagined for myself and my songs, but also gave me so much courage to believe not only in the music, but in myself as an artist! One of my most unexpected favourites part of our work together was seeing Sam's creativity, and how he injects that into the work with so much heart. He is incredibly talented. You won't regret working with this guy.

I was the Engineer, producer, guitarist and co-mixer in this production
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $200 per song
- ProducerAverage price - $350 per song
- Film ComposerAverage price - $100 per minute
- Full instrumental productionAverage price - $400 per song
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $70 per song
- Podcast Editing & MasteringAverage price - $200 per podcast
- Electric GuitarAverage price - $70 per song
I'm comfortable with almost unlimited revisions. Turn around time for a mix is 2-3 days for a first pass, depending on my current production schedule, would always check first to set expectations.
- Tame Impala
- Arbes
- Grizzly Bear
- Avalon AD2044 Optical Compressor
- Daking Audio Mic Pre 2
- Sebatron VMP4000e
- Roland Juno 106
- Yamaha DX7
- Korg Ms20
- Sennheiser MD421
- AKG D19
10% off for mixing/producing entire albums (min. 9 tracks)