Mixing and Mastering Guru who doesn't have an ego. That in itself is an accomplishment.
I have been doing Audio Engineering for a total of 11 years now. Start off with live sound and then quickly moved to the studio world. Start from the bottom(My garage) now I'm here(My apartment). I specialize in Mixing and mastering most of my experience is in Christian worship music, but have done everything from folk to thrash metal.
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Interview with Chris List CEL Productions
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: 1.Macbook Pro 2. Apollo 3. U87 4. Midi Keyboard 5. Good pair of headphones
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Ive been doing this now 11 years. I should of been a doctor or something but now I do surgery on peoples musical creations.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Modern and Spicy.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Jesus himself because he would have some sweet vox.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Its all about that bass bout that bass and treble, well and all the other frequencies but seriously. Gain Structure, learn it!
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I find myself working a lot on modern pop and hiphop .
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Mixing
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I bring the sauce, that hot sauce, SPICY!
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Import, Listen, Start moving faders and then add all the secret sauce. SAUCY!
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Pro Tools, Logic, Yamaha HS8s. Also have access to world class studio equipment, SSL, Neve etc.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: All musicians inspire me, the drive and guts it takes to chase after a career in this industry is so amazing.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: The most common work I do is Mixing and mastering also from time to time editing/ comping.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: I don't drive a space ship.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What is your sonic vision for this song/album? Do you know John Mayer?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Hire me? Is that a work appropriate answer?
I was the Mixing,Mastering,Producing in this production
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $150 per song
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $50 per song
- EditingAverage price - $50 per track
- Live SoundAverage price - $300 per concert
- Vocal compingAverage price - $50 per track
- Electric GuitarAverage price - $100 per song
- Live drum trackAverage price - $200 per song
Revisions are an important part of the mixing and mastering process, Im willing to work with an artist depending on there need. I try to keep it at a max of 10 revisions.
- Pro Tools
- Waves
- HS8s
- Great ears
