I specialize in mandocello, altomando, mandolin, tenor guitar and New Standard Tuning leads, with 20 years inside 5ths‑based tunings. If you want more than stock “bluegrass mando,” I build tasteful parts and arrangements that make your song feel complete, not crowded.
I’m a multi‑instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter specializing in the mandolin family and 5ths‑based tunings.
My main voices are mandocello, altomando, mandolin, and lead guitar in New Standard Tuning and on tenor guitar. I’ve spent 20 years inside this language, made a full album with zero 6‑string guitar, and co‑produced records for other artists using these instruments as the core palette.
If you want more than a stock “bluegrass mando” track, that’s where I live. I treat mandocello, altomando, mandolin, NST and tenor as a complete string section: low‑end beds, inner‑voice countermelodies, hooks, and solos that serve the song instead of crowding it.
I’m a tasteful player with serious chops, but the song comes first. I can:
• Add mandocello weight under your vocal
• Thread mandolin/altomando lines between phrases
• Play melodic lead in NST or on tenor that sings instead of shreds
• Help sketch simple arrangements using these voices
Styles: Americana, folk, country, singer‑songwriter, indie/alt, cinematic.
You send a rough mix and a few references; I send back well‑recorded WAV stems and one free revision. The goal is simple: make your track feel like the parts were always supposed to be there.
I'd love to hear about your project. Click the 'Contact' button above to get in touch.
I was the Mandolins in this production
Please message before ordering. 1 revision included per part; extra revisions/rewrites cost more. You may use my tracks in your release; I may use them in my portfolio.
- Tim O'Brien
- Mumford & Sons
- Turnpike Troubadours
- Mandolins
- mandocello
- altomando
- tenor guitars
- electric in NST.
