Producer, songwriter, mixer for metal, hard rock, singer-songwriter, and pop music.
I mix, produce, arrange orchestration, and write across metal, rock, pop, and singer-songwriter, bringing full-band energy or intimate acoustic detail depending on what the song needs. My credits include Cloud Nine, Augustine, and my own metal project, with additional Discogs-verified work.
My setup is built around Logic Pro 12 with EastWest Composer Cloud+ for orchestral and cinematic layering, alongside Neumann, Neve, UA, SSL Native, and FabFilter for tracking, mixing, and mastering. I play Ernie Ball MusicMan and PRS guitars and use Superior Drummer 3 and Neural DSP. I can take a song from a raw idea through arrangement, programming, and to a final polished mix.
Send me your track and a few reference points for the sound you're after, and let's get to work on bringing your vision to life!
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Credits
Discogs verified credits for Josh WillisLanguages
- English
Interview with Josh Willis
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I have an acoustic duo with my wife called Cloud Nine that has acoustic guitars with deep, cinematic strings. Listeners have described it as acoustic pop music that sounds like a movie soundtrack. We have a song called Lune that we launched the project with, and I wrote, produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered it.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: The Cloud Nine EP
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Daniel Salcido because the Sevendust record he worked on just sounds extraordinary.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both because there's significant value in each.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: That we'll develop a partnership in producing a product that you're thrilled with and proud of.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Delivering a final product that the artist is both excited about and proud of.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: I think I'm skilled at writing large-sounding vocal stacks, so I'm typically asked to write vocal harmonies. My answer is always absolutely. I recently worked on a project where we recorded 64 layers of harmonies between four vocalists to create a massive, broadway-ish sound.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That it's not highly technical and detail-oriented. I am a very analytical engineer while maintaining free-spirited creativity with writing and production.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What are your favorite artists and what qualities about their sound and music do you want to exhibit in your own music?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Ask questions and be ready to grow as an artist and have fun while doing it.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: MacBook Pro, Focusrite Clarett Interface, Neumann TLM49 mic, PRS SE Angelus Acoustic.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I began writing my own music in elementary school, learned how to record in middle school, and have been professionally writing, recording, and mixing for nearly nine years.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Whether I'm working on metal or pop, I tend to lean heavily towards the cinematic direction.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: An eager and excited metal band, singer-songwriter, or pop artist who is ready to work together and watch their music blossom.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: There are no rules. If it sounds good, you made the right decision.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Metal, rock, pop, singer-songwriter.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Bringing life to a song idea with new instrumentation, sound design, orchestration, additional production to provide a full, polished, industry-standard song.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Professional polish, immense depth, and three-dimensional excitement and quality.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I have a very fast and efficient workflow in my studio where I exhibit care, precision, and a very high standard that I hold myself to.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have a small studio where I track and mix that includes the Neve 1073SPX, AudioScape 1176D, an expansive collection of plugins by FabFilter, SSL, EastWest, Native Instruments, UAD, Valhalla, Eventide, Waves, and more.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Grant McFarland and Carson Slovak, Joel Wanasek, Joey Sturgis, Finneas, Zack Cervini.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Songwriting, recording, orchestral arrangement and programming, mixing, and mastering.
I was the Producer, Writer, Recording, Mixing, and Mastering Engineer, Male Vocalist, Guitarist, Orchestral Arranger in this production
- play_arrowLune by Cloud Nine
- ProducerAverage price - $300 per song
- Songwriter - MusicAverage price - $150 per song
- Electric GuitarAverage price - $70 per song
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $150 per song
- Full instrumental productionAverage price - $350 per song
- String ArrangerAverage price - $70 per song
- Acoustic GuitarAverage price - $70 per song
Three rounds of revisions before extra charge. One week turnaround time or earlier.
- Avenged Sevenfold
- Billie Eilish
- Architects
- Neumann TLM49
- Neve 1073SPX
- AudioScape 1176D
- UA
- FabFilter
- SSL Native
- Logic Pro 12
- EastWest Composer Cloud+
- NeuralDSP
- Superior Drummer 3
- Native Instruments Komplete
- Ernie Ball MusicMan and PRS Guitars
- Fractal Audio Systems
- Focusrite.
