Nasos Bourdos on SoundBetter

I mix hip-hop, rap, and trap, and rock productions (post-rock, post-punk, new wave), from my studio in Athens. The song comes back harder, clearer, and still yours.

I am a professional mixing, mastering, and audio post-production engineer dedicated to bringing clarity, punch, and depth to your music and media projects.

I mix hip-hop, rap, and trap from my studio in Athens, and I mix rock productions (favorite styles: post-rock, post-punk, new wave). Two lanes, same standard: the song hits harder, stays clear, and still sounds like you.
The job starts from your rough and your reference. You get a mix within 3-5 business days, one revision included, plus an instrumental.
Send the stems and the reference, and say which lane it is. I’ll take it from there.

Tell me about your project and how I can help, through the 'Contact' button above.

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Interview with Nasos Bourdos

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I haven't yet created the work that will make me proud; the best is yet to come.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Hip-hop and rock studio mixes and live shows as a sound engineer (FOH) in Greece.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Hard to pick one. Records now are clean and polished, and most listeners are used to that digital clarity. I like analog sound, and a lot of plugins get close to it. I mix in Pro Tools.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: A clear mix, back in 3–5 business days, with the versions you need to release it and to play it live. Two revisions included.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Mixing Drums and the moment the vocal locks with the beat, or with the band, and the song sounds finished.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: They ask if they get an instrumental. Yes. Also an instrumental with backing vocals, and a live guide with a low vocal in the choruses.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That the mix is a preset. It starts from the song you sent and the reference you picked....or that a bad song can become a Grammy-worthy track with a good mix. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Track count, song length, genre,Bpm and Key, whether the vocals are already tuned, and which version they need besides the full mix.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Send labeled stems, your rough mix, and one reference. Say which lane the song is, hip-hop or rock. The notes matter more than a long plugin list.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Mac with Pro Tools, the Genelecs, a pair of headphones, the Apollo interface, and one midi Keyboard. Perfect
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I have been a graduate of SAE Athens since 2015. I come from the studio side, recording and mixing in Athens. SoundBetter is where I take hip-hop, rap, trap, and rock mixes.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Direct. Vocal in front, low end locked, enough space that the song doesn’t turn to mud.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Kendrick Lamar. The vocal has to stay clear while the track keeps its weight. That’s the balance I like building.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Send one reference, not five. The mix gets closer when I know the record you’re aiming at.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Hip-hop and trap. Rock productions too, especially post-rock, post-punk, and new wave.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Mixing Drums.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Weight in the low end, Hi end clarity, and vocal that remain in front and center I place great emphasis on stereo imaging.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I start with gain staging, so the session has headroom and the processors see a sensible level. Then a static mix, faders and pan only. Drums first, lead vocal next, then everything else around them. EQ and compression come after that, for whatever the song needs. Automation follows. Reverbs and delays go on last, shaped to the track and the reference, not to a fixed recipe. Then the extra versions: instrumental, instrumental with backing vocals, and the live guide with a low vocal in the choruses. First pass in 3–5 business days, two revisions.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I mix from my treated studio in Athens, on Genelec monitors, in Pro Tools Ultimate With Avid S1 and Avid Dock. My Audio interface -> Apollo Twin X. The room is set up so the low end and the vocal translate, not so the gear list gets longer.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar for the way a rap vocal sits on a heavy beat. Interpol and the post-punk records that leave room around the guitars.My Favorite production is "Dark Side Of The Moon"
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I mix songs. Hip-hop, rap, trap, and rock productions. You get the full mix, an instrumental, an instrumental with backing vocals, and a live guide version with a low vocal in the choruses.

Mixing EngineerAverage price - $100 per song

$100 per song, up to 40 tracks, up to 5 minutes. Over 40 tracks: $3 per extra track. Two revisions withi 5 days of delivery. Further rounds are $40. First pass within 3-5 business days.