Notable credits include: The Vaccines, Death Cab For Cutie, At The Drive-In, Biffy Clyro, Of Monsters And Men, Kimbra, and more. Beard, glasses, sneakers, Star Wars T-shirts, & loads of experience. What more do you want? I want to make your music sound like it does in your head (or better!).
Nicolas Fournier is a mastering engineer, mixer, recording engineer, and producer based in Los Angeles, CA. He has been making records for more than 20 years, working across a wide variety of genres and at all levels of the industry, from super-indie DIY projects to chart-topping major-label albums. He has worked on multiple projects that have been nominated for or won Grammy and Latin Grammy awards. Originally from Boston, MA, Nick made the transition from playing in bands to recording them while attending the University of California at Santa Cruz, where he founded his first independent record label and produced the first few albums of his career. After college, he relocated to L.A. and began working for the Paramount Recording Group, working as a staff engineer at their multiple studio locations for nearly a decade. In 2013, Nick took a position as an engineer to producer/mixer Rich Costey, with whom he worked on numerous high-profile records. In 2018, Nick struck out on his own to produce and record independently, as well as mixing and mastering from his studio space in the Highland Park area of Los Angeles. In 2022, he relocated to the Chicago area, where he continues to work from his personal studio in nearby Evanston.
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Credits
- At The Drive-In
- Death Cab For Cutie
- Of Monsters And Men
- biffy clyro
- Adam Lambert
- Nicholas David
- Muse
- Little Comets
- Kimbra
- Foster The People
- Mew
- Young The Giant
- santigold
- Jenny Lewis
- Haim
- joywave
- Phantogram
- Ice Cube
- Linkin Park
- Fall Out Boy
- The Libertines
- Bastille
- Boots
- Ms. Maura & The Misters
- Ms. Maura
- Kasabian
- San Fermin
- Bush
- Calle 13
- The Quiet
- The Strypes
- Hidden Charms
- ZZ Ward
- Aerosmith
- Yellowcard
- Switchfoot
- Disturbed
- K'Naan
- Sarah Bareilles
- Banks
- Macy Gray
- The Vaccines
- Scarlet Grey
- Freya Ridings
- Death Cab for Cutie
- The Wombats
- The Wombats
- The Wombats
- Basement
- Daughtry
- Muse
- Muse
- Muse
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Snow Patrol
- Snow Patrol
- San Fermin
- Joywave
- Kasabian
- At the Drive-In
- Foster the People
- HAIM
- Barns Courtney
- ZZ Ward
- The Killers
- Santigold
- Santigold
- Biffy Clyro
- Biffy Clyro
- Banks
- Phantogram
- Phantogram
- Bastille
- Mew
- The Libertines
- Boots
- Of Monsters and Men
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Muse
- Muse
- Carly Rae Jepsen
- Robert DeLong
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Santigold
- Emerson Hart
- Emerson Hart
- White Arrows
- Bush
- Young the Giant
- Young the Giant
- Foster the People
- Foster the People
- Kimbra
- Phantogram
- Flying Lotus
- Mindless Behavior
- Mindless Behavior
- HAIM
- Everfound
- Birdy
- Birdy
- Birdy
- Birdy
- Birdy
- Francesca Battistelli
- Young the Giant
- Kalama Brothers
- Kalama Brothers
- Aerosmith
- Aerosmith
- Yellowcard
- Disturbed
- Disturbed
- Chris August
- H.I.M.
- Adam Lambert
- blink-182
- Disturbed
- Switchfoot
- Switchfoot
- Art of Dying
- Art of Dying
- Yellowcard
- Linkin Park
- Linkin Park
- Linkin Park
- Disturbed
- Disturbed
- Disturbed
- Serj Tankian
- Serj Tankian
- Sara Bareilles
- The Rocket Summer
- H.I.M.
- H.I.M.
- H.I.M.
- H.I.M.
- Adelitas Way
- The Used
- Fall Out Boy
- The Used
- K'NAAN
- K'NAAN
- Elliot Minor
- Fall Out Boy
- Fall Out Boy
- Disturbed
- Disturbed
- Serj Tankian
- Fall Out Boy
- Anberlin
- Deitrick Haddon
- Deitrick Haddon
- Jack's Mannequin
- Linkin Park
- Bill Medley
- Serj Tankian
- Linkin Park
- Linkin Park
- Linkin Park
- The Spill Canvas
- The Spill Canvas
- Linkin Park
- Barefoot Natives
- The Ataris
- Ice Cube
- Diddy
- P. Diddy
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Days Away
- Mike Phillips
- Vonyse
- Madeleine Peyroux
- Kimbra
- Muse
- Birdy
- Biffy Clyro
- Disturbed
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Basement
- Basement
- Santigold
- Muse
- Birdy
- Birdy
- Death Cab for Cutie
- H.I.M.
- H.I.M.
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Serj Tankian
- Biffy Clyro
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Linkin Park
- Vant
- Plasticsoul
- Muse
- Muse
- Muse
- Basement
- Linkin Park
- Linkin Park
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Vant
- Muse
- Linkin Park
- Santigold
- Birdy
- Birdy
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Biffy Clyro
9 Reviews - 1 Repeat Client
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check_circleVerifiedConsummate professional, clear and detailed communication, patient - oh, and a fantastic set of ears - really nailed these master recordings perfectly. Highly recommend!
check_circleVerifiedNicolas again came through with beautifully balanced and full sounding masters. Will keep using him for all my mastering needs in the future!
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Nicolas was great to work with. Helped me understand the different approaches and tradeoffs to different mastering strategies and ultimately helped me get my track to a place that sounds amazing. Highly recommend!
check_circleVerifiedNick mastered an indie-rock track for me. I decided to work with him based on samples of his mastering work as well as the long list of credits and experience, and I am very glad I did. Communication was prompt and clear; he was very accommodating with changes I asked for between revisions; and the final result was very polished in a quick turnaround. The whole experience of working with Nick demonstrated his professionalism and experience, and I would happily work with him again!
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Extremely fast turnaround with crisp & professional results. Will work with again!
Working with Nick on mixing my EP has been a great experience. He is an incredibly professional, accommodating and efficient mix engineer. Delivering brilliant results in a quick turnaround. Communication was clear and revisions were easy to make. He has also been a great source of advice throughout this project. I highly recommend him.
I had an excellent experience working with Nick. I was beyond excited to work with him after seeing his incredible resume full of albums that I absolutely love. He mastered my most recent full length album and really added the dynamics, punch, and polish that the mixes were missing. I wholeheartedly recommend him to any artist without a moments hesitation, and am already cueing up the next project to work with him on.
Had an awesome experience working with Nick, who recently mastered a 6 song EP for me. He was extremely timely and easily to communicate with. Songs sounded great and he made any changes my producer and I mentioned by the next day. Really great experience; will surely be working with him again on my next project.
Nick is great engineer to work with, he's responsive and focused on detail.
His mixes are modern sounding with a classic analog feel to it.
I highly recommend him!
I was the Producer, Recording Engineer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer in this production
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $800 per song
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $90 per song
- ProducerContact for pricing
- RemixingContact for pricing
Mixing and Mastering rates include a reasonable number of revisions. Mixes include a standard set of alternate versions and a set of basic stems. Rates are determined on a per-project basis.
- Death Cab for Cutie
- At The Drive In
- The Vaccines
- I've used every type of SSL large-format console as well as classic and boutique outboard gear - but these days I'm all digital!
