Yaël "Grave Clave" Mothes on SoundBetter

My aim is to work with like-minded creatives to capture the vibes, energy, feel and excitement of their music by using all of the techniques at my disposal, and to make the best possible sounding recording.

Hi, Im Yael "Grave Clave" Mothes, a music producer, mixer and drummer based in Bordeaux, France. Over the past 10 years or so I’ve worked closely in the fields of rock, punk, hardcore, pop, jazz, electro, and their respective sub genres, to make some pretty cool sounding records.

Me as a mixer :
https://www.discogs.com/fr/artist/8977354-Ya%C3%ABl-Grave-Clave-Mothes?type=Credits&subtype=Technical&filter_anv=0

https://www.fppa.fr

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Credits

Discogs verified credits for Yaël "Grave Clave" Mothes

Jeanadou
Sour Eyes
Sour Eyes
Neeru
Cyntia (3)
Jeanadou
Helichryse
Cyntia (3)
Romain Baudry
Cyntia (3)
Blacktong
Seven-Pointed Star
Jeanadou
Seven-Pointed Star
Looking Up (4)
Neeru
Sour Eyes
Eguzki Lore
Sour Eyes
Pessac Jazz Band
Tunks
Neeru
Random (69)
Cyntia (3)
Cargo (57)
Quatuor A Piacere
Jeanadou
The Lost Meridian
Helichryse
Soul Gumbo
Cyntia (3)
Cyntia (3)
Romain Baudry
Emmanuel Grocolas
Creepy Mojo
Hélène Chenal
Romain Baudry
Romain Baudry
Cyntia (3)
Blacktong
Looking Up (4)
Random (69)
Les Voisins D'En Face
Les Voisins D'En Face
Seven-Pointed Star
Jeanadou
Seven-Pointed Star
Looking Up (4)
Neeru
Sour Eyes
Philippe Macherey
Eguzki Lore
Lili Marleen
Sour Eyes
Pessac Jazz Band
Tunks
Dominique Massaut
Neeru
Random (69)
Cyntia (3)
Cargo (57)
Quatuor A Piacere
Jeanadou
The Lost Meridian
Helichryse
Lili Marleen
Soul Gumbo
Cyntia (3)
Cyntia (3)
Romain Baudry
Creepy Mojo
Hélène Chenal
Romain Baudry
Romain Baudry
Cyntia (3)
Blacktong
Looking Up (4)
Random (69)

9 Reviews

Endorse Yaël "Grave Clave" Mothes

by Emmanuel
Yaël m'a accompagné sur la réalisation de mon premier EP. Son travail a été énorme et il a été très professionnel et bienveillant avant, pendant et après l'enregistrement. Son expertise a été bénéfique et ses idées d'arrangement auront été hyper constructives. Outre l’aspect technique de son métier qu’il maitrise parfaitement, le fait qu’il soit lui aussi musicien est un gros atout car, grâce à son expérience, il permet une prise de recul bénéfique sur des choix artistiques. Mon EP n’aurait jamais aussi bien sonné sans lui. Il a été d'une aide précieuse et je l'en remercie infiniment !
by Léo Romand
Yaël is a great producer and sound engineer. He loves his job, works with passion & patience. What else ?
by The Lost Meridian
We've been working with Yael on the recording and mixing of our last EP.
He is a passionate person. Emotionaly attached to the production of a careful work, his knowledgeable advices and his skills made him produce a recording that went beyond what we expected.
He helped us providing the right material to the mastering studio where we finalized the great work he had done.
He's definitely been a key person in the production of this EP we are about to release with pride
by TUNKS - Bertrand
We started to work with Yael for a 5 titles and ended with an 10 title album ! The sound was awesome ! He gave us that pure raw desert sound that we hoped ! It was fun and hard work ! I recommand ! Great producer, greater man !
by Damien M.
We worked with Yael for Helichryse metal band first album. He pushed our project at a new level thanks to his engineering skills of course but also thanks to his musicality sense. He brought out the emotions we wanted to pass. Such a great job!
by Remibalse
We worked with Yael from tracking to mixing a 4 tracks EP. Every time he felt we struggled to get things right, he had a useful advice to get us back on track. As a mixer, he was very easy to work with, as he laid down several versions of the mixes and adapted very quickly to every claim we had.
Defiitely a great experience!
Rémi from Soul Gumbo
by Cyn Thia
Many thanks to Yaël of FPPA for his professionalism. For my first single, on which I wanted to highlight the handpan on electro sounds and vocals, I couldn’t have chosen a better producer than him. Thank you so much!!
Cyntia
by Lena Lehcen
The hours of recording at the studio were a real pleasure.
Thanks to your kindness, the atmosphere was always cool and relaxed.
The output of your work is wonderful.
I can't wait to play "Storm" to my friends and family (the second EP of Sour Eyes)
by Jérémie Voin
Music sounds better with you dude! Producer on the last two albums of Neeru, FPPA does a wonderful job each time. Nothing would be the same without him. I recommend.

Interview with Yaël "Grave Clave" Mothes

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I'm working with - ProTools HD - Avid I/O 192 - Lavry Blue - Summit Audio Inc. DCL-200 - Capi BT50, VP28, VP25 - Bluey - BAE Neve 1073 - DBX 160A - YAMAHA SPX2000 - modular synth eurorack etc...
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I work hard to be proud of all the projects I have been associated with.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: To bring them magic !
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: But buddy, why don't you have grammys yet ?
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: My slogan is simple : "more than your music, your story..." That's all. It goes beyond a simple job ;) Check my website out > https://www.fppa.fr
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Hybrid of course !!
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: A little trick I did to increase the attack on the bass drum on a hardcore metal project. I taped two credit cards -one visa, the other MasterCard, it's really important- on the head where the bats are supposed to hit. I placed one sm57 in front of the head and recorded it with the other mics. I mixed all that with the rest of the kick mics and the result is really amazing. That's it !