I'm a music industry professional here to help you realize your final musical product, whether that's fixing, editing, mixing, mastering for final delivery, or a complete full production from the ground up. I've played and produced music professionally for 30+ yrs and appeared on various major label releases as well as hundreds of Film/TV shows.
AcademyCurve™ Music features Kirke Jan Blankenship; a gifted multi-instrumentalist Composer and Sound Designer, accomplished in the skills of Music Production for Film/Television & Visual Media. Kirke is a former Drummer in many bands such as Ours, The Rising, Everything Is Energy and has written and produced music appearing in many various Television Shows & Series. All of the music produced as AcademyCurve falls into the genre known as Drama Rock: hard hitting and emotional epic alternative rock music with an underlying feeling of a movie soundtrack.
Clint Mansell, Bring Me The Horizon, Jed Kurzel, Vidna Obmana, Boogie Nights, Jackie Brown, Bill Withers, Days Of The New, Boom Boom Satellites, Spun
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Credits
- ACADEMYCURVE (ACADEMYCURVE MUSIC)
- HIPSTER CARTEL (PALE THOMAS & HIPSTER CARTEL)
- OURS (DREAMWORKS & COLUMBIA)
- PALO ALTO (AMERICAN)
- PAUL ZOLLO GROUP (TROUGH)
- PROJECT 86 (TOOTH & NAIL)
- SECRETARY BIRD (IN DA GOOT)
- SPREAD EAGLE (MCA)
- THE BASKETBALL DIARIES MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK (ISLAND)
- THE LETTER BLACK (TOOTH & NAIL)
- THE RISING (MAVERICK)
- UP DOWN UP (UP DOWN UP)
- V.A.S.T. (2BLOSSUMS)
- BELLANOVA PICTURES
- COMMAND+E
- COMPTON JUNIOR POSSE
- CONTINUUM
- CRASHERTUNES
- Endless Noise
- Howling Music
- JOE HUBBARD
- KARTHIK MENA
- LAUGH AFTER DARK
- LULLABOOKS
- MICHAEL WOHL
- MUSIC BLENDER
- PATTERSON PROJECTS
- PHATOM MEDIA
- ROBERT E LEE MUSIC
- SHEEHY PRODUCTIONS
- STASHBOX MUSIC
- THREE DAY RANCH
- TRANSPORTED AUDIO/TRANSPORTED TRACKS
- TWO MYLES MUSIC
- VANITY INC.
- VICE Media
- VICTORIA GOULET
- WAITING FOR DAYBREAK
- WATERWALK MUSIC
- WHITNEY WOOD
- Dreams of Venus (Hellven & Dyamond Roxx)
- EVERYTHING IS ENERGY (BLACK CICADA MUSIC)
Interview with AcademyCurve™ Music
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Probably the project I'm most proud of would be a record called "Everything Is Energy", produced by Krish Sharma (Perry Farrell, The Rolling Stones). I Co-Wrote 6 of the songs and played Drums on All Tracks except for #10 (Dave Krusen of Pearl Jam).
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I'm currently working on an AcademyCurve Drama Vol2 album and producing an artist from Vancouver, BC for Hipster Cartel.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: I haven't seen anyone I know personally.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Because I have a Hybrid setup, I'd say a little of both. But if it has to lean toward one side or the other, I'd have to say 'Digital', for ease of Recall and Delivery time.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I'll give you the best I possibly can; all day, every day.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Music is and has been my life for my entire life. There's no aspect I like and enjoy more than the other.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Q: Can you go faster? A: I'll try.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That Prep doesn't take a long time.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: 1) Where do you want to use your music (streaming, commercial release)? 2) Who do you like (fav. bands, what styles)? 3) When do you need the final product?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: trust me
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Probably stuff from my studio: BF mm45s, Avalon u5, API CS, Distressor, Fatso.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I was a touring and session drummer for the first part of my career. In 2008, I started writing, recording, and producing. By 2010, I was asked by a TV Music Library to be a staff writer which has resulted in 500+ TV placements, while at the same time, I was producing independent singers in my LA studio. Since then, I've done work for several companies including VICE, CrasherTunes, and Hipster Cartel.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Drama Rock, Drama Pop, Drama Hop, Drama Score.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I've been very fortunate to work with some extremely talented and gifted singers in the past, both while playing/performing and Producing. So, I guess my answer would be: the artist I'd like to work with is an artist that would like to work with me.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Filtering synths on Verses. extra credit: ride the Automation of the Drums Master into the 2Buss on the fills.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Because of my Media Composing background, I've worked on a lot of different styles of music.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: I would probably say that hearing parts that can jump out to a listener would be one my strongest skills.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I've been produced by quite a few world-class Producers myself and mixed by world-class Mix Engineers, so I understand how much can be brought out of a song and hopefully, the best way to present it to the world. My own musical style, in both Mixing and Producing, has been described as "vibey" Drama Rock. so I like to bring out as much texture as I can.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: That depends on the job: if it's a Mix or Master, I get the files delivered to me, do a Session Prep, then do a complete Mix/Master and post a watermarked version for any notes, then make the proper adjustments. If it's a full production, most of the time it's only a Vocalist that needs the music built around them, so I work from the ground up to Final Delivery.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: It's a Hybrid setup: please contact for a complete list.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Clint Mansell, Bring Me The Horizon, Jed Kurzel, Vidna Obmana, Boogie Nights, Jackie Brown, Bill Withers, Days Of The New, Boom Boom Satellites, Spun
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: The most common types of work I get hired to do is full Work-For-Hire productions.
I was the either Producer, Arr., Co-writer, Mix, Master or all in this production
- Full instrumental productionAverage price - $350 per song
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $150 per song
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $70 per song
- Vocal TuningAverage price - $40 per track
- Vocal compingAverage price - $40 per track
- Programmed drumAverage price - $100 per song
- Electric GuitarAverage price - $50 per song
All work will be delivered when approved by client.
50% deposit plus applicable electronic fees in advance due when job begins.
Balance due plus applicable electronic fees upon delivery.
Multiple track discounts (any services of more than one of the same service)
