I have been mixing and mastering music for the past 30 years, starting with finalizing mixes for various projects in the 1990s and eventually going professional around 1998. Artists who I have worked with have released their work as singles, EPs, and full-length albums via streaming, vinyl, cassette, & CD. Aside from mixing and mastering physical releases, I've had my recording, mixing, and mastering work featured on TV (Jr James and the Late Guitar on the WB Network's Life Unexpected), distributed by indie labels (A-Tone Music, Hidden Volume Records, UK-based Jezus Factory Records, No Idea Records, Nod and Smile Records, & Secretly Canadian), and readily available through iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, & Bandcamp.
Mastering is the final step in making a full-length album, EP, or single able to compete professionally with other music in the global marketplace. Consider it the icing on the cake. Though mastering can be seen as simply making a song or a collection of songs louder or all the same perceived volume, it goes much deeper than that. The goal is to make a project sound cohesive in its entirety, to correct any problems and sonically sweeten the mixes to achieve the best sound for the specific media, and to properly sequence and prepare the project as a whole for manufacturing and distribution for public consumption.
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Mixing + Editing Rates:
Please contact me directly to discuss your mixing project’s needs.
Mastering Rates:
Digital Mastering (Spotify/Apple Music/Bandcamp/CD/etc):
• $75 per song (track time depending)
• Includes audio files specifically mastered for digital streaming release in WAV format (additional file formats upon request)
• Audio files processed analog and then mastered at 32-bit / 96kHz
• All audio mastered in a hybrid analog/digital environment using analog gear from Dangerous Music, Tegeler Audio ManufFaktur, Apogee, and Metric Halo, as well as digital processing from Waves, iZotope, Brainworx, and Shadow Hills, among others
• Files provided in a variety of bit depth and sample rates for all streaming services
• DDP 2.0 file image for CD manufacturing available for an additional $40
Vinyl Mastering:
• $75 per song (track time depending)
• Includes audio delivered as high-resolution 24- and 32-bit / 96kHz WAV digital files of full album sides (Side A, Side B) specifically mastered for vinyl analog playback
• Audio files processed analog and then mastered at 32-bit / 96kHz
• All audio mastered in a hybrid analog/digital environment using analog gear from Dangerous Music, Tegeler Audio ManufFaktur, Apogee, Metric Halo, and digital processing from Metric Halo, Waves, iZotope, Brainworx, and Shadow Hills, among others
• Consultation regarding 33 RPM and 45 RPM physical time constraints, track running order, etc
Vinyl + Digital Mastering:
• $100 per song (track time depending)
• Includes audio files specifically mastered for digital streaming release in WAV format (see above) as well as high-resolution 24- and 32-bit / 96kHz WAV/AIFF digital files of full album sides (Side A, Side B) specifically mastered for vinyl analog playback
• Audio files processed analog and then mastered at 32-bit / 96kHz
• Consultation regarding 33 RPM and 45 RPM physical time constraints, track running order, etc
• DDP 2.0 file image for CD manufacturing available for an additional $40