I use almost a completely digital setup and have built up a library of high-quality tools and plug-ins that sound great on both digital and analog recordings.

If you are looking for additional riffs, leads, vocal lines or harmonies, it's possible for myself or a session player to fill in. Whether you'd like guitar, bass, vibraphone, saxaphone, harp, or any other instrument, we can find the right match and complete this using either digital software or with a real instrument. If we are bringing in an outside musician, the price will include the cost of recording and time for the session player.

This part of the process involves removing breaths, coughs, splicing multiple stems/tracks together, stretching audio tracks, cutting and looping pieces of a track or instrumental that you have the rights to, syncing vocals or instruments that are not on time & more. Each instrument (drums, guitar, bass, etc.) and vocal track that needs to be edited is considered in the price.

Mixing is what allows every instrument and voice in a song to harmonize rather than compete for space. This includes volume control/leveling, panning, EQ, compression, de-essing (reducing sibalance), delay, reverb, distortion, saturation & more depending on what the project calls for. In some cases, I will experiment with an effect and send you multiple versions of a mix - this will not affect the agreed upon price of the project or count as a revision. (Please note that I only produce mixes in stereo)

Mastering is where we add extra color to a mix and prepare it to be heard through different speakers and formats - on the radio, TV, streaming services, car stereos, and any physical format. This includes final EQ, compression, and saturation where necessary to make each range of frequencies (from low end bass & kick sounds to crispy snares and hi-hats) stand out and really glue everything together. We also use a limiter to boost the track volume to a professional level without losing any of the dynamic range / quality, and make sure that every track in your project has a consistent volume.

For each song and service, I provide up to 3 revisions. I encourage you to send notes and be thorough in any requests for revisions so we can make them as productive as possible. This means if you are hiring me to mix and master a song, you are provided up to 3 revisions on the mix and an additional 3 revisions on the master. If you are hiring me for a full project you will get 3 revisions for each service on each track. In many cases no revisions are needed. If you do want additional revisions after the limit is reached, each additional revision will cost $20.

I will have your files stored and backed up on an external hard drive for up to 1 year. If at any point within that year you need additional filetypes I will export them for you free of charge.

I only want to work with people when I'm 100% confident that my part will result in a powerful transformation for your project. If I decline working with you based on the quality of the recording or mix you will not be charged anything, and I can give suggestions on how to make a workable recording and how to tweak the mix in order to create something I can confidently work with.

I will always deliver a professional outcome based on a reference track of your choice, so in many cases no revision will be necessary. If there's still something that you'd like to be tweaked or changed when a song is finished, I'll happily revise each song up to 3 times per service (if you hired me for mixing & mastering, this means 3 mix revisions plus 3 master revisions). Each additional revision will cost an additional $20.

It's likely that I will share your project when it's released but I am not entitled to nor responsible for promoting your project on social media or anywhere else. Please consider that in many cases good, even great music is only the first step in getting heard or finding an audience. If I do have ideas to help I'll gladly share them, but you should come up with a long-term plan for promoting your project and how to reach people with it.

The first week will be spent getting everything in place, splicing takes together, and getting a general feel of where to pan the instruments and leveling the volume of each element in the song.

If a lot of editing is needed, it may carry into the mixing phase. This is where the real magic (nerdiness) begins and I start to group tracks and add effects like reverb, distortion, etc. The mixing phase will likely last about a week, and when finished will be sent to you for approval and feedback and be open to the first revision. The track will really begin to feel like a cohesive piece.

At this point the final tweaks will be applied to the mix and the mastering process will begin. The volume will be boosted significantly and your song(s) will reach a commercial quality with a beautifully dynamic range and balanced levels, and once it reaches that point will be sent to you for feedback and be open to the first revision.

$10 per song

$20 per revision

TBD. This is determined by your needs, studio time for bringing in session players, skill level required, and time.

You may cancel any service at any time for any reason. I do not want to lock you into a long-term contract or obligation.

There is no cancellation/kill fee for this agreement. I will only collect any remaining balance for services rendered that have not been paid for.

I do respectfully ask that you give me as early of a notice as possible if you decide to cancel. It allows me to focus on other projects.

Likewise, I also retain the right to cancel services at any point for any reason. In this case I would finish out all services paid for or refund payment for any incomplete services.

You retain full usage rights and final copyright to every song/file you submit to me (assuming you own the rights to the music you submit).

I retain the right to use your songs in my portfolio, to share online, and to use in case studies for educational purposes as long as you are credited.

I do ask to be credited for my work.

For digital releases: somewhere in the album description or in the appropriate form depending on the website/service you use to distribute music.

For physical releases: Either in the liner notes or back cover of the album