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Post by indiehouse on Apr 19, 2021 8:42:32 GMT -6
Any recommendations for a good mastering engineer who works in the indie rock/pop/acoustic genre?
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Post by stormymondays on Apr 19, 2021 9:33:02 GMT -6
I'd say mastering is genre-agnostic, but I understand your point of view. I can heartily recommend Miles Showell at Abbey Road. He usually runs everything through his custom built Fairchild and Sontec EQs... He's mostly a "classic rock" guy, does a lot of the vinyl reissues.
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Post by aremos on Apr 19, 2021 9:36:51 GMT -6
Grundman or Ludwig
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Post by nudwig on Apr 19, 2021 9:57:00 GMT -6
Any recommendations for a good mastering engineer who works in the indie rock/pop/acoustic genre? Sent you a PM, I like Robbie Robinson. |
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Post by RealNoob on Apr 19, 2021 11:14:09 GMT -6
Trakworx - Justin
I met him here. I like his work.
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Post by notneeson on Apr 19, 2021 11:18:24 GMT -6
Trakworx - Justin I met him here. I like his work. Have used Justin many times and highly recommend his work. Here's one of my mixes that he mastered: |
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Post by recordingengineer on Apr 19, 2021 11:21:02 GMT -6
Yes, Justin.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Apr 19, 2021 11:41:44 GMT -6
Kim Rosen at Knack Mastering. She’s the best.
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Post by parasitk on Apr 19, 2021 11:47:22 GMT -6
Kim Rosen at Knack Mastering. She’s the best. I'll second Kim. I worked with her when she was working with my main +20 year mastering engineer, Alan Douches at West West Side, who I can also highly recommend. |
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Post by drumsound on Apr 19, 2021 12:36:47 GMT -6
Scott Craggs at Old Colony Mastering has done a ton of stuff for me that has all been excellent. His price is ridiculously low for the quality of work. |
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Post by maldenfilms on Apr 19, 2021 12:43:57 GMT -6
Heba Kadry!
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Post by indiehouse on Apr 19, 2021 13:33:27 GMT -6
So many great recommendations. Thanks! I have put a few feelers out.
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Post by sean on Apr 19, 2021 14:04:05 GMT -6
I work a lot with Carl Saff at Saff Mastering. Incredibly reasonable and flexible...I’ve regularly sent him mix revisions after getting the first round of masters back and he’s never charged me for revisions.
Also, Richard Dodd. He’s surprisingly reasonable as well considering his discography.
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Post by indiehouse on Apr 19, 2021 14:06:40 GMT -6
I’d love to find someone who would give me mix critiques as part of the process, do I can ultimately improve the song.
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Post by tkaitkai on Apr 19, 2021 14:15:25 GMT -6
I recommend Stephen Marcussen or Andy VanDette. They both do absolutely phenomenal work.
I'll also second Alan Douches.
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Post by lpedrum on Apr 19, 2021 14:34:23 GMT -6
I read the article about her in Tape Op. Do you have first hand experience working with her? Anything to share about her process? |
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Post by jmoose on Apr 19, 2021 15:12:10 GMT -6
I'd say mastering is genre-agnostic, but I understand your point of view. You'd think so and some are but in practice not so much. For various reasons some tend to specialize or get typecast... Like there's a guy who I send a handful of projects a year and if you look at his discography its mostly new-age & world music. Yet he's a total rock & roller but I'm about the only person who sends him that kinda stuff. Threads like this go on long enough and eventually everyone just names their favorite person... Lots of great people doing mastering. Certainly know more then I could ever send projects to in a given year. Lots of things to consider... price point is a big one. Some can't afford or justify $150-200 a track. Output to formats is another. Not everyone, especially some of the less expensive "ITB" cats don't have an understanding of vinyl, or maybe aren't setup for mfit and your distro requires it. Stuff like that can start to narrow the candidates. |
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Post by michaelcleary on Apr 19, 2021 17:40:43 GMT -6
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Post by indiehouse on Apr 19, 2021 18:17:37 GMT -6
I think offering mix feedback is important for me, followed by quality/price ratio. So many great mastering options. Thanks!
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Post by notneeson on Apr 19, 2021 18:34:45 GMT -6
I think offering mix feedback is important for me, followed by quality/price ratio. So many great mastering options. Thanks! Like commenting on frequency dependent issues your room/monitoring doesn’t reveal? Or do you want actual mix evaluation, like “the chorus needs to lift more, try adding a high harmony to the lead vox and a B3 pad.” |
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Post by indiehouse on Apr 19, 2021 20:57:56 GMT -6
I think offering mix feedback is important for me, followed by quality/price ratio. So many great mastering options. Thanks! Like commenting on frequency dependent issues your room/monitoring doesn’t reveal? Or do you want actual mix evaluation, like “the chorus needs to lift more, try adding a high harmony to the lead vox and a B3 pad.” I think frequency, stereo image/balance and dynamics would be on the table. But I’m always open to hearing feedback about the latter! |
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Post by drumsound on Apr 19, 2021 21:37:59 GMT -6
I work a lot with Carl Saff at Saff Mastering. Incredibly reasonable and flexible...I’ve regularly sent him mix revisions after getting the first round of masters back and he’s never charged me for revisions. Also, Richard Dodd. He’s surprisingly reasonable as well considering his discography. Carl also does wonderful work. I’d love to find someone who would give me mix critiques as part of the process, do I can ultimately improve the song. Scott has been good about that when I've asked for it. |
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Post by maldenfilms on Apr 19, 2021 23:13:31 GMT -6
I read the article about her in Tape Op. Do you have first hand experience working with her? Anything to share about her process? Not yet! I'm going to try to get this band I'm working with now to have her master their next EP though. I just really like her work and have listened to a few interviews with her and really jive with her sensibilities. |
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Post by michaelcleary on Apr 20, 2021 10:44:29 GMT -6
Like commenting on frequency dependent issues your room/monitoring doesn’t reveal? Or do you want actual mix evaluation, like “the chorus needs to lift more, try adding a high harmony to the lead vox and a B3 pad.” I think frequency, stereo image/balance and dynamics would be on the table. But I’m always open to hearing feedback about the latter! I'm always asking about low end, sibilance etc but he will point out if other issues that might need to be addressed. |
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Post by mcirish on Apr 20, 2021 15:06:00 GMT -6
I've had a lot of success using Tom at Waltz mastering. His prices are fair and I like what he does.
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