Music Producer | Musician | Mix Engineer
Mixing & additional production by me
Really enjoyed working on The End by Cherry June which came out on 27th June. A poignant, melancholy & dreamy indie folk song inspired by Phoebe Bridgers & Lucy Dacus. Written & recorded by Cherry June. Additional production, mixing & mastering by me. Bass, drums & synths by me. Guitars, vocals & synths by Cherry June.
This piece of content is for anyone using a DAW to create music who’s Ok with things being a bit less fiddly.
Damon Brock, Small Miracles. Recorded, arranged, produced and mixed by me. The brief and vision for this was for the source sounds to all be ‘real’ instruments but to use effects, editing and processing to add layers of other-worldly atmospheres. To create a sense of space within an alternate, warped reality. At it’s root, the song has a fairly traditional melody and harmony and Damon didn’t want this EP to veer too far from a ‘band’ sound (I did get a bit carried away on this one tbh). The track count is pretty low & the overall sound feels like a blend of the familiar with the unfamiliar. . Vocals & acoustic guitar by Damon Brock Electric guitars, acoustic guitars, bass, keys, drums & percussion by Steve Baker
Just finished the mix for a beautiful song by Beth Sarah (unreleased). I used a low pass filter on the guitars. This keeps the focus on the vocal and gives the song a warm and welcoming feel.
First time for everything! Had a blast co-writing, arranging, producing, recording and mixing a Country tinged, urban dance pop track for a client whose references included the recent #beyoncé album. 12k streams so far (Spotify) but we still don’t know what genre it is. Never heard or made anything like it! Here’s a short edit of my production walk-through for those with short attention spans (so everyone!). Comment if you know the genre too.
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Track: Hazel Jean. Commissioned to launch fashion brand Hazel Jean
Only the real music production nerds will be interested in this 9 minute production breakdown. If that’s you, stick around for some inspiration. There is no bait or clever engagement tricks. It’s just me showing what I’ve made for the artist and fashion brand owner, De’Jon from @hazeljeanhq. Comment if you know what genre this song is! Want to work with me on your music? HMU:
When I’m producing for an artist, it’s important to find out their goals, listen to their reference tracks and have a good pre-production session – all of this before I start building the initial track. I’m setting things up for success & staying on track. What are your goals for your next song or album? Work with me on your songs. I help solo artists, singer-songwriters and bands to sound better than they imagined.
I have updated and re-ordered the playlist of songs. I recorded, produced, arranged, and mixed them for independent singer-songwriters and artists. It’s also featured on the ‘Hear my work’ page of this site. Hope you enjoy the songs!
Headphones on for this one. A joy to produce & mix this gorgeous, clever and poignant ballad by Made Escape. Adding soft & ethereal synths, trip hop inspired drums, vocal plate reverb & using filters to control the emotional dynamics. . Matches by Made Escape is out now as part of her brilliant debut album Good As It Gets.
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