[mercurydime]

greetings, all

i will be finishing an album mix at the end of the current month, and i have agreed to help the band find the best mastering fit for them. i do mastering here, but i am so involved in this project from a production standpoint, that another set of ears and the objectivity that comes with them would be most appropriate, i think. the band's management has already begun booking cd release shows beginning 09/12/09. it would be nice to have duplication finished at least two weeks prior to the formal release.

the band's material will eventually be lumped in to the 'americana' category come industry classification time, but as far as i'm concerned, that's a bit nebulous (and these guys are a bit heavier than typical americana fare). it's really a more modern twist on 'southern rock', a la black crowes, widespread panic, drive by truckers...instrumentation is two guitars, bass, drums, keys (including B3), lead vox; a splash of horns and some female BG vocals...this record is shaping up to have an 'old school' vibe, and we'd like the mastering to complement that.

budget is in the range of $1200-$1800.

thanks in advance for any recommendations. any folks here on this wonderful forum that are interested, and can work with the project on an emotional as well as a technical, engineering level shoot me a PM...i can get you some roughs to have a listen...

many thanks,

stephen blanton