Need Mastering Eng. My mixes

[Dog_Chao_Chao]

Hi fellow slutz.

I have a couple of bands in the studio finishing mixing stage. Like most of the bands I get I am asked about a good mastering engineer. Ive been working with some local guys and I am glad with the results. Not bad. But they just dont understand some of the music styles that I deliver them. they are simply not used to something out of the mainstream pop rock. They are used to a portuguese music style...

The thing is, Im looking for someone who understands best this music style that seems to be what my studio tracks and mixes the most: Anglo-saxonic and Germanic/nordic Indie Pop Rock.

The album Im just finishing mixing is from a band in the line of dEUS, SonicYouth, Eels, sometimes a bit of Sigur Ros, sometimes a bit more pop like fountains of youth, tahiti80, phoenix...if you get the picture...

Anybody interested? Anybody recomend me someone else? it would have to be done until the 15th next month.

Thanks

[TRA]

PM Sent

[brethes@mac.com]

PM sent.

[Dog_Chao_Chao]

Thank you all for the PMs. I will get to you in a couple of days. Maybe even tomorrow. Just finishing the mixes...Working like hell. I will ask the band to choose one song and ill upload it so they can choose the best work.
Thanks

[Ecktronic]

PM sent to you.

Eck

[AroundTheClock]

PM Sent.

[Dog_Chao_Chao]

Hi. Thank you all once again for your interest. We just finished mixing last night. I will be posting a song for testing purposes. After that the band will contact the choosen engineer. Im going on vacations starting tomorrow so i wont be around till next month. the band will deal with this from now on.

Thanks

Ed

[TRA]

PM'd you with a link to the test master.

[Dog_Chao_Chao]

Hello,

We are ölga the band that’s mastering the album…
We are sending you one music for free mastering, and we’ll be choosing the best mastering for our album.
From now on we’ll conctact you from our mail at theolgamusic@gmail.com
The link for downloading the free sample is : http://www.olgamusic.com/transfer/El...p_48_24bit.aif

Best regard’s hope to listen soon

Hipólito
ölga

[24-96 Mastering]

After this turned into a kettle call, who got the gig in the end?

[24-96 Mastering]

anyone? After a dozen folks put time into this, noone got a job out of it?

[tom durack]

Originally Posted by 24-96 Mastering

anyone? After a dozen folks put time into this, noone got a job out of it?

I was lucky enough to land this gig - as it turned out a terrific project from band in Lisbon called Ölga. Wrapping it up this week.

Tom Durack
tomdurack.net

[24-96 Mastering]

Originally Posted by tom durack

I was lucky enough to land this gig - as it turned out a terrific project from band in Lisbon called Ölga. Wrapping it up this week.

Tom Durack
tomdurack.net

Congrats! And good to hear this turned out to be a gig for a fellow gearslutter.

[joerod]

We turned them down. The mix "Elephants" had serious sonic problems and in our experience, there are usually others tracks that are worse. So, even though we made them a sample we decided "No thanks". I would like to know how the ME fared with this project knowing that the guy who mixed went away leaving it on his own with the band...

[24-96 Mastering]

Originally Posted by joerod

We turned them down. The mix "Elephants" had serious sonic problems and in our experience, there are usually others tracks that are worse. So, even though we made them a sample we decided "No thanks". I would like to know how the ME fared with this project knowing that the guy who mixed went away leaving it on his own with the band...

I don't recall whether there were serious issues with the mix... which probably means I didn't think there were any non-fixable issues with the mix - because otherwise I would remember.

Do you remember what it was that caught your eye/ear?

[joerod]

Originally Posted by 24-96 Mastering

I don't recall whether there were serious issues with the mix... which probably means I didn't think there were any non-fixable issues with the mix - because otherwise I would remember.

Do you remember what it was that caught your eye/ear?

I would prefer not to explain it here. I can PM you if you want.

[24-96 Mastering]

Originally Posted by joerod

I would prefer not to explain it here. I can PM you if you want.

Good call.

[Dog_Chao_Chao]

just to update some info here...

i was the mixer engineer for this project. Since the band had no idea of how to master the cd, I posted here asking for one. Then I stayed with the band as much as I could but got to a point when I had to leave the country.
When i arrived back I gave them my opinion and help them choose the best mastered songs.

Its was not an easy job mixing this band. It was recorded somewere else, in a very big warehouse with no acoustic treatment. Drums were specially hard to mix.

in the end I think it came out pretty good. The songs are very good and that makes it for all I guess.

Tom, I really enjoyed your work. Thanks. I would love to know what you thought about it, what could I have done better and what kind of gear you used. It sounds so warm...

To all other that gave your best I thank you also. I must say that it was not easy to choose one ME. All were very good, I was impressed. Thanks

Ed

[tom durack]

Originally Posted by Dog_Chao_Chao

just to update some info here...

i was the mixer engineer for this project. Since the band had no idea of how to master the cd, I posted here asking for one. Then I stayed with the band as much as I could but got to a point when I had to leave the country.
When i arrived back I gave them my opinion and help them choose the best mastered songs.

Its was not an easy job mixing this band. It was recorded somewere else, in a very big warehouse with no acoustic treatment. Drums were specially hard to mix.

in the end I think it came out pretty good. The songs are very good and that makes it for all I guess.

Tom, I really enjoyed your work. Thanks. I would love to know what you thought about it, what could I have done better and what kind of gear you used. It sounds so warm...

To all other that gave your best I thank you also. I must say that it was not easy to choose one ME. All were very good, I was impressed. Thanks

Ed

Emailed you.