As a mixer, I specialize in getting solid, polished mixes from less-than-ideal sessions recorded in cramped rehearsal rooms, basements, and other untreated spaces with minimal separation between sound sources. I specialize in indie, punk, hardcore, grind, and other sounds from the underground, but I'm comfortable working with any genre. I specialize in making less-than-ideal recordings shine.
Love Songs Divine, Phantom Sister, Dead Senses (Already Dead Tapes & Records), Kim Phuc (Iron Lung Records), F!!!n' Boneshakers (Certified PR Records), Warzone Womyn (625 Thrashcore / Out of Limits), The Sea, Like Lead (Hope Records), Unicorn Mountain Comic Collective, Birth (Deadbeat Records), and Pyramid Scheme.
The band: Phantom Sister
The song: "Strange Days"
Services: Mixing and Mastering
The story: Recorded by the masterful Ian Scott Waters at Downtown Rehearsals in Los Angeles. With great attention to detail in mixing and mastering, we got this recording in great shape for Phantom Sister's debut EP.
The band: Love Songs Divine
The song: "Put a curse on myself"
Services: Mixing and Mastering
The story: Recorded by the masterful Ian Scott Waters at Downtown Rehearsals in Los Angeles. Through the use of careful EQ and a bit of saturation and reverb, we got this recording in great shape for LSD's debut EP.
The band: Kim Phuc
The song: "23"
Services: Recording, Mixing, and Mastering
The story: This was recorded live in a low ceiling basement with no separation between instruments as the band played live and then overdubbed extra guitars and vocals. Still, the drums sound clear, big, and punchy while the guitars sound crisp and clear, almost like the mighty Hot Snakes.
The band: Birth
The song: "Mineral Rights"
Services: Recording, Mixing, and Mastering
The story: Again with the low ceiling basements: this was recorded live with minimal separation between instruments in a Chicago warehouse basement. Still, managed to make the drums sound full and keep everything clear and audible - albeit noisey because of the band's style.
$50 per song
$75 per song