Rock and Metal Mixing
– My Mission –
My mission is to make your vision a reality.
I definitely don’t want to stand out as a producer or put my stamp on you. My aim is to work with you to develop your sound. Not only do your musical and sonic role models play an important role (i.e. where you come from), but above all: where you want to go! Developing a concrete vision not only helps to make the right decisions in every phase of production, but is also very important for all decisions that affect the band (songwriting, sound, gear, artwork, performance, look). As the saying goes: if you don’t know your destination, you can never arrive.
So ask yourself where the journey should go. What do you want to achieve with this production? Together we will then determine how we can best achieve this goal. It doesn’t always have to be the big breakthrough. Sometimes you just want to set an exclamation mark, make a certain development or get some attention in a certain area. Perhaps expanding your fanbase without scaring the existing one. Or simply a first (or last) record as a nice memory.
Whatever your goal, we should talk about it!
PS: check out my Tech Notes for extensive tips and information about recording
Rock & Metal Mixing Engineer located on the German island Sylt.
Some of the artists I’ve had the honor of working with on stage or in the studio: Contradiction, Fear My Thoughts, Give em Blood, Gutrectomy, Necronomicon, Onslaught, Pessimist, Prong, SAGA, Stepfather Fred, Xentrix, and many more.
Rock & Metal Mixing
Worldwide Touring & Event Management
Recording | Mixing | Mastering | FOH/Monitor Mix
Graduated Audio Engineer | Certified Midas Digital User
Advanced Soundcraft Vi-Operator | d&b Line-Array-User
Accredited Netgear AVoIP Switch Installation Partner
Dante Level 3 certified | SDVoE Design Partner | AES Member
Lives and works for heavy music since the early 90’s
– My Work –
Since I’ve been recording and mixing music as a sound engineer for almost 30 years, the list of references is correspondingly long. Below is a small selection of audio samples from different areas from soft to hard.
Song Credits & Notes
Track 1 by ‚Spielgeldmillionäre‘ is from their debut album done in 2012 at Arsen Music Studios. My part: Recording, Mixing and Mastering.
Track 2 by ‚Crow Quill‘ is part of a debut mini album done during one weekend in 2008 at Arsen Music Studios. My part: Recording, Mixing and Mastering.
Track 3 is used with permission by ‚Model Decoy‘ and URM Academy. My part: Mixing and Mastering. The original production was done by Alex Prieto and Ari Sadowitz and the original mix was Alex Prieto. This new mix is an unofficial version and not on the actual release. Band Spotify: Band Spotify
Track 4 was done for the ‚Dark Times Collaboration – Turning Point Mix Contest‘ from ‚Rate My Mi’x. My part: Mixing and Mastering. The original production and mix was done by Kristian Kohle at Kohlekeller Studio. This new mix is an unofficial version and not on the actual release
Track 5 is used with permission by ‚Miss Fortune‘ and URM Academy. My part: Mixing and Mastering. The original production and mix were done by Andrew Wade. This new mix is an unofficial version and not on the actual release. Band URL: https://www.facebook.com/missfortuneofficial
Track 6 by ‚Polaris‘ is the debut title song of a metal band from Switzerland. My part: Recording, Mixing and Mastering.
Track 7 by ‚Necronomicon‘ is part of their 7th. studio album ‚Invictus‘, done in 2011 at Arsen Music Studios. My part: Production & Recording. Mixing and Mastering by Achim Köhler at Indiscreet Audio.
Track 8 by ‚Captivum‘ is part of a mini album done during a weekend in 2010 at Arsen Music Studios. My part: Recording, Mixing and Mastering.
Track 9 by ‚Necronomicon‘ is part of their 7th. studio album ‚Invictus‘, done in 2011 at Arsen Music Studios. It’s a re-make of their greatest hit from 1986. My part: Production & Recording. Mixing and Mastering by Achim Köhler at Indiscreet Audio.
Track 10 by ‚Frozen Infinity‘ is an unreleased demo version of the album version done in 2007 at Arsen Music Studios. My part: Recording, Mixing and Mastering.
Track 11 by ‚Inner Sanctum‘ is part of the 2nd. album of a local melo death metal band, done in 2010 at Arsen Music Studios. My part: Recording, Mixing and Mastering.
Track 12 by ‚Fear my Thoughts‘ is a cover of ‚The Weapon They Fear‘ from ‚Heaven Shall Burn‘ for the ‚Century Media – Covering 20 Years Of Extremes‘ label sampler. The recording, mixing and mastering a done during a weekend in 2008 at Arsen Music Studios.
Track 13 is used with permission by ‚Goliath‘ and URM Academy. My part: Mixing and Mastering. The original production and mix were done by Eyal Levi and John Douglass. This new mix is an unofficial version and not on the actual release. Band URL: https://www.facebook.com/goliathband/
– My Gear –
DAW:
Apple Mac Pro 12-core 3.46GHz with 96GB RAM and SSD drives, Apple Mac mini M1, Apple MacBook Pro M1, Apple iPad 9. 32 analog I/Os, 24 ADAT I/Os, 24 T/DIF I/Os, 8 AES/EBU I/Os, 64 DANTE I/O, 8 MIDI I/Os. Logic Pro X, +1,250 Plugins (Antares, Celemony, Eventide, FabFilter, iZoptope, McDSP, Nugen Audio, Plugin Alliance, Slate Digital, Sonarworks, Soundtoys, Sound Radix, SSL, Synchron Arts, Universal Audio, Waves Horizon Bundle, JST, etc.), DaVinci Resolve, SessionLink Pro, Zoom/Skype/Teams/Webex.
Microphones:
AKG, Audio Technica, Audix, Beyerdynamic, DPA (Bruel & Kjaer), Electro-Voice, Lauten Audio, Neumann, Miktek Audio, Royer, sE Electronics, Sennheiser, Shure, Slate Digital, Sontronics, Sony, several vintage microphones (Echolette, Siemens, Telefunken, Uher, etc.).
Preamps/EQs/Dynamics/FX:
Amek, API, Avalon, Bricasti Design, Empirial Labs, Focusrite, Lexicon, Mäag Audio, Neve, Slate Digital VMS One, SPL, SSL, TC Electronics, Tube-Tech, Universal Audio, Urei, etc.
Monitoring:
Amphion, Avantone, Kali Audio and Yamaha studio monitoring.
AKG, Beyerdynamic, Sennheiser, Sony and Slate VSX headphones.
Drums:
1993er Pearl Masters Studio Custom Birch Set (22/22/8/10/12/13/14/16/18). 2007er Pearl Masters Premium Maple Set (24/14/18) tour set of ‚End of Green‘. Pearl, Tama and dw snares. Zildjian, Sabian and Paiste cymbals. Roland V-Drum set with hybrid-kick, Clavia ddrum4SE & triggers, Alesis DM5 Pro. TAMA and AXIS double pedals with Game Changer triggers. Steven Slate Drums SSD5 and Trigger 2, Toontrack EZ Drumer and Superior Drummer, GetGood Drums Libraries, XLN-Audio Addictive Drums & Addicive Trigger, SPL DrumXchanger, Drumagog and terabytes of drum samples.
Bass:
Amps & Cabs: 1972er Ampeg SVT head with 8×10″ cab (original vintage), SWR 4×10″ cab, Zeck 2×10″ cab.
Amp-Sims (i.e. Neural-DSP Parallax X, JST Bassforge Hellraiser, Aurora-DSP Gorilla & Mammoth, Plugin Alliance Ampeg SVT-VR Classic, etc.) and IRs (i.e. Joey Sturgis Tones, ML-Sound Lab, Neural DSP, STL Tones, etc.) and software instruments (i.e. Submission Audio GrooveBass, NI Scarbee MM-Bass & Rickenbacker-Bass, etc.).
Pedals & Preamps: Darkglass Microtube B7K, Tech21 Bass Driver DI, Tech21 SansAmp PSA1, Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff, Electro-Harmonix Bass Clone, etc.
Instruments: several 4- und 5-string bass guitars (Fender, Ibanez, Warwick, Fernandez).
Guitar:
Amps: Ampeg VL-1002 ‚Lee Jackson‘ head (EL34), Boss Katana head (3rd. Gen), EVH 5150 III Stealth head (6L6), Engl Powerball 2 head (6L6), Marshall JVM410H head (EL34) with Captain Negative-Feedback-Mod, Marshall JCM2000 DSL head (EL34), Marshall 6100 LM Anniversary head (6L6), Marshall Valvestate 8100 head, Mesa Boogie Tripple Rectifier head (6L6) & Stiletto Trident 2 head (EL34), Ibanez Toneblaster head, Ibanez TSA15H head, Peavey ValveKing 100 head (6L6), Randall KH120 RHS Kirk Hammett head, Roland Jazz Chorus combo, Rocktron Velocity stereo amplifiers, Boss Waza Tube Expander (Reactive Load Box).
Amp-Sims and IRs: i.e. Joey Sturgis Tones, ML-Sound Lab, Neural DSP, STL Tones, Aurora-DSP, Bogren Digital, GGD Studio Cabs, IK-Multimedia, Plugin Alliance, Two Notes, Celestion, Kristian Kohle, OwnHammer, Seacow, etc.
Cabs: several cabinets with different Celestion Vintage-30 (MESA-voiced, UK/Marshall-voiced), T75, K100 and C90 (Black Shadow), Eminence, Warehouse, Jensen, HESU Demon and E-Voice 12L speakers.
Pedals & FX: Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9, Demon Tube Screamer TS808 und TS9, Maxon OD808 Overdrive, Maxon OD9 Overdrive, Boss MT2 Metal Zone, Boss SD1 Super Overdrive (Waza Edition), Boss DS1 Distortion, Boss RGE10 10-Band EQ, ProCo Rat 2, Marshall Guv’nor, MXR Distortion+, Fulltone Distortion Pro, Tech21 SansAmp PSA1, Klon Centaur Clone, DOD FX56 American Metal, Nobels Distortion Extreme, Joyo Ultimate Drive, Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster, Donner Noise Gate, Radial X-Amp, TC Electronics G-Major 2, TC Electronics Polytune.
Instruments: several active & passive E-guitars (Gibson, Fender, Jackson, ESP/LTD).
Keys:
C. Bechstein Upright Piano, Alesis QSR, E-mu Vintage Keys Plus, Kurzweil K1200 I Pro, several MIDI-keyboards and -controllers, Studiologic 88er master keyboard, several software synthesizers, samplers and modular systems.
Tools:
Radial Engineering J48, JDI, JDX, JPC, Phazer and X-Amp re-amper
