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With an eclectic mix of genre, and distinct vocals, my music will take you on a journey of imagination. I am a multi-instrumentalist, playing Trumpet, Saxophone, Percussion, Bass, Piano, Ukulele and Guitar. My sound has been described as a mix between Hozier, Sufjan Stevens, and a young Leonard Cohen. I go under the name Scalawag, and I will be sure to both make you nostalgic for things you've never experienced, and keep your head bopping and your torso grooving. I grew up in the small town of Smithers, B.C. in a very artistic household: my Mother, a painter, writer, and magazine publisher; my dad, a graphic designer, set designer and guitarist/singer. From an early age, I was exposed to live music, attending concerts and music festivals around northern B.C. I started playing music when I received my first guitar at age 7 and continued throughout elementary and high school where I played tenor saxophone and trumpet in several school bands, and sang in the jazz and choral choirs. My career in music began the year after I graduated high school when I and long time friend, Zak Windle, started writing music together under the name Ranger Smash. We co-produced and released our first 10-track album together in June, 2016. During this time, I was also attending the conservatory acting program at Studio 58 in Vancouver where I honed my crooneresque style, and developed my vocal technique. After graduating, I went on to write, record and self-produce my first solo album under the name Scalawag, released in March, 2019, during my Album release tour. More recently, I released two singles “Touch” in late 2020, getting tagged “The silky smooth articulation…We are in love!” By Tonemill, and garnering a 90% score on Submithub. My subsequent single “You On My Mind,” released in February 2021 to critical acclaim "Scalawag soothes your spirit while filling you with the warm blossoming energy of falling in love" -The Other Side Reviews. "The atmospheric elements of this track really set it apart in a crowded folk scene right now." -Ear to the Ground.

Audio Engineer and Producer Christian S. Nickel ensures high-quality music productions through his many years of mixing experience. Besides a certification as audio engineer by the HOFA-College he completed his B.A. in music business at the Popakademie Mannheim. In addition to the best possible quality of his productions, the individual wishes of the musicians for their project are also of utmost importance to him.

Hello! My name is Drew Taubenfeld, I play the pedal steel, banjo, mandolin, dobro, and guitar. I love recording and making music with others. Whether you're an Established artist or just starting, it's all fun for me! I have played in the house band for the Emmy Awards and worked with Leon Bridges, Maggie, Rogers, Selena Gomez, Meghan Trainor, Lil Nas , Logic, King Princess, , and many more. I look forward to making music with you!

Radio ready mixes. Recent clients incl. Hak Baker, Animanz, Mehiga, Redhanded, Acolyte, and Sell By. Aussie Mixer, Engineer and Vocal Producer based in London, UK. I specialize in popular music genres, rock, pop, hip hop, soul and electronic music, but have also mixed for classical, opera, jazz, funk, blues and folk outfits. I've worked as an audio professional for over 14 years, and in that time I've been had the privilege to work on Gold Selling recording in Australia from the likes of Karnivool, Dead Letter Circus, Floating Me, COG and Birds of Tokyo. I've also been a staff engineer at Oaklands Productions, and had my own mix room in the renowned Sing Sing Recording Studios in Melbourne. I've always enjoyed working on varying styles of music, and I pride myself on delivering a mix that goes above and beyond expectations. I've been told I'm easy to work with; I'm also extremely motivated and I work hard to get the best results on every project I work on.

Tom Shemer is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer. He splits his time between touring the world as the guitarist of THE DAMN TRUTH and as a producer. Toms expertise are in the arrangement writing and producing realm. He began his musical life as a violinist, was classically trained and studied jazz guitar. Over the years he worked on countless projects, both as a songwriter and as a producer/mixer. Some artists include: The Damn Truth The space wizards Blue Statement The Sunset Drip Tom Collaborated with Juno award-winning producer Jean Massicotte and Worked alongside Tchad Blake and Bob Rock. Tom brings a vast wealth of musical knowledge to any project he works on and is known to be very thorough, creative and devoted to his work.

My name is Daniel Oldemeier and I work from DocMaKlang studio in Osnabrück, Germany. Let me help you make your music rock hard, make people dance or sing along and evoke just the right atmosphere. As producer, mixing- and mastering engineer it’s my duty to use my experience across various genres to transform your musical visions into audible sonic waves. I’ll polish your songs until they shine! Besides my university education as audio professional I use my long-lasting working experience in music labels and publishers to bring your songs to the next level.

After obtaining a Bachelor's degree from McGill University, Ken pursued a full time music career. Starting with guitar performance for off-Broadway musicals in New York (NY) and in Montreal (QC), his career quickly gained traction. He continued performing on guitar, voice, percussion, keyboards and bass for many events such as: opening act for Mumford and Sons, Jazz Fest, 4 sold out Metropolis with the Franklin Electric, and Osheaga main stage. As a musician, in the last three years alone, he toured in over 18 countries with The Franklin Electric (Juno nominated), Patrick Lehman (Juno nominated), and others with roles in guitar, keys, vocals and bass. In addition to tours, he has performed across multiple nationally televised and broadcasted venues including: The Bachelorette Canada, ABC (national Australian radio), Canada AM, Radio Eins (Germany's premier radio), Qmusic (Danish T.V.), and Inas Nacht (German television with over 3 million viewers). Beyond performance, Ken has arranged (bass and guitar) on many records including Patrick Lehman's 'Buthcy's Son' (Juno nominated) and The Franklin Electric's 'Blue Ceilings'; 'In Your Head', and 'In Your Heart’. This initial experience has motivated a deeper commitment toward writing and arrangement for artists across North America across a range a styles that go beyond Ken’s original experience in country music. In particular, these genres now include folk, indie, pop and rock artists. Ken directly attributes this versatility in style to the successful production since 2018 alone of E.P.’s and singles for Velvet Black, Allison Fortier, Emilie Skahan, Lia, Delta Creek and many other Canadian and American artists.

I spent the first 10 years of my career working at a studio privately run by dance/rock pioneers Apollo 440 in London. Now working freelance, I draw on all the knowledge and experience I gained working with countless singers/bands/artists/producers (both established and new) on all sorts of different projects. Mixing is not simply a technical procedure, it's a creative process. You can get a song sounding good a million different ways using all kinds of techniques but does it make the listener feel the way it's supposed to? I am a perfectionist. Even when I know "perfect" isn't something that's actually possible most of the time, that doesn't stop me striving to achieve that for myself and more importantly the artist I'm mixing music for. If that means working on a track for a while, deciding it's not working and starting again with a new approach..then I'm not afraid to do that. www.akmix.co.uk

I am a veteran multi-instrumentalist with 15+ years of experience ranging from vocals, guitar, bass, to producing, engineering, and arranging in my studio South First Sound in WIlliamsburg Brooklyn. My remaining time is spent writing and touring full-time with my band The National Reserve. Our music has appeared in multiple television productions for NBC, CBS, and FX.

I've played on over 1200 recordings for a wide variety of artists, including Lyle Lovett, Bruce Springsteen, Alison Krauss, Johnny Cash, Christina Aguilera, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Willie Nelson, Luis Fonsi, Ricardo Arjona, and many more. I've produced records for Willie Nelson (2x Grammy winning), Keith Urban (Platinum), Blues Traveler (Grammy Nominated) Mary Chapin Carpenter (Grammy Nominated), Rita Wilson, and more. I am also a Grammy nominated arranger.

My 20+ years experience as producer, composer, and mix/mastering engineer allow me to contribute in a number of ways. I've worked with countless international artists, primarily out of my own Greenhouse Studios in Reykjavík, Iceland.

Canadian-born, Brooklyn-based guitarist, producer, and beatmaker. My influences and styles are vast, ranging from jazz, hip-hop, blues, folk, rock, funk, soul and electronic music. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Guitar Performance from McGill University. I’ve worked, toured, performed, written and recorded with numerous artists such as Lauryn Hill, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jon Batiste, The Weeknd, NAS, Billy Porter, Quiñ, The Roots, Andra Day, Antonio Sanchez, Tony Allen, Femi Kuti, and Bokanté. In 2015, I collaborated with Brooklyn native singer/flutist Melanie Charles on a project called “Rat Habitat”; a mix of electro/soul/indie rock. Our co-produced EP "Guns That Shoot Bubbles" was released in May of 2015, and has gotten many powerful reviews on internationally recognized online blogs such as Okayplayer, AfroPunk, Soulbounce and Ebony. Past production releases include Canadian songstress Sarah MK’s album “Worth It” which received the “Editors Pick” at the 2011 world renown “Montreal International Jazz Festival” My debut release as a leader, entitled “Dreams”, is a tapestry of colors and moods; a blend of electronic/indie/beat/jazz influences. The album showcases my skills as a producer and beatmaker, and while not a guitar heavy featured project, manages to fuse many of my musical influences into one cohesive sonic vision. The album features several New York City musicians, notably veteran drummer Obed Calvaire, vocalist Mike “Maz” Maher, woodwind genius Sly5Ave, violinist Lisanne Tremblay, drummer David Frasier and multi-instrumentalist Jesse Fischer.

Matt Gerhard is a Producer/Engineer/Multi-Instrumentalist based in Austin, TX. Matt is the Co-Owner of Hen House Recording and the Staff Engineer at Public Hi-Fi Studios. Over the past decade I have had the pleasure to work with artists like Spoon, !!!, Tennis, Future Islands, and Knife in The Water. As well as many leading producers including Jim Eno, Joe Chiccarelli, Charlie Sexton, Steve Berlin, Jack Lawrence, and Rick Hart. Q&A Q: Analog or digital and why? A: Most mixing projects lately are a combo of the two. I mix in the box and print outboard gear and effects. Then the mix is printed through my API 8200 summing mixer. I would love to do more all analog tape sessions, because it's a fun and different workflow but realistically the budgets and time constraints are limited. Q: What do you like most about your job? A: Getting to work with all kinds of people and personalities in many different styles of music. I think that really keeps me fresh. Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do? A: That mixing and mastering is magic and everything can be fixed. Don't get me wrong a lot can be fixed, but there is no substitute for great source material. The job of mixing and mastering is to enhance the song. Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients? A: What direction do you want the mix to go? On a 1-10 scale, 1 being pretty close to the rough mix but a little more polished/hi-fi or 10 pretty unrecognizable from the rough mix? Q: Can you share one music production tip? A: Listen! Be fearless and experiment. Turn that delay all the way up maybe it'll work, maybe it won't? You don't know unless you try. Also don't be afraid to kill your darlings. Q: What type of music do you usually work on? A: All kinds, thats my favorite part of the job Q: What do you bring to a song? A: Fresh ears and a new perspective Q: What's your typical work process? A: For mixing, I try to learn as much about the song as I can. I have a detailed conversation with the artist and try and get an idea of the vision for the song before I start. A rough mix is always helpful I listen to that a couple of times and right down my ideas and notes. Once I feel like I'm at a got place with the mix I'll send it to the artist for notes and then revise based on any notes they have until they're happy with the mix. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you? A: Oh boy, lots of people. I really love people like Tchad Blake and Dave Fridmann who are making wild sounds you've never heard before. As well as folks who came up more in the "documentarian" engineering world. People like Sam Phillips, Tom Dowd, Steve Albini who are trying to capture the performance in the room. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients. A: Mixing, Mastering, Editing.

I'm Alex - AKA Our Man In The Field. I write songs and sing them, sometimes solo sometimes with my band. Although my own music is broadly described as "Singer-songwriter" I have in the past provided vocals for other people's work in other people's genres. I'm available for all types of collaboration.

From recording live stand-up albums for Comedy Central, to recording concerts on a stage floating in the middle of a lake for Reebok, I've done a bit of everything, but I specialize in working with acoustic instruments and singers. I love recording things in acoustically intriguing environments and long walks on the beach. Contributor to Pro Tools Expert, Warm Audio Artist, and member of SoundGirls, AES, and a voting member of the Recording Academy.

I am an accomplished songwriter & producer winning, 2 Independent Music Awards for Best Pop EP & Best Adult Contemporary Song in 2020. My songs have appeared in TV shows like The Handmaid's Tale, Riverdale, Pretty Little Liars, Little Fires Everywhere, Shameless, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, & The Vampire Diaries; as well as commercials for brands like Volkswagen (Superbowl ad), Marc Jacobs, & Adidas. I have collaborated with a number of renowned artists, producers and songwriters including Giorgio Moroder, Paul Williams, Natalie Imbruglia, & David Hodges.

I am a vocalist, keyboardist, songwriter & producer. I love to collaborate and play with genre, blurring styles from pop to experimental & everything else in between. I have toured with or opened for The Zac Brown Band, Walé, Gogol Bordello and Ozomatli. I was a touring member of Os Mutantes for two years and have performed internationally at festivals across Europe and North America. You've heard my voice, compositions & production on MTV, CBS, Fox, NBC, Disney, ESPN, HBO, FX and more.

Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter & producer. Proficient with: Songwriting / Composing Piano / Organ / E. Piano styles Bass Guitar Electric Guitar (rhythm / lead) Acoustic Guitar (rhythm / lead) Vocals (lead/backup) String arrangements Synth arrangements Rock beats Percussion Mixing / Mastering

Hi, I'm a multi-instrumentalist, producer, audio recording, video guy. A new breed you've likely seen on Instagram. Someone who - for whatever reason - is most interested in having their hands in every musical pie. Right now I am interested in mixing. Specifically mixing for people who like my sound - a wide, aggressive, upfront sound that you find with Tchad Blake, Andrew Sarlo, Eric Valentine, and many others. I want to have my cake and eat it too - contemporary mixes that are equal parts technically solid and vibey. Reach out to me if you want to have a conversation about your music career, you need a mix done or you want to help you write, record & mix your own material better. Jesse

I'm a sound engineer and musician. I was the guitarist and producer for Amusement Parks on Fire (V2, Invada) until 2011 Most recently I produced and/or mixed a number of songs for Sharon Van Etten including her most recent album "We've Been Going About This All Wrong", the preceding singles, "Porta" and "Used to it", I recorded her vocal for the Angel Olsen collaboration "Like I Used To" and produced, recorded and mixed their acoustic version also released as a single. I have also toured extensively as a front of house mixer for acts like Cigarettes after Sex, Caroline Polachek, Rostam, Diiv, Phoebe Bridgers and Sharon Van Etten (again) and worked as mixer/producer for a diverse collection of artists