Give the People What They Want
Posted on | February 12, 2010 | No Comments
I was contacted by a local musician the other day. He had an album that was “mastered” (ahem) somewhere else in San Diego and he decided to re-mix and wanted to get it re-mastered.
I asked him to send a sample mix and I took a listen and heard some things I thought could be fixed in the mix. I advised him as such and told him if he could do this the master would turn out much better. Here was his response:
“Paul — Thanks so much for the feedback. This level of communication is exactly what I’m looking for that was lacking from the previous so-called ‘mastering’ studio. I’m absolutely more than willing to take any constructive criticism to get as perfect a mix to you as possible for you to work with (and to improve my mixing), and am rather excited to have you re-master my entire album.”
I’ve found over the years that artists want the same thing I want: to have their album sound great. So it’s worth the extra effort to work with them to get it right.
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