Bio: Gary Stevenson has produced an incredible array of projects: from defining the mid-80s sound of Go West to producing ABC’s The Lexicon Of Love II.
Credits include: Rick Astley, Snakecharmer, ABC, Go West, Tony Hadley, Beverley Craven, Bros, Chris Duffy, Broken Wings, and Jane McDonald.
Best for: 80s, Pop.
Why Gary is on SongChecks: “The freedom I'm given and the enthusiasm the artists have.”
Read an interview with Gary on the SongChecks blog.
Terms of payment: Once payment is made, you’ll receive an automated email confirming your booking. Within 7 days, you’ll also get an email from music@songchecks.com which will include a PDF attachment containing Gary’s personal feedback on your mix or master. Please refer to the FAQs and/or the T&Cs for more information.
Bio: Mark Needham is a mixer, producer, and engineer with eleven Grammy nominations.
Credits include: The Killers, Fleetwood Mac, Saint Motel, Dolly Parton, The Airborne Toxic Event, Moby, Almost Monday and Imagine Dragons.
Best for: Rock, Indie, Synth Pop, Pop, Country
Why Mark is on SongChecks: “Independent artists tend to have less boundaries about what is right and wrong in a song or recording and can take more chances. Sometimes this results in something pretty cool.”
Read an interview with Mark on the SongChecks blog.
Terms of payment: Once payment is made, you’ll receive an automated email confirming your booking. Within 7 days, you’ll also get an email from music@songchecks.com which will include a PDF attachment containing Mark’s personal feedback on your song or mix. Please refer to the FAQs and/or the T&Cs for more information.
Bio: Maria Elisa Ayerbe is a multiple Latin Grammy nominated producer, engineer and composer recognized by the Latin Recording Academy with the Leading Ladies of Entertainment honor for her work inspiring the next generation of female leaders.
Credits include: Mary J Blige, Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, JLo, New Kids on the Block, Gian Marco, Kronos Quartet, and Adriana Lucia.
Best for: Latin, Pop
Why Maria is on SongChecks: “I enjoy working with independent artists because of the freedom it allows to make artistic mixing choices.”
Read an interview with Maria Elisa on the SongChecks blog.
Terms of payment: Once payment is made, you’ll receive an automated email confirming your booking. Within 7 days, you’ll also get an email from music@songchecks.com which will include a PDF attachment containing Maria’s personal feedback on your song or mix. Please refer to the FAQs and/or the T&Cs for more information.
Bio: Howard ‘The Bear’ Willing is a Grammy winning producer, mixer, and engineer.
Credits include: The Chicks, Vintage Trouble, Tupac Shakur, Ida Mae, Smashing Pumpkins, Mutemath, Ok Go, Counting Crows, Van Hunt, Kris Kristofferson, Sara Bareilles and Friday Pilots Club.
Best for: Rock, Pop, Americana, Hip Hop, Alternate Rock, Country
Why Howard is on SongChecks: “In general there is a ‘damn the torpedos’ mentality when working with indie artists, meaning that they are usually open to a lot of ideas and influences. They aren’t moored to a particular viewpoint or way of doing something.”
Read an interview with Howard on the SongChecks blog.
Terms of payment: Once payment is made, you’ll receive an automated email confirming your booking. Within 7 days, you’ll also get an email from music@songchecks.com which will include a PDF attachment containing Howard’s personal feedback on your song or mix. Please refer to the FAQs and/or the T&Cs for more information.
Bio: New York-based mix engineer and producer Brent Kolatalo has worked on more than 24 Gold and Platinum albums, nineteen number one albums and singles, and sixteen Grammy nominated records.
Credits include: Kanye West, Eminem, Bruno Mars, Jay-Z, Lorde, Drake, One Republic, Lana Del Rey, and Lady Gaga.
Best for: Pop, Hip Hop, Electronic, Synth Pop, Indie
Why Brent is on SongChecks: “Nothing's more satisfying than helping an artist see their vision through and being part of that musical journey. Being able to come in and help make that journey just a bit easier is a beautiful thing.”
Read an interview with Brent on the SongChecks blog.
Terms of payment: Once payment is made, you’ll receive an automated email confirming your booking. Within 7 days, you’ll also get an email from music@songchecks.com which will include a PDF attachment containing Brent’s personal feedback on your song or mix. Please refer to the FAQs and/or the T&Cs for more information.
Bio: Brian Lucey has mastered numerous Grammy winners, Billboard, Amazon and iTunes number ones.
Credits include: Lucinda Williams, Green Day, The Black Keys, Cage The Elephant, Marilyn Manson, Dr John, The Shins, and Depeche Mode.
Best for: All genres of music
Why Brian is on SongChecks: “I hear 2,500 songs every year, some of them from the world’s best mixers, including people on SongChecks, and some of them from newbies. My road to mastering began as a musician, self-mixing and self-producing, then producing my friends and mixing clients, and finally to mastering. I hear deeply and quickly into productions, from authenticity, arrangement and momentum to all the technical balances and normal nerdy topics that effect musicality and connection.”
Terms of payment: Once payment is made, you’ll receive an automated email confirming your booking. Within 7 days, you’ll also get an email from music@songchecks.com which will include a PDF attachment containing Brian’s personal feedback on your song or mix. Please refer to the FAQs and/or the T&Cs for more information.
Bio: Mike Plotnikoff is a producer and mixer who started his career assisting on major albums for AC/DC, Cher, and Aerosmith.
Credits include: Van Halen, INXS, Papa Roach, Buckcherry 15, In Flames, Warbringer, Hoobastank, Kiss, Yes, Bryan Adams, AC/DC, Cher, and Aerosmith.
Best for: Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Pop
Why Mike is on SongChecks: “The thing I like working most with indie artists is when after you finish the project they’re able to get record deal. It’s very satisfying knowing the record they funded was able to get signed and released.”
Read an interview with Mike on the SongChecks blog.
Terms of payment: Once payment is made, you’ll receive an automated email confirming your booking. Within 7 days, you’ll also get an email from music@songchecks.com which will include a PDF attachment containing Mike’s personal feedback on your mix or master. Please refer to the FAQs and/or the T&Cs for more information.
Bio: Multi-platinum mixer, engineer and producer Richard Chycki is highly regarded for his groundbreaking immersive work in multichannel audio for Rush, Evanescence, The Tragically Hip and others.
Credits include: Rush, Dream Theater, Alice Cooper, Pink, Mick Jagger, Aerosmith, and Jeff Healey.
Best for: Rock, Pop, Hard Rock, Prog Rock
Why Richard is on SongChecks: ”I enjoy the ingenuity and drive that younger independent artists have to succeed in this rapidly changing industry.”
Read an interview with Richard on the SongChecks blog.
Terms of payment: Once payment is made, you’ll receive an automated email confirming your booking. Within 7 days, you’ll also get an email from music@songchecks.com which will include a PDF attachment containing Richard’s personal feedback on your song or mix. Please refer to the FAQs and/or the T&Cs for more information.
Bio: LA-based Grammy award-winning mix engineer Kevin ‘KD’ Davis first came to prominence in 1995 when he mixed Gangsta's Paradise, the worldwide hit by Coolio.
Credits include: Outkast, Ne-Yo, Céline Dion, Dionne Warwick, Usher, Mariah Carey, Pink, Chris Brown, India Arie, and Sam Smith.
Best for: Hip Hop Rap, R&B, Pop
Why KD is on SongChecks: “Most of my Independent clients were once signed artists so I like working with experienced talent.”
Terms of payment: Once payment is made, you’ll receive an automated email confirming your booking. Within 7 days, you’ll also get an email from music@songchecks.com which will include a PDF attachment containing KD’s personal feedback on your mix or master. Please refer to the FAQs and/or the T&Cs for more information.
Bio: Over a 30 year career in music, Los Angeles-based producer, mixer and engineer Sally Browder has worked with a diverse array of artists.
Credits include: Dwight Yoakam, The Red Aunts, Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets), Rocket from the Crypt, and Amy Rigby.
Best for: Punk, Country, Power Pop
Why Sally is on SongChecks: “My advice for independent artists to be become great at what you do by doing it over and over, exploring your ideas and experiencing other people’s as well. The music, the sound, is in your body and your mind, not in the gear. Do your best always. And know when it’s done.”
Read an interview with Sally on the SongChecks blog.
Terms of payment: Once payment is made, you’ll receive an automated email confirming your booking. Within 7 days, you’ll also get an email from music@songchecks.com which will include a PDF attachment containing Sally’s personal feedback on your song or mix. Please refer to the FAQs and/or the T&Cs for more information.