FAQ
Q. How much does it cost to record, or to have my songs mixed and mastered, at your studio?
A. The studio rate is $50 per hour. Once you send details about your project through one of the contact forms, we will get back to you with a custom quote based on your projects requirements.
Q. What is your “Satisfaction Guarantee”?
A. A fifty percent down payment is required before editing, mixing, and mastering takes place. We are confident that you will be happy with the final product, so much so, that we offer the following: If you determine that you are not satisfied with the final mix that you have listened to on the secure collaboration platform Bounce Boss, your fifty percent down payment will be returned.
On the other hand, if you are happy with the final mix you have listened to on Bounce Boss, and have given approval of the mix and made the final payment, we conclude that at this point, you are satisfied with the mix and we send the high quality audio files to you for your use.
Q. Are there specifications for tracks that are sent to you for mixing?
A. Yes, please do the following when recording and exporting your music:
When recording and exporting, be sure that your tracks do not have peaks louder than -10 db. (Or very close to that level.) When exporting a beat/backing track, set its channel fader to 0 db, (It should not be louder than 0 db.) Be sure to turn off effects such as reverb, delay, compression when exporting your tracks for mixing. Name your tracks in a manner that is easy for others to understand such as Lead Vox 1, Double Vox 1, Lead Guit 1, Acou Guit Left, etc. When exporting your tracks set each track fader to 0 db and center the pan settings. Be sure that all of your tracks are exported the same length by adjusting the appropriate export settings in your DAW. Export the beat/backing track as a stereo wav file. Export your vocal tracks as mono wav files. Include a txt file with the name of your song, artist name, and the tempo of your song when sending your tracks.
Q. Are there specifications for songs that are sent to you for mastering?
A. Yes, please be sure that your exported stereo track is not louder than -6 db.
Q. What genres of music and types of recording do you specialize in?
A. We are always looking forward to recording, mixing, and mastering in the genres of rock, rap, blues, folk, singer/songwriter. We also record for voiceover and audio books. We have the gear and experience to make you sound awesome!
Q. Can I take a tour of the studio?
A. Absolutely! Please reach out and we can set up a day/time for you to check out the studio! We are located in Lyons Brook, Nova Scotia, which is ten minutes from Pictou, twenty minutes from New Glasgow, thirty minutes from Truro.
Q. Can you give us some information regarding artists featured in your “My Work” section of your website?
A. Sure thing. Check out the information below!
Amy Grant is a singer/songwriter from Queens County, NS and has been performing covers, along with her own original music locally with bands and as a soloist for most of her adult life. A former member of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir, Amy now performs mostly as a trio (It’s All Relative) with her brother, Tim Whynot and daughter, Mandi Himmelman at local events such as The Hank Snow Tribute and Liverpool Privateer Days. She and Tim have also been performing with a Maritime Celtic group (Mersey Milton Connection) for a number of years and have partnered with the Queens Museum of Justice since September, 2022 as the creators and hosts of the Courthouse Concert Series which showcases the music of local guest performers.
Amy has an appreciation for all genres of music and describes her song writing as being an indie-folk-country type of style with hints of gospel and bluegrass. In 2016 she recorded her debut album, This Time Around, and has been continuing to write off and on since the album’s release. A few years after the release of This Time Around, she was thrilled to be offered the opportunity to open a concert for Catherine MacLellan but much to her disappointment, the event was cancelled due to Covid.
Gloria Gardner is originally from the Greater Toronto area. She has sang in various rock and country-rock bands throughout her musical career. She has recorded her own original material in Toronto and Nashville. She attended Harris Institute for the Arts in Toronto, taking Recording Engineering/Music Industry Management and landed a previous stint with the international music publisher Warner/Chappell Music for several years.
After a long musical hiatus while raising her girls, Gloria is writing up a storm again and folks are liking what they hear. She has built up a strong fan base with full blown airplay from internet radio around the world, which landed her a gig as a DJ and the creator of her own weekly 2 hour The Rocker Chick Radio Show now available on Mixcloud.
Current musical projects include fronting as lead vocalist in the band Fairmont Plains based out of Hamilton, Ontario, being a member of My Pop Choir, and jamming with other musicians in the Greater Toronto area. She is in the process of recording new material for her long awaited solo EP. She is back with a vengeance, offering an eclectic mix of soulful sweet country blues/jazz with underlying hard rock overtones. Definitely showing her authenticity and versatility as a singer/songwriter, Gloria hopes to continue to collaborate with amazing musical partners and is open to possibilities of anything great to come.
Andrea Currie is a Red River Métis writer, musician, and psychotherapist from southern Manitoba, currently living in Antigonish. Andrea was a member of the acclaimed a cappella quartet Four The Moment for 20 years, recording three albums, performing across Canada, as well as in the US, Germany, and St. Lucia, and winning the ECMA for African Canadian Artist of the Year in 1998. Andrea also co-founded and led the Mi’kmaw women’s handdrumming group, We’koqma’qewiskwa (the women of We’koqma’q) for 18 years, bringing traditional drumming and singing back to this community and helping to inspire the two youth drum groups that are now carrying on this powerful cultural practice. Throughout her life, Andrea has also written her own songs and performed them at local events in Halifax, Wolfville, Antigonish, and Inverness, Nova Scotia.
Andrea recorded the audiobook for her first book Finding Otipemisiwak The People Who Own Themselves at Full Frequency and added two bonus tracks: Lost Moccasin and Elzéar Goulet, original songs whose lyrics appear in the book, accompanied by guitarist extraordinaire Scott MacMillan. Finding Otipemisiwak is garnering praise across Canada with appearances on CBC Radio’s Sunday Magazine and The Next Chapter, and in the US where it received a starred review in Publishers Weekly.
ILogicc is a rapper and producer from Liverpool, Nova Scotia. In 2017, ILogicc began recording, mixing and mastering music from the front room of his house; a passion that inspired some of his friends to become prospective rappers.
When not at home working on music, ILogicc can be found throughout Nova Scotia in studios producing with local engineers and other local artists. Over the years, ILogicc has become proficient in his craft of writing with original catchy flows as well as directing and editing all of his own music videos.