Engineer/studio for hire

[cyanide_christ]

Hey all. As a small number of you may already be aware, I'm studying sound at waapa, having just finished the second year of the three year course.

After having worked on a few projects over the last couple of years, all of which have received praise from my peers and from other musos, I feel I am in a position to advertise myself as a freelance recording engineer (albeit a student engineer).

Past jobs include Primea's Optical Illusions - http://www.myspace.com/primea13
I also mixed Sight Transcend's For The Sake Of Your Tommorrow - http://www.myspace.com/sighttranscend
I'm also currently recording Psychonaut's upcoming album which should hopefully be finished and released in the coming months.

Over the last couple of years I've worked closely with an incredible engineer who has around 25 years experience in the industry and we have plans to work towards developing a more permanent and professional relationship as mentor and assistant (an opportunity I am extremely grateful for). Consequently this means I have access to his high quality professional studio.

As far as prices go, I'm flexible. My current rate is $200 per day on an anywhere from 8 to 14 hour basis. This does not include studio hire. This is a very cheap rate and as my experience grows, inevitably the rate will too. The use of the particular studio I mentioned earlier will cost roughly an extra $700 per day, however on certain dates when the owner is working away from the studio, the rate will be significantly lower.

I understand that a lot of bands don't have huge amounts of money so what I'd suggest when there are budget restrictions is to record drums at the studio, then I can record the rest of the project at home (whether it be my house or the house of a member of the band). I have a very capable setup.

One more thing I'd like to mention is that as I'm trying to earn a name for myself in the industry, my main goal is to make great sounding records no matter how much I have to work (within reason of course!). So what I'm saying is I don't just down tools when the clock hits 8 hours, I'll continue until I feel the job is sufficiently done.

So if you're looking at recording an EP/album/demo, please feel free to contact me on 0431 936 079. My email address is simwk@hotmail.com

Cheers guys,
Simon.

[TnT]

Having seen Simon in action and having heard some of his recent work (even before completion) I can definitely give him endorsement, and can assure you that you'd definitely get your moneys worth.

[macgyver]

Best of luck with the venture dude! As a fellow consultant though all i can say is don't forget how important your PERSONAL time is and that you dont have to charge shockingly low rates to be fair to your customer. Your in this to make a living and a decent wage, and if you are good at what you do people won't have a problem with paying the amount.

All I am saying is that $200 a day minus GST and then income tax (unless cash of course) works out to be less than what I pay my gardener per hour for what is a specialised professional job.

Dont ever undervalue yourself or you'll end up in a blackhole before you even get started.

Best of luck and I look forward to hearing some more work youve done!

[Dementor]

$700 a day for the studio is that correct?

[cyanide_christ]

^^^Yup.

Cheers for the kind words, Daz and RDA. Appreciated.

[Metallifux]

I can also recommend after hearing the soon to be released naught album it was  worthy and not even finished.

[WarNick]

Hahaha, Richard Dean Anderson.

Simcunt - Msn me.

[nihilist]

This guy sucks, my Ten Buck Skull Fuck EP hasn't sold a single copy and I blame his mastering.

Or maybe it's because I never recorded nor released it, who can tell.