Earwax Audio Mastering

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Professional CD mastering for only £15 per track.

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September 14th, 2008

A Ninja Slob Drew Me

‘A Ninja Slob Drew Me’ is the name for D.J.Brown’s solo project, and his fantastic new album ‘One Week In Sand’ is out now.

Get your copy of the album here

D.J Brown is an eight string bass musician who utilizes and mixes a vast combination of styles to create his own unique blend of original ambient and instrumental compositions, sounds and textures. I am proud to announce that this excellent CD was mastered at Earwax, have a listen to a before/after mastering sample here and two full audio tracks on the Ninja Slob website

September 12th, 2008

Attack! Attack! – Punktastic’s Band of the Week

I recently produced and mastered an acoustic track for the excellent upcoming band, Attack! Attack! Their recent success on Radio 1 at the Maida Vale live lounge led to a place in the Reading and Leeds Festival, and a tour with Funeral For a Friend this October.

They have recently signed a deal with Rock Ridge Music alongside huge acts such as Reel Big Fish, so expect to
see a lot more of these guys in the next few months! Check out their review at Punktastic and take a look at the Reading Festival video below…

September 12th, 2008

Client Referral Scheme

Get your music mastered at the Earwax Audio Mastering studio and you will qualify for our client referral scheme. For each client that you refer to us you will receive a 10% discount off your next mastering project! Refer 10 clients to Earwax Audio Mastering and get your next album mastered for free!

lease note – to avoid abuse of this offer, the clients you refer to us must get at least 10 tracks mastered at Earwax Audio Mastering, and must also state your name on the track sheet when contacting our studio. If you refer 10 clients to us, your free mastering is limited to 15 tracks (equivalent to £225 worth of mastering)

September 7th, 2008

CD Mastering For The Masses

With new audio technologies being developed at a staggering rate, many sectors of the music industry are under threat. The CD mastering business is here to stay, but its evolving into a broader service that is becoming feasible to a wider range of the public i.e. the average musician. The average CD Mastering studio has always been a service that is only available to labels and high-key musicians which could afford to spend large sums of money on their album, but all that is about to change…

Here at Earwax Audio Mastering, we recognise the importance of the changes in the modern music industry. Labels are suffering, and their losses are being passed onto musicians. It’s becoming increasingly popular to see labels that eradicate their A&R departments and only strike deals with bands that have recorded an album on their own back: bands that have paid for studio time, and paid for CD mastering, which as you know can be a very expensive process. By only taking on established artists, the labels can reduce their expenditure, with no studio or CD mastering fees, they only pay for CD manufacturing and marketing, then take the majority of the profit.

For this reason, an increasing amount of bands are ‘going it alone’, so an affordable online mastering service is vital to their success. By keeping our CD mastering prices as competitive as possible we are able to appeal to all musicians, giving them the opportunity to create an album/EP which can stand up against commercial releases. With low CD mastering prices, our studio can also help independent labels to keep their overheads down, and with a bit of luck get their A&R guys back into the gigs seeking new talent like the good old days!

September 3rd, 2008

CD Mastering plant penalised for piracy

A firm that manufactured a master disc which was used to produce more than 100,000 pirate copies has been ordered to pay $250,000 in damages to the recording industry. The mastering firm called Planet Optical Disc Ltd, was ordered to pay the damages after a court decided it was liable for the production of all the compact discs originating from the master copy. The case had been brought by record companies including Universal International Music, Interscope Records, Zomba Records, BMG Middle East, Sony Music Entertainment, WEA International and EMI Records, all of which will share the damages granted.

“Mastering firms must carefully check all material that they are mastering and ensure that their customer is properly licensed by the content owner” says Lauri Rechardt, Director of Litigation at IFPI, which represents the music industry worldwide.

“This judgement shows that mastering firms cannot just turn a blind eye and that their responsibility does not end when the stamper leaves the factory door. A CD mastering plant can be held liable for the damage caused by all the illegal copies made from that stamper. In many cases that could be hundreds of thousands of illegal copies, which would mean an even bigger damages bill than this one.”
This news article was first published on the IFPI website

Who are we?

At Earwax we use the latest in digital audio CD mastering to help turn your tracks into professionally polished music. We offer high-end mastering and a personal service for an affordable price.
Testimonials

Please see some of the quotes left on my Linkedin account from previous clients.

I used Michael's services of audio mastering for a commercial single of a band I manage - not only was he very prompt, flexible and good value but also outstanding results. I've recommended him to other artists, managers and labels who have upon recommendation used Earwax with the same great results, cheers Michael!”

Stars Redmond (Creative Director at RC Street music marketing)

As an independent recording engineer/producer, I’m always looking to work with likeminded and talented music professionals like Michael Hathaway. For a recent project, I needed a mastering house that shared me and my client’s music vision. Michael’s sample of one of our songs was right on the money. The overall song was not only enhanced but the dynamics were persevered and enhanced as well. If you’re looking for a mastering professional with a keen sense of musicianship, all at a great price, Michael Hathaway and Earwax Audio Mastering is the place to 'finish' your next project.”

Robert Vodick (RGV Inc)

Michael is great to work with, he provides consistently great results for very reasonable fees, and always sees the project from the start to the end.”

Jhem Murray (Indipendant Artist)

...the listening experience is a dramatic and vast improvement over my self titled release...Earwax Audio did an absolute sterling job on the album, making it sound fresh and exciting”

Daniel Brown (ANSDM)

What you did to our song 'Valedictorian' was better than the samples I've gotten back from established engineers charging £85 an hour”

Lauralam Thomas (The Sort)
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