Admins, please remove this post (or DM me to remove it) if it's not allowed. I've completed the Mastering training in The Reverse Engineer a while back and got the thumbs up from Caleb, Dane, and Jake after they reviewed an album I mastered to move on to the Mixing training. I've decided to really start promoting my mastering services to the public while I continue to work on the mixing training. After a quick review of where I'm at with Jake, I need some more songs in my portfolio that aren't course material. So, this is where you come in. Do you have a good stereo mix in the rock / pop genres that I can make really stand out for you? Even if you've already mastered and released it, that's fine. I would just re-master your mix, and I'll do it for free. My ask back in return would be that if you like the master I did, that you write me a quick testimonial for my website and give me permission to put the before and after example audio on my website. Don't worry, I'd never release anything. It would be for example purposes only to get future work. If you want some social proof, just ask @Timothy Shay as I've done a master for him that he was happy with. My website is a work in progress, thus the reason for my post. For those of you who have been using AI mastering services, I'd be happy to go head to head against it and deliver something that sounds better. If you're interested and you have a good mix that you are proud of, shoot me a DM here on Skool (or comment and I'll get in touch with you). If for some reason your mix isn't ideal to be mastered, I'll tell you why so you can go back and make the adjustments. Thanks for your help. 🙂

https://jasontufts.bandcamp.com/album/float And I know I do. I talk down on all the gadgets and classes and crap that we distract ourselves with. I say how it sucks creativity away from us and I'm sure I've made some eyes roll. I want to thank you all for tolerating it. So as a 'put your money where your mouth is' type thing, I wanted to share my first ever EP from 15 years ago. I had one acoustic guitar, one electric, a banjo, a tambo, and a shaker- that's it. I had no EQ, no compressors and no idea what any of them did. No plugins, no tutorials, blah blah. I made it in my untreated living room. I didn't master it or really even mix it. I did my won artwork too. It's not technically great, I know that, but sometimes I feel like it's better than anything else I've ever made. Anyway if you have time to hear 4 songs I'm open to criticism. Thank you.

Hey everyone! I just dropped a new SubStack about the importance of effective communication. It's probably the most abstract and important concept I've covered. Let me know what you think and if you have any questions! https://open.substack.com/pub/madrecords/p/cuh-mew-nih-cay-shun?r=3waws0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true Michael Gilbride GM - Mastering.com // CEO - MAD Records