Music Recording and Production

My home-based studio is ideal for production (songwriting and developing song ideas), acoustic guitars, overdub recording, MIDI and vocal recording. There are several great sounding local rooms I call on for drum recording.

Mobile recording is also available.

Mixing and Mastering

My acoustically treated home studio is great for mixing. My compact system allows me to work fast and efficiently.

Do you have a project you need mixed and mastered? I can do that. I can make it sound great!

Audio Editing

Performance tightening and pitch correction have become essential steps in modern record making. It's a time consuming process that takes skill, experience and a good ear.

I have years of experience doing this sort of editing for clients all over the world.

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About Me

Hi I'm Jon. Thank you for taking the time to visit my site.
Audio is my life, I love it. It's just about all I think about. It's an obsession, I am an audio geek.

In 2006 I graduated from the Audio Engineering & Music Production course at MetalWorks Institute, one of the top recording schools in Canada. I then started AudioGeekZine, a website to share various articles, tips and tutorials with other audio geeks. In 2008 I began co-hosting The Home Recording Show, a weekly podcast for home recording enthusiasts.

In 2010 I packed up my family and studio and moved to the Hastings Sunrise area of beautiful Vancouver, BC.

I'm currently looking for bands and artists to work with and make some great music together.

Contact me for scheduling and for more information.

Clients and Discography

Featured Releases
Hemina - Synthetic Album [2011] (Australia)
The Empire Shall Fall - Volume I: Solar Plexus EP [2011] (United States)
The Empire Shall Fall - Awaken Album [2009] (United States)
Ania Ziemirska - I Was The Girl EP [2010] (Canada)
Jay Scar - Burst Album [2008] (Canada)


Assorted Projects
The Darrens [2011] (Canada)
Bryan Southern [2011] (Canada)
Baquerels [2011] (Germany)
Matier [2011] (France)
Headwinds Motion Picture Co [2011] (Canada)
Darren Eedens - Cardboard Caribous and Artificial Trees Album [2011] (Canada)
Kwantlen Polytechnic University [2011] (Canada)
Flush [2011] (Mexico)
Sankara Warriors [2010] (Italy)
Hemmit [2010] (USA)
The Empire Shall Fall - Arcarsenal Single [2010] (USA)
Furlong [2009] (USA)
VogelJoy - We Have A Band Album [2009] (Canada)
Ania Ziemirska - Acoustic Roots Sampler Single [2009] (Canada)
Lipona - Pigeonholed EP [2009] (USA)

Reviews

Working with Jon was awesome, our track came out perfectly even with our limited budget. He has encyclopedic knowledge of audio engineering and its techniques. He's very detail-oriented and strives for perfection whether it be a flawless drum track or a vocal track in absolute pitch; Hes got the chops to make it happen.
-Riley Bell, Cardinal Chase

It was a pleasure to have Jon mix my debut EP. He was very professional, reliable and dedicated to the project. A great listener, willing to take artist input, but also able to explain why things worked better his way. Jon delivered a quality project on time and is definitely someone I'd recommend.
Ania Ziemirska

Working with Jon is a real treat. His own musicianship added an element to the editing and mixing of our album that we found invaluable as new artists. I was concerned that I would have a hard time finding an audio technician that could really "feel" our genre - children's and family music with a 1930's - 1960's jazz flavour. Jon "got it" bang on, and it was immediately evident that he knows his stuff, and he masterfully edited and mixed my raw material into something that I couldn't have imagined possible. In hindsight, I am also very impressed that he was able to help me take some of the "emotion" out of editing decisions - something invaluable to new artists with their first album! His ability and willingness to take our ideas and weave in his own suggestions made every part of working with him a delight. Jon's incredible knowledge of the hardware and software also made what I though would be a long, expensive project into a very efficient and cost-effective one - he is FAST! Jon is a real professional, and we'll definitely work with him again on our future projects. We've had nothing but rave reviews for his work on our first album.
-Terry Neudorf, vogelJoy

I have nothing but great things to say about Jon. As a drummer, I had the pleasure of working with him directly on two different occasions. These were my first experiences with having my drum tracks quantized and I was concerned that they would end up sounding mechanical and robotic. Jon was able to keep the drums sounding very natural and organic, and I couldn't have been more pleased with his work. He was super easy to work with, quick to get things back to me, and just very attentive overall. I really look forward to working with him again on future projects.
-Jeff Pitts, The Empire Shall Fall

My experience with Jon as our audio editor and beat / drum optimization has been one of the best collaborative experiences I've had in the last 15 years. He is extremely intelligent, time-line sensitive, efficient and always ahead of the curve with delivery. I have yet to see anyone in this space that can match or even surpass his skill set and tools he brings to the workspace. The ability to have confidence in handing over our time sensitive and complex projects to Jon has been critical with us delivering top notch artist performances day in and day out. He is our main and only choice if we continuously want to challenge ourselves as composers and producers to meet our ever changing clients scope of work.
-Jordan Hirsch

Jon is a great audio engineer, who mixed and mastered both my Sitar albums. He is brilliant at what he does and excellent at customer service. Jon understood my requirements well and gave me the album wanted. I would recommend Jon on any day and twice on Sunday!
-Ram Vakkalanka, www.aksharayoga.com

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Service Rates

Quick Band Demo - $300/DAY
Recording at rehearsal space (additional cost if required)
Record live, as many songs as you want each day.

Music Production - $40/HOUR - $500 MAX/SONG
Drum recording offsite (studio time extra) and overdubs here at Epic Sounds.
Preproduction, Editing, Mixing and Mastering included.

Singer/Songwriter Production - $40/HOUR - $300 MAX/SONG
Acoustic Guitar and Vocal recording + Mixing + Mastering. Add programmed drums, keyboard and bass for $25.

Music Mixing and Mastering - $40/HOUR - $500 MAX/SONG
Taking your home studio production to the next level! Send me your tracks and receive a professional mix in a few days.

Digital Audio Editing - $40/HOUR
Drum Quantizing, Pitch Correction, Audio Restoration and Cleanup. Price varies by project.

Vocal recording - $40/HOUR
Vocal recording to backing tracks + Mixing + Mastering

Voiceover & Dialog recording - $40/HOUR
Voiceover recording for television, radio and podcasts.

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Contact

To contact me about your project:
email jon@epicsounds.ca or call 778.867.2814
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Last Updated: October 29 2011

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