Mastering.

MASTERING SERVICES FROM THE BEECHFIELDS RESORT

If you are interested in having your record mastered, we do that too. We use the profits from mastering to offset costs to keep the record label running. We offer a budget mastering service for independent musicians interested in getting a professional-quality product without having to pay a large amount of money. By choosing to work with us, you show your support for artist-driven independent music.

We charge a $75-$95 flat-fee depending on the size and requirements of the project. There are no hourly charges, so you'll know up front what you'll be paying. Plus we throw in the CD master free. We use up to date software/hardware and can handle just about any kind of music. Michael Nestor has been featured in articles in both The Baltimore Sun and The Chicago Tribune that discuss the art of mastering records and the "loudness wars" that are currently occuring in music.

If you are interested, email us your requirements and time frame at info [at] thebeechfields.com.

WHAT IS MASTERING?

Mastering is the final step in the process of preparing a recording for duplication. After your songs are mixed, you bring them to us and we use EQ, compression, and other tools to make final improvements to the sound, raise the overall level of the recordings, and create a consistent flow from song to song. The final result is the "CD master", the source from which your album will be reproduced. This process is essential for a professional-sounding recording, and we're happy to make it accessible to musicians with a limited budget! (You do not have to be involved with the label in any way to take advantage of our mastering services.) You can read about how mastering affects the sound of a record here.

Artists we have worked with (as of March, 2009): Tim Kaye // Standish Arms // A Throwaway Society // Private Eleanor // Pupa's Window // The Seldon Plan // The Aidenn Trilogy // The Chris and Joylene Show // Isinglass // indieGOkid // Brother John // A Cat Called Cricket // The Stalking Horses // Neil Cotterill // Andrew Grimm // Swim Shower // The Up Set // Shane Donnelly // The Red Vines // The Dear Elaines // Low Fire // Red Sammy

(Photo credit: Barbara Haddock Taylor, The Baltimore Sun)