
I maximize the emotional impact of the song, whether that emotion is a sneering punk rock attitude, playing it cool with a funky jazz instrumental, or a heartfelt folk ballad. Whatever the emotion, I elevate it.
I am Greg Abate and Neon Audio is my studio. I have over a decade of experience as an audio engineer and love bringing songs to life through mixing and mastering. I typically work in rock, country, folk, and jazz music and I excel at bringing greater depth and realism to sounds, enhancing the emotion in the performance.
I use a powerful hybrid workstation of analog and digital processing to deliver analog depth and dimension while maintaining modern efficiency. Below you can see a list of the world class gear that I own and have used extensively.
The gear of course is secondary to my experience and ears. I've been recording, mixing, and mastering for over a decade, and the most important skill I've learned is how to listen, both to the music and my clients. One of my favorite parts of my job is collaborating with artists to reach their vision. I often bring a lot of ideas to the table, and the feedback and input of my clients spurs better ideas. Together we achieve something that we couldn't do alone.
Please get in touch, as I would love to chat about your music and any upcoming projects!
Send me an email through 'Contact' button above and I'll get back to you asap.
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Greg did another great job with some additional editing for a piano ballad I am working on. He has a very trained ear for determining natural sound and has really helped me make my song sound more authentic. I really like working with Greg and look forward to more work on this project and others to come.
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Greg was great to work with! I really appreciated his quick response time and his attention to detail in in listening and explaining. He was super helpful and the process was smooth and educational for me as well, thanks to him!
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Greg is awesome. He has a great ear and our songs come back sounding more clear, precise, and intentional. He's easy to work with, fast, and provides helpful feedback. We will definitely use him again.
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Greg crushed it! He brought some fresh ideas to the table while still preserving the intention of the original mix and got everything done quick and easy
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Greg was brilliant. He was patient, gave great advice while we were sorting out the mixes and the final mastered tracks sounded great. Would recommend without hesitation!
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Greg was a pleasure to work with. This was my first time ever getting a song mixed and I enjoyed Greg's attention to detail and cooperativeness extremely awesome!
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Greg did some additional vocal track editing for me that was exactly perfect. Soon I look forward to sending him all of the finished tracks for mixing and mastering.
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Our second time working with Greg - and if that's not an endorsement, I don't know what is. Greg has impeccable ears, taste, intuition, and such helpful, patient communication. We always learn when we work w him, and we always get a killer result! Three thumbs up.
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I have worked with Greg previously to do mixing and mastering on some instrumental pieces. This time I employed him to do some editing to a vocal track. He did a superb job and was also very efficient. I am once again impressed by his skills as an audio engineer and will continue to seek his help on my future projects.
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So glad I found Greg. He's true pro, a master at his craft, and so much more. He patiently entertained all of my questions, and I learned so much from him in this process of mastering our tune. Responsive and fast - I will definitely use Greg again!
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Greg was quick and incredibly knowledgeable. One thing I really liked about working with him was that he actually had suggestions for the mix pre-mastering. That showed me that he really cared about the end product.
In addition, he had a very quick turnaround.
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This was my second time working with Greg. I picked him because I knew he would bring the best out of my emotional track. The final mix gave me goosebumps. Mission accomplished!
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Greg produced and mastered two very personal tracks that meant a great deal to me. He treated the material carefully, worked quickly and communicated clearly and magically managed to turn my imperfect performances into nuanced songs full of feeling. I can't recommend him highly enough. A true and talented professional.
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Greg was amazing to work with. He understand exactly what we wanted and worked accordingly. He also brought his own ideas on the table and was able to blend it perfectly with our song. Looking forward to working with him again.
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Greg is amazingly easy and talented to work with, has a great ear and helped me make my mix much better for mastering, I'll def work with him again!
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Top notch mix and master work! This was my first time working with Greg and I was very impressed by the subtlety and depth he brought to the mix. The song was a very special one that I was struggling to let go of the production fine-tuning, and Greg was exceptionally friendly, patient and also edifying on the subject of dithering and fidelity. I would not hesitate to call on Greg again for future projects!
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"Maximize Emotion in the Mix" is Greg's tagline, and that's exactly what he does. His dedication to a project and his attention to details is unbelieveable!
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Greg was friendly and helpful throughout the process. His guidance in helping me to provide the best quality recordings possible and patience while I obtained them was invaluable. His replies were always prompt and friendly and he was able to understand my requests and directions easily. The production and mastering of my track were completed stress-free and to the best standard at a competitive rate. I'm looking forward to working with Greg on my next project.
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Only great things to say about Greg!
He took my instrumental track to a whole new level and really optimized the emotional impact... exactly what I was hoping for!Greg was very easy to work with, delivered the mix on schedule, and was quick to answer any (and all) questions I had for him along the way.
Looking forward to working with Greg again soon!
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Greg is an amazing engineer. It was a pleasure working with him. He has a strong vision, but was also quick to make just the kind of changes I wanted when our ideas didn't quite line up. The final product was stellar; worth it 110%
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Greg was outstanding to work with. He listened to the references I sent through and instantly understood what I was after, and he was able to deliver.
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If you are deciding who to work with --then you need to stop looking and contact Greg Abate--of Neon Audio
He is thoughtful,humble and extremely talented
He has the patience of a saint ---I can be very demanding with how I want the track to sound --he took all my suggestions to heart and produced a fantastic mix--
He even went so far as to help with down loading the stems ---
as this was my first project .
Great mix --couldn't be happier
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Fantastic work rate and very receptive to feedback and revisions, a pleasure to work with!
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I highly recommend Greg, he is such a big help for building my song.
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Greg has an ear for great music, he didn't only help as a mixing engineer but also as a producer, which in my opinion was above and beyond. He really understood what I wanted to get out of my mix and was patient with technical challenges.
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Greg did a great job editing the vocals to a song of mine to make them sound professional. Good communication, fast turnaround, and quality work - can't wait to work together again! Highly recommended to all. Thank you Greg! A+++
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Thank you Greg for your patience and work. Good work. 11 songs released so far since early 2020...thank you.
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I appreciate Greg's professionalism and the quality of his work.
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This was my 3rd project with Greg. This was a remix and master of a demo song. His work is outstanding. I trust his ears for our mastering and would recommend him highly.
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That's 7 songs mixed now. He adds a little something to every mix that takes my songs to the next lower level.
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This was the second project we have completed with Greg Abate, and as expected, fantastic results. His mastering work brings the final touches to our mixes with just the right amount of limiting and EQ that will translate widely. We will be back again, very happy with his expertise. Highly recommended!
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Nailed another song for me. This time in the first take.
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this is 10th song this year working with Greg. it has been a very good experience working with with. I know I will keep working with Greg for my next upcoming projects which are already in tracking process.
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Top notch! Finally someone who cares from beginning to end of a project!
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Song number four is complete and he did it again. He does exactly what his description says. He brings out the “emotion” in the song. I could not recommend more...
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It's always great, and so easy to work with Greg. I have used Greg's services for mastering.
You can check out the work at the following links:
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We just mixed song #3. He nailed it again. We have not needed more than 1-2 minor revisions for three straight songs now. He knows what he is doing...
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He just completed song #2 of my album. Hew does great work. He’s easy to communicate with. I recommend without reservation.
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Greg was EXTREMELY helpful while mastering my track. He was very thorough with exactly what I should do to get the most out of my mixes and even made revisions for me to help zone in where I wanted to be with the song. The process in whole was very quick and professional. I highly recommend Greg for anyone who will look no farther than this. 5 STARS across the board. Thanks man!
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He just mixed my first song and it sounds great. I'm hoping to mix the whole album with him. Had to do a couple revisions and he delivered as asked.
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It's always great working with Greg. I have more songs to go and will continue working with Greg.
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It is always great working with Greg. This is probably my 7th song mastering with him, I lost count. I still have more songs and will continue using Greg's services for mastering.
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It's always good working with Greg. This is my 6th song, I think, for which I am using Greg's services for Mastering. I lost count.
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Greg did a fantastic job mastering our song. He was very attentive to details, listening to the mix very closely in advance and providing us with multiple mix reviews. And when it came to the mastering step he was quick and delivered a master we're very happy with!
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Greg mixed and mastered an instrumental Latin style song with 20 individual tracks. He helped assure that all of the tracks that went into the final mix were of as high quality as possible. Greg also did a great job at making the recording sound uniform and whole -- as though all of the tracks were recorded at the same time in the same room. Through a very collaborative process, we arrived at a final product that I am very excited about and can't wait to play out loud!
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Greg was simply a JOY to work with on our indie rock album, he providing mastering services and so much more. His feedback on our rough mixes was super helpful. His final masters.....whoa. Appropriate "touch" with the limiter, tightened up bottom end, sparkle to the top and he found the desired harmonic rich mids to bring out. I've listened to the master tracks on a wide variety of systems and they translate, so very nicely. We will be using him again, highly recommended!
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This is my 5th song working with Greg, and I have confidence in his work and him as a person with integrity. Respect!!
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it has been great working with Greg. This is my 4th song mastering with him and I still have at least 9 songs to go. - check_circleVerified
It always great working with Greg on my Mastering project.
Professional and Timely.
I will continue using Greg for Mastering and perhaps for some mixing too in the future.
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Greg is great to work with. He's great at clear communication.
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I already did, 2x.
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Greg was easy to work with. Communication is great! despite the lockdown difficult times, Greg has done well both with communication and mastering. Thank You Greg. I will continue hiring Greg for my next masters. First Original ASATOMAA SADGAMAYA released. Check it out on any streaming sites.
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Greg's awesome.
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I am very satisfied with Greg's work. He was good at understanding my needs, with patience, professionalism and competence. He involved me in his choices, also giving me detailed technical explanations and thus giving me the opportunity to grow in my skills.
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Greg mixed and mastered a project for an artist I was producing for.
Completed the job in ONE DRAFT because in her words 'i can't fault it, it sounds SO GOOD'. Was very attentive, professional, and captured the vision she wanted perfectly in one go. Highly recommend. - check_circleVerified
Another great job by Greg, this is why we go with an engineer that specializes is mastering
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Fast and nailed it.
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Can't go wrong with Greg.
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Very knowledgable and professional. Greg was happy to work with our requests for changes and made our Dirty Rock song come alive!
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Greg did a very good job mixing and mastering one track for me. Recommend. Jan Ove Fjeld
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Greg was great and was a huge help with everything. Will be using again :)! For sures
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Greg was absolutely amazing on all levels, going far and beyond what I expected, getting on the phone with me, collaborating, socializing ideas, and really taking the time to listen and understand what was important to me from a mixing and mastering standpoint. Furthermore, Greg put me in touch with a group of talented musicians who delivered an execptional product in the end. Sounds great! It's hard to find people with integrity who care about having the best outcome like Greg. Thank you!
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Greg was very knowledgable and easy to work with. Would definitely collaborate with him in the future.
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If you want pristine clear and musical mastering I whole heartedly recommend Greg.
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I have had two projects done now with Greg. He provides high-quality results and is very informative. There are a lot of engineers I have worked with that may rush your work, but Greg is generous with his time and provides you with your desired outcome.
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This is the third time I've worked with Greg. I appreciate his input prior to taking on one of my projects!
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Truly professional and very easy to work with.
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Greg always goes above and beyond to make sure his clients are happy. I appreciate his work educate and feedback.
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Great communication prior to, during and after project completion. Most engineers might master what you send, no questions asked. Greg goes the extra measure to asses the mix and suggest changes that could potentially make the record better and his process easier.
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Super knowledgeable. Was exactly what I needed.
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Great sounding master. Good communication.
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was very helpful to do the best work and the final product sounded very good.
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Greg is a great listener and only tweaks what is needed. He also gave me helpful information about the process. I would highly recommend him.
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I had an A Cappella version I needed mixed and Greg was awesome! Excellent communicator with a great understanding of story and how to use the mix to really bring it to life. He took my aesthetic and integrated it with his own to really make the mix sparkle. He also had a great understanding of how to balance the intricacies of a song with the broader, bigger picture of how it will be consumed. All of that combined with kindness and a superb ear made for a great experience. I highly recommend!
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This was the second time Greg did a master for me. Same professionalism and attention to detail. I enjoyed working with him again.
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Greg has a great ear and was very supportive in helping to get the initial mix right which then of course helps him to get the master sounding as good as it can be.
He has a very personable approach yet is assertive with his views on how to get the very best sound possible. It felt re-assuring knowing that Greg was working with me and not just for me.
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Greg did a great job. He was professional throughout, and explained his plan prior to getting started on the track. Thanks Greg!
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Greg mastered 5 original songs for me. He explained his plan prior to starting on the project so that I was well-informed and then did a beautiful job on all of them. I would highly recommend him as a mastering professional.
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Awesome job! Cheers
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Greg was great - he mixed and mastered 3 songs for me. He was patient, professional, and also was great at explaining reasons for his methods/applications, which was really informative for a non-engineer like myself. Tracks sound great. Thanks man
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Good job! Creative approach and attention to all the details!
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Greg is a very talented , dedicated and a hardworking mixing engineer who puts so much effort to get the sound you want .
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Greg is a real pro. He is actually creative and has a style of his own. He is responsive on top of all of this. I recommend him.
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Greg mastered our first album and we will be back for more. He did a great job in working with us and the final versions turned out better than we could have ever thought. We are beyond impressed with the job that he did. Thank you Greg.
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Neon Audio is great! Greg understood exactly what we needed for our project which was the mixing of one song. He was easy to communicate with and really tried to explain the whole process. I would highly recommend him and will use his services again!
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Great work as always! Professioanl and easy to work with! lots of advice and direction! Thanks Greg
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Has been a great journey working with Neon Studio! Went through several revisions to achieve really amazing work. A perfectionist and goes to great lengths to ensure quality results! Thank you so much for the dedication and timeless effort put into my project.
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Got Greg to mix a song for me. He was welcoming of and responsive to feedback throughout. He also took the time to share and explain the thinking behind whatever he was doing, which was very much appreciated. And the mix turned out great!
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Really close to what asked from the first master, just a couple of minor adjustments and there it is!Great choice.
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Great ears, respect of the music, great critics and subtle choices. At the end, my track has improved a lot in term of sound and artistic construction. I would strongly recommend working with Neon Audio.
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Very satisfied with his work and professionalism.
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Greg did an amazing mastering for our high class production. Every aspect of the master sounds gorgeous! I highly recommend his services for high quality results! Thanks Greg
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Greg, on point. He took my track and enhanced everything about it. His unique touch actually made me rethink how I approach composing altogether. Easy to work with and experienced. The proof however is whether or not I would work with Greg again and the answer is yes. Looking forward to working with Greg again immediately.
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Greg was a pleasure to work with! He was very understanding and flexible with what I wanted. I had a song that I was unhappy with the mix with and I shared with him what I wanted and he told me exactly what he had planned on doing with the track and executed it all. He understood what I wanted and was very professional and quick!
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Neon Audio did a fabulous job saving a great song from a previously bad mix and improving upon its potential in a truly artistic and masterful way. Great job - highly recommended
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Great to work with Neon Audio. His immediate replies !! show me that there is no difference in distance working, if engineer has talent and is consistent. He really knows how to transform and be close in any genre.
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Neon Audio did a fantastic job on my work. Was professional, creative, responsive, and most importantly timely. Will definitely work with Neon Audio again!
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My band hired Greg at Neon Audio to mix and master our six song EP. Throughout the process he did a great job of communicating with us and listening to our feedback on his mixes. He knows the technical side of sound engineering and has an ear for the creative aspects.
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Greg Abate of Neon Audio was a great communicator, helping me through some technical issues with the song he mixed for me. He was responsive, flexible, and best of all the end product sounded fantastic.
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I hired Greg to rework some covers I had been working on to give them more nuance and space in the recording in preparation for an original album I'm working on. Greg was very communicative and took feedback very well and had lots of suggestions that were useful. His skills match my sensibilities as a songwriter and I'd love to work with him again.
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It was a pleasure to work with Greg. He transformed my music to sound better than I thought possible, all while being very helpful, efficient and reasonably priced. I look forward to working with him again in the future.
Greg was an absolute JOY to work with on our indie folk/rock project. He provided feedback on our rough mixes, which was incredibly valuable. On his final mastering, he took our mixes to a great place. Tightening and focusing bottom end, adding air and sparkle to the top end and honing in on desirable mid tones. His masters translate great on every system I've listened on. We plan to use him again on future projects and I would recommend him highly.
Our band was relatively inexperienced in a professional studio, but Greg kept us calm, listened to our desires, and gave input that cleaned up and strengthened our sound. After that, he was extremely attentive to our requests for tweaks to the mixes until we got them to a point where everybody was satisfied and proud. All-around great guy.
We hired Greg to mix 10 songs and working with him was great. He is extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of production and genuinely cares about the songs. His input was invaluable, and his final mixes were brilliant. I can't recommend him enough.
Greg mixed our LP, and it was an awesome experience. He is a total pro, completely in command of all things mixing, but more than that brought his own strong creative concepts which added greatly to our record. He was totally open, easy to work with, and extremely understanding of our iterations. Truly an extremely gifted mixing engineer.
I have just completed a CD with Greg Abate, whose creative input is felt throughout. Greg's initial mixes showed a great deal of thought, adding surprising elements that my producer and I usually adopted. This resulted in one song after another that were better and more original than anything we could have accomplished without Greg's input.
I have had the pleasure of working with Greg on several projects. He is consistent to take risks that serve the song and humble to receive and execute ideas from artists who have a particular vision in mind. Greg is a great collaborator on projects and is also willing to take the lead when necessary. He is a great asset to my own career.
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Interview with Greg Abate - Neon Audio
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: My style tends to be an open and smooth sound that is natural, or perhaps a bit beyond natural (supernatural?). I love to get crazy with effects when it's called for and sometimes a song needs a more aggressive sound, but even in these cases, I always maintain dynamics so that the song can live and breath with the groove.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Here's a quick vocal recording tip that I often tell people: angle your mic slightly down so that it's pointing at the neck or chest. This helps to reduce "ess" sounds and plosives as the sound hits the capsule at an angle. It also catches some chest resonance and can deepen the tone of the vocal sound. If you're in a nice sounding room and want a more airy sound, you can also try tilting the mic upwards to point at the forehead.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Most typically I work in indie rock, folk, country, and jazz. But I've worked in every genre through my career.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: My promise is that I will do everything I can to make you fall in love with your music. The recording phase can be long and I'm familiar with the feeling of being tired of a song once you get to mixing. I love to inject surprises in my mixes, not just for the listeners, but for the artist themselves to remind them what they love about the song.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: I've spent years developing my hearing, both in an analytical and emotional sense. I can pick out precisely what what frequencies need to be reined in and I can also evaluate vocal takes to find the one that will most connect with listeners.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I like to say that I "illuminate emotion" in the mix. What this means is that I enhance the performances that are in the recording and I do this in an organic and natural way. Vocalists and musicians can expect to hear the feeling and emotion in their performances heightened.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Wether mixing or mastering, I always try to put myself in the place of the audience and how they will hear the song. This sets my focus on what's best for the song. When my head is bobbing and I'm losing myself in the music, I know I'm on the right track.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I'm a lifelong musician. I taught myself guitar and piano and studied saxophone, drums, and music theory in formal settings. I've been in and around recording studios over 10 years, and have been working full time freelance in music production for over 6 years now.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Mixing is what I most commonly do, though I also do a lot of mastering work. I'm a post production expert and my studio is built for all the production after recording. Although I don't do much recording these days, I have a lot of recording experience in my career and frequently offer tips and advice for clients that want to improve their recordings.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both! Why not?
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I like to use a lot of analog gear because analog lends a depth and dimension you just can't get any other way. Plus I have more fun with analog, which keeps me inspired and creative.

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