Matthew Cullen

Record, Mix, Produce

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I was born and raised in the UK but have lived in the US for the last 22 years.

I started as a Teaboy at Matrix Studios in London. I progressed through the ranks and became a staff engineer. I worked for Sony, at Whitfield Street Studios before moving to the US to become chief engineer at Allaire Studios in Shokan NY.

In 2006 I decided to go freelance.

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  • Guster
  • Guster
  • Chuck Prophet
  • The Nude Party
  • Isobel Campbell
  • The Lemonheads
  • The Lemonheads
  • The Lemonheads
  • The Lemonheads
  • The Lemonheads
  • The Lemonheads
  • The Lemonheads
  • The Lemonheads
  • Cassandra Wilson
  • Insecure Men
  • Whispering Tree
  • Holly Miranda
  • The Nude Party
  • Justice
  • Langhorne Slim
  • Langhorne Slim
  • Lana Del Rey
  • Lana Del Rey
  • Black Lips
  • Living Colour
  • matt pond PA
  • Lady Gaga
  • Madeleine Peyroux
  • Madeleine Peyroux
  • Bishop Allen
  • Bishop Allen
  • Bishop Allen
  • Bishop Allen
  • The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger
  • Joseph Arthur
  • Donna the Buffalo
  • Sean Lennon
  • Tall Tall Trees
  • Bettye LaVette
  • Bettye LaVette
  • Bettye LaVette
  • Bettye LaVette
  • Madeleine Peyroux
  • Madeleine Peyroux
  • Alyssa Graham
  • Alyssa Graham
  • Isobel Campbell
  • Mark Lanegan
  • Glenn Jones
  • Rebekka Bakken
  • Alan Semerdjian
  • Blueberry
  • Blueberry
  • Blueberry
  • Blueberry
  • Blueberry
  • Blueberry
  • Rachael Yamagata
  • Rachael Yamagata
  • Rachael Yamagata
  • Rachael Yamagata
  • Isobel Campbell
  • Mark Lanegan
  • Isobel Campbell
  • Mark Lanegan
  • Isobel Campbell
  • Mark Lanegan
  • Isobel Campbell
  • Mark Lanegan
  • Lizz Wright
  • Tim McGraw
  • Eastern Conference Champions
  • Eastern Conference Champions
  • Eastern Conference Champions
  • Saul Ashby
  • Swati
  • The Holmes Brothers
  • Shivaree
  • Shivaree
  • Night Kills the Day
  • Mandy Moore
  • Mandy Moore
  • MercyMe
  • Bronwen Exter
  • Denzal Sinclaire
  • Rhett Miller
  • John Popper
  • Ray LaMontagne
  • Ray LaMontagne
  • Susana Baca
  • Susana Baca
  • Chocolate Genius
  • Staind
  • Lizz Wright
  • Hope Partlow
  • Martha Wainwright
  • Jason Mraz
  • Dar Williams
  • Matthew Hebert
  • Matthew Hebert
  • Matthew Hebert
  • Matthew Hebert
  • The East Village Opera Company
  • Mercury Rev
  • Mercury Rev
  • Mercury Rev
  • Mercury Rev
  • Longwave
  • Hope Partlow
  • My Morning Jacket
  • The Ware River Club
  • The Ware River Club
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  • Norah Jones
  • Steven Mark
  • Action Action
  • Action Action
  • Finn Brothers
  • Finn Brothers
  • Norah Jones
  • Nicolai Dunger
  • Gail Ann Dorsey
  • Don Byron
  • Tim McGraw
  • Andrew Jones
  • Andrew Jones
  • Andrew Jones
  • Gipsy Kings
  • Reed Foehl
  • Joan Baez
  • Generation
  • Guster
  • Rosanne Cash
  • Heather Nova
  • Wayfaring Strangers
  • James Galway
  • Molly Mason
  • Jay Ungar
  • James Galway
  • Molly Mason
  • Jay Ungar
  • Cassandra Wilson
  • Michael Civisca
  • Tim McGraw
  • Becky Taylor
  • Becky Taylor
  • Howie B
  • Howie B
  • The Ware River Club
  • The Ware River Club
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  • Erkan Aki
  • Natalie Imbruglia
  • Byron Stingily
  • Étienne Daho
  • Helicopter
  • Helicopter Girl
  • Paradise Lost
  • Paradise Lost
  • Aswad
  • Paradise Lost
  • The Ware River Club
  • The Ware River Club
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  • The Ware River Club
  • Babybird
  • Acoustic Junction
  • The Sighs
  • The Sighs
  • The Sighs
  • Kevin Salem
  • Kevin Salem
  • Amy Fairchild
  • The Sighs
  • The Sighs
  • The Sighs
  • Zero 9:36
  • Zero 9:36
  • Jemima James
  • Zero 9:36
  • Kemp & Eden
  • Beledo
  • Zero 9:36
  • Geezer
  • Geezer
  • Geezer
  • Geezer
  • Geezer
  • Geezer
  • Geezer
  • Guster
  • Zero 9:36
  • Zero 9:36
  • Colin Ruel
  • Colin Ruel
  • Colin Ruel
  • Colin Ruel
  • Temples
  • Swati
  • Zero 9:36
  • Ryan Martin
  • Atreyu
  • Travis Barker
  • Zero 9:36
  • Zero 9:36
  • Dewa Budjana

Interview with Matthew Cullen

  1. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  2. A: I've worked with a lot of indie bands and solo artists..... and quite a lot of Jazz....

  3. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  4. A: Ultimately............ I'm not sure how much it matters..... I like to track with a great console and great gear but, at the end of the day, it's about the music.......... If the medium is your only message then you needed to spend more time on the music...... a good song that is poorly recorded is way more listenable than a terrible song recorded well........ I think people miss the point a lot of the time and see Analogue recording as some kind of badge of "authenticity" ......... There were plenty of terrible records made in the all analogue days!! Really though..... I don't really care.... I can make a great sounding recording with whatever medium you have at your disposal.

  5. Q: What are you working on at the moment?

  6. A: Just finished tracking new Black Lips album ( currently being mixed by Chris Coady ) and finished mixing Holly Miranda's next record.

  7. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

  8. A: I would like you to be happy with the end result.

  9. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  10. A: It's usually not like a " job"

  11. Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

  12. A: How did I meet......?? Ask me !!

  13. Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

  14. A: It's all computers......

  15. Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

  16. A: What do you hope to achieve with this project ?? What's your time frame for completion ?? Budget ?? Can you promote it ??

  17. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  18. A: Why me ??

  19. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  20. A: I started out as a teaboy at Matrix Studios in London in the early 90's........worked my way through the ranks up to engineering sessions and then moved to Sony / Whitfield Street........Moved to the US in 2001 and was chief engineer at Allaire Studios in NY... Freelance since 2006.

  21. Q: How would you describe your style?

  22. A: I'm pretty easy going but I'll have a strong opinion if you want / need one....... I like to have fun when I work.....I guess my style is......I dunno...... Rich in the mids and low end and not too bright.

  23. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  24. A: If the track has a vocal....it's usually about serving the vocal...

  25. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  26. A: I'm really organised and calm. I can work under all sorts of situations....long hours, weird schedules, strong personalities.....

  27. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  28. A: I want it to be the best that it can....and if that means muting the orchestra that you spent a fortune on then......we'll mute it !!

  29. Q: What's your typical work process?

  30. A: Depends what the project is..... Recording.....?? I ask questions in advance to get a feel for the vibe of the project. I'll set things / people up in whatever way is most conducive to getting the best performances....we can work whatever schedule suits to get the work done.... I like to mix on my own with input at key moments.......People often send me stuff to mix and , through a process of sending versions, email and telephone we get the job done.

  31. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  32. A: My room is a hybrid digital and analogue situation. It's really only used for mixing / writing.......There's plenty of analogue effects, and a TLA tube console to mess around with.

  33. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  34. A: I'm primarily a recording and mixing engineer....and all that that entails.....

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