Mathieu Dulong

Recording / Mixing Engineer

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With over 12 years of experience in the field, one platinum and one gold record as a recording / mixing engineer, I have all the tools and creativity needed to take your project to the next level.

I have recording, editing and mixing credits with Canadian artists such as Yoan, Lynda Lemay, Roch Voisine, Laurence Jalbert and many more. Being a musician myself, I understand what a song needs and always make sure to deliver what the client has in mind. After all this is their music, not mine, so it is extremely important to me that we find a sound they will be proud of for the rest of their life.

My main mixing philosophy, that I got from my mentor Rob Heaney, is to do whatever it takes to make it sound great but never turn the song into something it's not. You wouldn't want a Beatles song to sound like Jay Z would you?

Located in Montreal, Canada, I occupy Studio B at Studio Fast Forward. This is a great room with top of the line equipments. I use a hybrid system based around a Protools HDX, a Solid State Logic Sigma summing bus and a mix of hardware and software processors. This is the best of both worlds.

Prices can vary from one project to another depending on the size and complexity of the session. I will make sure to give you the best deal that fits your project.
Feel free to contact me with any questions you might have and I'll be happy to personally reply to you as soon as possible.

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Credits

AllMusic verified credits for Mathieu Dulong
  • Lynda Lemay
  • Cirque du Soleil
  • Guy Dubuc
  • Marc Lessard
  • Cirque du Soleil
  • Guy Dubuc
  • Marc Lessard
  • Benoît Charest
  • Benoît Groulx
  • Benoît Charest
  • Benoît Groulx
  • Benoît Charest
  • Benoît Groulx
  • Cirque du Soleil
  • Lynda Lemay
  • Guy Bélanger
  • Lynda Lemay
  • Lynda Lemay
  • Lynda Lemay

Interview with Mathieu Dulong

  1. Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

  2. A: I consider every project I work on as important as the other. If I was an unknown artist, I would still want to hire an engineer who cares about my music just as much as anybody else's music.

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

  4. A: Mostly editing and mixing.

  5. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  6. A: Both, because they're both awesome.

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

  8. A: I think online mixing and mastering can be awesome if you're looking to get a professional's "touch" on your project. If on the other hand you prefer to have control over every aspect of a mix, an attended session is preferable in my opinion.

  9. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  10. A: Protools HDX, Massenburg MDW EQ, Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor. Amphion Two15, Bricasti M7

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

  12. A: I first started around 10 years ago as an assistant for movie / tv audio post production. I enjoyed it for a while and learned a lot of technical stuff but in the end that's not what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. At that point I decided to make some changes in my life and gravitated towards music recording and mixing. I've been doing that ever since.

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

  14. A: Don't try to make a song what it's not.

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

  16. A: Pop, Rock, Jazz, anything a band can play

  17. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  18. A: I've been known to be great at recording with creativity, tuning vocals and making immersive, wide, 3D mixes.

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

  20. A: I always try to get the most emotion and biggest soundscape out of a song.

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

  22. A: For mix, I like to make sure all the edits are done, then I prepare the session for mixing, that includes labeling tracks, creating busses, creating reverb sends and returns, routing everything to the right output, etc... Then once all the technical stuff is done I start listening and try to follow my instinct as fast as possible to get a good feel right away. After the initial color is done I get into more details until I am satisfied. That can take an hour to a day or two, it's always different.

  23. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  24. A: When I moved in that room I had a professional acoustician build and install acoustic treatment built especially for that room. It's a small but efficient room with top of the line gear that I have acquired over the years. Just going through my setup makes everything sound better without even touching anything!

  25. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  26. A: Chirs and Tom Lord Alge as well as Andy Wallace are some of my favorites.

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

  28. A: My work usually consists of 50% recording and 50% editing / mixing.

Gear Highlights
  • Amphion Two15
  • Avid Pro Tools HDX
  • Bricasti M7
  • Chandler Tone Control
  • Dangerous Music Bax EQ
  • Kush Clariphonic
  • Kush UBK Fatso
  • Shadow Hills Industries Mastering Compressor
  • Softube Console One
  • SSL Sigma
  • SSL G-Comp
  • TubeTech CL1B
  • WesAudio B76
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  • Feeling good!Jul 20, 2016

    Just finished mixing the next Lynda Lemay's album, Décibels et des silences after we spent a few months recording it bit by bit.It's been a long ride but well worth it!