Yann Lumbala

Producer | Mixing Engineer

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Ten plus years experience in producing Afro Pop, Pop, Hip Hop, RnB & Gospel. Qualified Mixing engineer Pro Tools Certified). Based in Pretoria, South Africa.

VOCAL TUNING

$20 PER TRACK

INSTRUMENTAL/BEAT

FROM $100 (Varies according to the genre)

MIXING

16 TRACKS OR LESS IN THE SESSION

$150/(per song)

16 to 24 TRACKS IN THE SESSION

$220/(per song)

25 OR MORE TRACKS IN THE SESSION

$300(per song)

MASTERING

$100

DELIVERY

2 TO 4 DAYS (yes, weekends too)

FORMAT

I ONLY TAKE PRO TOOLS & STUDIO ONE SESSIONS OR AUDIO STEMS
OR MULTITRACKS (44.1 kHZ 24/32 Bit, FROM 0 sec TILL THE END OF THE SONG)

I DO UNLIMITED REVISION

Send me an email through 'Contact' button above and I'll get back to you asap.

Languages

  • English
  • French

Interview with Yann Lumbala

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

  2. A: I worked on a single for a very talented South African artist who does hip hop and afro pop "Samke", I was producing and mixing.

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

  4. A: I'm working on an album for a Hip Hop group based in the DR Congo

  5. Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

  6. A: White Sea Studio

  7. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  8. A: A bit of both, because they have different textures that I like.

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

  10. A: I always promise to work with passion.

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

  12. A: I like the fact that I can enter people's mind and materialize it.

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

  14. A: What gear and DAW do you have? my answer to that: "It's not the gear it's your ears".

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

  16. A: The biggest I encountered is the fact that some artists think "It will sound better after mixing".

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

  18. A: I mostly ask them to tell me more about the song or project, so I can understand where the inspiration comes from and be part of their same universe.

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

  20. A: I would advise him/her to feel free and express to me all his/her crazy or dumb ideas regarding the project with no fear.

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

  22. A: Keyboard, MacBook, Headphones, sustain pedal and a drum machine.

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

  24. A: I studied piano and music production, I've been doing it since 1999.

  25. Q: How would you describe your style?

  26. A: My style is very complex but I try to be more expressive and precise.

  27. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  28. A: I would prefer working with upcoming artists. Because I have nothing to offer to those who have already found their sound

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

  30. A: Always do what's best for the song, no matter what.

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

  32. A: Afro Pop & Hip Hop

  33. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  34. A: Patience

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

  36. A: I bring life, depth and clarity to it.

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

  38. A: My typical work process is very simple, I have a conversation with the artist/client to understand what they need, I listen to the rough mix, reference or any material provided, for at least a day, while taking note on what should be done and the next day I start working on the project.

  39. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  40. A: I use : Yamaha NS-10 & Monkey Banana Yamaha Montage & M-Audio Keystation 61 Warm Audio W-73 preamp & Tube Tech CL-1B Mac M1 Presonus Audiobox USB 96 Pro Tools 2023 Presonus Studio One 6 Guitar Fender Stratocaster Digidesign Focusrite Control 24

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

  42. A: Quincy Jones, Teddy Riley, Babyface & Kanye West

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

  44. A: I mostly produce, tune vocals program drums and keyboard parts and mix.

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Hip Hop RnB

I was the Producer , mixing engineer in this production

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Gear Highlights
  • YAMAHA MONTAGE
  • M-AUDIO KESYTATION 61
  • GUITAR FENDER STRATOCASTER
  • DIGIDESIGN FOCUSRITE CONTROL 24
  • YAMAHA NS10
  • NEVE 1073 PREAMP
  • TUBE TECH CL 1B ...
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