Vivanco Studios on SoundBetter

Specialize in Faith Based Music and Modern Worship Music.

Full recording, mixing and mastering projects. We can master existing projects as well or provide clean up work on stems. I have access to studio musicians that record remotely, some of the best in the country. We can arrange, add pro-session players to your mix to bring out the professionalism to your demo or final mix for release (I just pass this cost on from the session players). I can assist in songwriting and producing if needed!

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Interview with Vivanco Studios

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I am proud of our Church in the Valley Covid Recordings for our video worship services. These songs can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg9hXJHDmEVJudfYWZ_W_B9HGdMhufdsL
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Music project for some of our churches within the 17:6 network. Working on my real estate license to pay the bills. Managing our Airbnb to pay the bills.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: I recommend Vivanco Studios for your production needs.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Analog but I work in digital. Analog for warmth. Digital for speed.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: Good mix. Have fun.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Flexibility. Creativity.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: What is your hourly rate. $75 an hour. What is your day rate? $500 per day.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Sit around and drink coffee, and that I get to goof around all day. In reality, producing and mixing work is 24/7, some days I am mixing for 20 hours.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: How much time do they have. What is their budget.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Be ready to work.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Hammer. Ax, Lighter, Knife. Gibson J45 Acoustic Guitar.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: 20 plus years. I have always been bi-vocational.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Slow and steady.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Lauren Daigle. Great voice and great attitude. Super talented.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Gang vocals are fantastic for choruses. You can use 3 singers on one condenser mic. Track them all singing in unison on the melody, then track one higher harmony above the meoldy with the same 3 singers and then track another lower harmony below the melody with the same 3 singers. Sometimes I even move the mic off-axis to create different sounds or you can do this with a virtual mic.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Worship and faith based music. Voice overs. Film and TV music.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Producing.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Music theory, big ideas. Orchestral sounds if wanted.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Collaborate with artist for sound and style.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Small boutique production studio, home based. Work with other remote studio musicians to produce tracks to minimize set up time.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Chris Tomlin. We the Kingdom. Elevation Worship. Vertical Church
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Full music production and mixing.