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Two time Grammy winning recording and mixing engineer who's worked on multiple platinum and gold albums. Worked with artist such as Lana Del Rey, Angel Olsen, Yves Tumor, Lawrence Rothman, Blondshell and many others.

I have been working on music professionally for 20+ years across multiple genres with a focus on mixing. I think my discography speaks for my work. As it represents the final output of the effort I put in on the projects I get hired to work on.
I dig deep and put my full emotional attention into what I do.
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Interview with Collin Dupuis

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Yves Tumor - Heaven is Tortured Mind I really got to stretch out and push boundaries with the sound.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital The possibilities are endless.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: That you will be extremely satisfied with the outcome!
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: That I get to explore music and sound and how those relate.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Q: How much is the rate for my services? A: This depends on whether it is a self released or label project and how involved the work is that is needed.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That mixing is going to solve the issues that may be based on production and recording choices made before mixing starts.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: How quickly do you need it done? What is your vision for the song(s)?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Make sure you like my previous work and to reach out to me to see if it will be the right match.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Neumann m49 Altec 1567a UA 176a Laptop High Quality Interface
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I have been a musician since a little kid. I have been doing this for 28 years.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: I would call it adventurous and refined. Pushing the boundaries of what the song needs to express it's fullest emotional impact!
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Anyone who is into creating art that speaks to them and is willing to explore the possibilities of what it can become.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Less is more. The less the clutter the song with layers and overdubs the more grand your statement can be.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I work on all types. Most of my experience is in Alternative Rock/Pop, Experimental, Detroit Techno, and Hip-Hop.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Making the music sound amazing!
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I bring my many years of experience and tastes in music to every project I work on.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I prefer to get the full session from the client. This allows me to start where they are leaving off. I get the songs mixed and send along references for the client via the Samply platform.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: My stereo mix room is centered around Pro Tools and Nuendo, with custom monitoring by Atomic Instruments. My ATMOS mix room is centered around Nuendo and a 7.1.4 Kali Audio monitoring system using IN-8 and IN-5 and a custom sub's.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Tchade Blake, Shawn Everett, Brian Eno, B. J. Burton, Mike "Spike " Stent, Alan Moulder, Daniel Lanois, David Bowie,
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Most of my work consists of music mixing for final release.