Sefi Carmel

Production|Atmos Mix|Mastering

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300,000,000+ Streams, DOLBY ATMOS MIXING, Over 20 Years Of Experience, Unlimited Revisions, Apple Digital Masters Certified Engineer. Sefi Carmel is an award winning London-based composer, mixing / mastering engineer, producer and sound designer. He has been working with 'A-List' music artists and film productions for many years.

Mixing music has been one of Sefi's great passions for over 20 years.

During the course of this time he has been fortunate enough to mix the music of some real icons such as David Bowie, Phil Collins, Michael Bublé, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Jethro Sheeran, BB King, Massive Attack, Birdy and many more. Sefi was sound supervisor for the Eurovision song contest, broadcast to all members of the EBU, and has mixed music for MTV’s Stayin’ Alive hosted by Beyonce and then broadcast on all MTV channels worldwide. He has previously mixed the music of over forty bands for Channel 4‘s mobile act unsigned. Sefi has also worked with film producers and directors such as Ridley Scott, John Woo, Chris Columbus, Kevin Reynolds and many more, creating soundtracks (Composing, sound design, foley, ADR and mixing), for A list feature films, high profile documentaries, trailers, commercials and games.

Sefi mixes and masters music and films in stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 surround, as well as Dolby Atmos.

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Credits

Discogs verified credits for Sefi Carmel
  • Fred A. Staire Feat. Alex Larke
  • Various
  • Louie Austen
  • Fred A. Staire
  • Various
  • כריס*
  • G13 (4)
  • Flash
  • Koby Israelite
  • No Alarms
  • Taco
  • Cecilie*
  • Dinny Skip
  • Johanna Kuvaja
  • Ori Kawa & The Entals
  • Ori Kawa & The Entals
  • Cyberjam (2)
  • ורדה קריספין
  • גידי גוב* = Gidi Gov
  • כריס*
  • ורדה קריספין
  • Various
  • Flash
  • מאור כהן*
  • Sepoy
  • Jason G Eastwood*
  • No Alarms
  • Cecilie*
  • Johanna Kuvaja
  • Limber De Coco
  • Aaxyn
  • Ori Kawa & The Entals
  • Ori Kawa & The Entals
  • Ori Kawa & The Entals

1072 Reviews - 261 Repeat Clients

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  1. Review by Amirsaman G.
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    Sefi is amazing! It is always a pleasure to work with him. I couldn't imagine a better outcome. I'm super happy with the mastering of my songs. highly recommended. 

  2. Review by Maxx B.
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    Great session working with Sefi. Satisfied with the results overall.

  3. Review by Scott Bentley
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    It was sincerely a pleasure to work with Sefi. His communication was very clear and professional. He did a great job squeezing everything good out of the relatively poor tracks I submitted and returned an excellent mix to me. I'm very happy with the final mastered product and would recommend Sefi highly.
    Scott Bentley

  4. Review by Boyan Z.
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    Perfect mastering, Sefi nailed the vocal and guitar tones and the track finally sounds complete!

  5. Review by Nathan M
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    Very professional and high quality work. Look forward to working with Sefi again.

  6. Review by Sean H.
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    Excellent mix and master. We are extremely happy with Sefi and in the plans to do many more songs with him. He goes above and beyond to deliver.

  7. Review by Sphinx
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    Sefi is talented and super kind, he has great results and make everything sound pro, he has fast response and is great

  8. Review by Nash J.
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    Compared to others at the same $ range, he provides quality work and has lots of tolerance working with people .Definitely recomended.

  9. Review by Buzz M Kiefer
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    Sefi created a wonderful mix for me and went beyond the call of duty. Was very patient with my nit-picky, detail for detail revision requests.

  10. Review by Roberto M.
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    Sefi really listened to our music and brought out the details and nuance in all the layers. We worked on 2 tracks with very different dynamics and tone and Sefi presented them both beautifully!

  11. Review by Marcus O.
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    Fantastic working with Sefi. A consummate professional and gentleman and he really delivers the goods

  12. Review by Dieter S.
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    Great experience with Sefi. Top quality and communication. Fantastic result!

  13. Review by Gio Norburn
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    Sefi was very easy and professional to work with. Quick correspondence made everything very smooth. The work speaks for itself. Couldn’t be happier

  14. Review by Lora N.
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    Once again Sefi captured the soul and spirit of our song with his master! He was able to clean up some of my vocal sibilance and improve on pocketing the chorus. Of course, the dynamic range and presence of the song has made a great impact!

  15. Review by Hadi
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    Unbelievable! Not only knows what your song needs, but he listens to uour feedback and does it x1000000 better!!

    I’ve found my go to engineer. Sefi is professional, kind, and beyond talented in execution! I can tell that tracks were run through analogous equipment - which gave some crispness and the track just sounds outstanding!

    Truly was a pleasure working with Sefi, and it for sure won’t be the last time I send him a project. :)

    Thank you Sefi! You’re the best! 🏆🏆

  16. Review by Neus M.
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    Very patient with all the back and forth revisions. Hugely appreciate.

  17. Review by Ritchie Kelly
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    I am very excited about Sefi!!! He is a great maestro. As a person he is incredible, he is very nice, and as a sound engineer he is a brillant. He knows exactly what a song needs. Working with him was amazing!!! Thank you Sefi!!!

  18. Review by Maxime N.
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    Amazing Mastering quality and standard. Looking forward to work on the full album with you Sefi. Musically, Isa & Max.

  19. Review by Boyan Z.
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    Another fantastic mix from Sefi!
    Working together is a real pleasure, he always manages to elevate the track so it sounds full and fluid on various speakers.

  20. Review by GEER C.
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    Working with Sefi is so nice; he is pretty professional and patient!

Interview with Sefi Carmel

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

  2. A: I have a fantastically talented assistant. He imports the files into Logic/Pro Tools, cleans up the edits, tunes the vocals, quantizes and replaces/adds drum samples where necessary. Then I come into the picture. When the song is all in time and in tune. In a typical band production (for example) - I will start with the drums - they are the skeleton of the song. The drums need to sound awesome before anything else. Then I mix in the bass, followed by guitars. I have a massive collection of vintage synths (Moog, Roland, Korg, Yamaha, Dave Smith, Nord, Waldorf, Oberheim.....) and a huge library of samples (from Project Sam, Spitfire, East West, Heaviocity….), so where applicable I usually add/enhance/replace synths and samples (e.g. - strings). I will then work on the vocals as the final crowning jewel.

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

  4. A: It’s crazy busy. I am currently producing, mixing and mastering tracks for clients from Tokyo, Milan, Miami, London, Toronto…. Its an exciting time!

  5. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  6. A: Both. Some music just sounds better analog and alternatively some music, especially bass heavy music like hip hop or dubstep, can benefit from digital processing. It’s a question of having the choice of both worlds. My workflow allows me to make that decision at a relatively late stage - I can decide right at the end of the process whether to present the client with either an analog or digital mix.

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

  8. A: That I will mix their song, as if it were my own.

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

  10. A: The music and client satisfaction.

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

  12. A: What I think of their song. I tell them the truth.

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

  14. A: That anyone with a laptop can do it.

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

  16. A: How the song was recorded, what daw etc. What is your vision for the song/project?

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

  18. A: My Moog modular, Prophet 8, Avalon 737, Neumann 87 and my DAW (Logic).

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

  20. A: One particular highlight was working on the Remix of the track ‘Papa Was A Rolling Stone’ by the incredible Phil Collins (which can be found/heard on my SoundBetter profile). My role included programming, playing the keys and mixing the song, which was a very exciting experience personally, having been a fan of Phil Collin’s music for many years.

  21. Q: How would you describe your style?

  22. A: Contemporary. Powerful.

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

  24. A: Nile Rodgers. He is an amazing songwriter and producer.

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

  26. A: If everything is in time and in tune, mixing is easy.

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

  28. A: I most regularly work on Pop, Rnb, EDM, Rock, Singer songwriter, Indie. However, over the past 20 plus years, I have had the pleasure of working on a huge and diverse array of differing genres of music.

  29. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  30. A: Listening

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

  32. A: Objectivity, an experienced pair of ears and ultimately, whatever supports the vision of the artist. And most importantly, I make it sound great!

  33. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  34. A: Logic Pro X, PT 11 HD, Waves Mercury, Slate Digital, LOTS of analog synths, 5.1 Genelec monitors, Neumann mics, Avalon preamps, TL Audio analog summing mixer....

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

  36. A: David Bowie, Nile Rodgers, Pharrell Williams, Butch Vig, Hans Zimmer, Tony Visconti, Rick Rubin, Vince Clarke.

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

  38. A: Production, Mixing and Mastering.

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  • David Bowie
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Gear Highlights
  • Avid ProTools Ultimate
  • Logic Pro X
  • Avalon VT 747 SP
  • Avalon VT 737 SP
  • Roland Juno-60
  • Roland SH-101
  • Roland RD-600
  • Roland Jupiter-6
  • Roland JX-8P
  • Korg MS20
  • Moog Voyager
  • Neumann U87
  • 5.1
  • 7.1 and Atmos surround Genelec monitoring
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