Sefi Carmel

Production, Mixing, Mastering

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270,000,000+ Streams, DOLBY ATMOS MIXING, 20+ Yrs Experience, Unlimited Revisions 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, 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
  • Louie Austen
  • כריס*
  • G13 (4)
  • Flash
  • Koby Israelite
  • No Alarms
  • Taco
  • Cecilie*
  • Dinny Skip
  • Johanna Kuvaja
  • Ori Kawa & The Entals
  • Ori Kawa & The Entals
  • 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

881 Reviews - 229 Repeat Clients

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  1. Review by jamduden
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    Sefi did a brilliant job. Completely nailed it!!

  2. Review by John J.
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    It is my honor working with Sefi, thank you Sefi!

  3. Review by Joe j.
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    Working with Sefi has been an absolute pleasure from start to finish. He really listened to all of the ideas I had regarding the song and helped to create the final mix I had imagined. He was very patient through the whole process completing many revisions to make sure I was happy with the final mix. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for quality mixes

  4. Review by Mark Paul Productions
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    Fantastic producer providing top quality service

  5. Review by Alexis Babini
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    Sefi was a mastermind at bringing my project together! We were all very impressed with his professionalism :)

  6. Review by Thomas B.
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    I've worked with other mixers on this site. Sefi has been the best by far. Your mix truly will sound professional and radio ready. The way he enhances vocals really impressed me. I needed a couple of revisions done (because of my artistic preferences and perfectionism) and Sefi always maintained an extremely upbeat and positive attitude throughout the process. His response times are also quick. He's competent at making the vision of your song become a reality.

  7. Review by Arjan Sevilla
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    Sefi was fast and efficient, delivering an absolutely wonderful master for my track. Excellent communication and great attitude. Would definitely recommend!

  8. Review by Inae L.
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    Sefi was absolutely the best mixer I’ve worked with!

  9. Review by Sohrab T.
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    Amazing engineer, highly recommend! Professional product and so easy to work with!

  10. Review by Junta
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    took multiple revisions and took time to try things out to get a great mix. highly recommend.

  11. Review by Marcus O.
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    Sefi is the ultimate gentlemen and a fantastic engineer to boot. Infinite amounts of patience professionalism and a complete pleasure to work with.

  12. Review by Manuel B.
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    A real pleasure working with Sefi, transformed my song completely, he is very patient and always delivers professional mixes and masters. Will definitely be working with Sefi again in the future.

  13. Review by Ori K.
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    Another great batch of tracks mixed and mastered by Sefi. Great ear and attention to detail. I can always trust that Sefi will take the tracks to the finish line. High quality sound, making my band sound our best!

  14. Review by Andre R.
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    Again an amazing work from Sefi for mastering a song!

  15. Review by Nikki V.
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    Sefi has been a pleasure to work with, very patient and quick to deliver QUALITY material. Will be working with Sefi again in the future.

  16. Review by Andre Ripa
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    Another great mastering from Sefi! Good job!

  17. Review by Hashim Al Alawi
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    Sefi took the track that I sent to him and flew off with it to a completely different place! The result is a balanced Mix, with punching lows and clear mids and highs. I am extremely happy with the results, and would highly recommend working with Sefi. World-class treatment indeed!

  18. Review by Dittmar B.
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    As with his excellent work in 2021 on all my songs on the entire album, Sefi Carmel has also delivered a sensational mastering this time (actually not to be expected otherwise) that is second to none !!!

  19. Review by Simon T.
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    I think I can call myself a regular customer of Sefi's now, because he is so great and passionate about mixing and mastering my songs. I don't think I will ever find someone as great as him, also as patient (I could only respond really late because I was abroad).
    Thanks again Sefi, I will definitely have another track soon for you!

  20. Review by Andre Ripa
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    I was a pleasure to work with Sefi,
    Great mastering process on my song!

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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GenresSounds Like
  • David Bowie
  • Bruno Mars
  • Phil Collins
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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