Hello from Belgium

Hi,
Sonnie and John just dropped me an email asking why I never posted anything at the Shack although I am a registered user. The reason would be that I registered mainly because I was interested in room –EQ . I didn’t stop to think about what I can -perhaps -offer.

So- for whatever it’s worth - here goes:

I have been producing/recording/mixing for 25 years and mastering for 8 (both semi-pro). I participated in a medium-sized recording-studio from 1994 to 2004 and have my own mastering-studio since 1998. I’ve just finished a new and small recording-studio (separate booth’s , complete valve-circuit, analogue mixing, digital recording/editing on Nuendo/RME) next to the mastering-room. Reason: I started missing the producing, recording and mixing too much.
On my passport it says that I am fifty but I feel like 32 (even younger now I am starting “something new…again”.) I am also a musician: I compose, write and play piano since longer than I can remember.
I find that music keeps me young, I like challenges (keeps me alive), I am most experienced in Jazz, Blues , pop and rock* (old-school like Led Zeppelin,Pink Floyd) as far as mixing concerns .
As for mastering: most of the time I get heavy stuff (like Evanessence, motorhead…) or Brit-pop .
My clients : mainly local bands and recognised studio-musicians on a “personal” budget with the exception for hard-rock, hardcore and so on…not only Belgian bands but also stuff from Canada, US (and they send their CD’s via “snail”-mail).

You can visit the website : www.studiomax.be

So, if I can be of any assistance or can offer any ideas, feel free to contact me: JeanMarie.Jacobs@vdab.be.

Just this…I am not a technical expert in anything (although I know Bob Katz book by heart). I do things by ear and I developed my own and very personal way of working.
Cheers, JM

[Sonnie]

Hi JM and welcome to the Shack!

We're glad you decided to join in with us... hopefully you'll hang around and find more to chat about. You are definitely my kind of guy... Pink Floyd and Led...

[Sir Terrence]

JM,
Our backgrounds are so simular it not funny. Welcome to the Shack!