I met Peter through our community when he brought a single to me for mastering. Soon after, he asked me to mix and master his whole album, Towards the Light. And I'm so grateful he did. From the first listen, I loved his music. It reminds me of the Beatles: so alive, warm, and full of soul. What stayed with me most was the intention behind every song and lyric. Peter wrote with purpose and heart. He was in France, and I'm in the US, so it usually took us full days to get back to each other, but every exchange was productive and fun. On our Zoom calls, I'd share my screen and walk him through what I was doing and why, and he'd give me thoughtful feedback. He knew when to push back with his artistic vision, and when to trust me, which made working with him so collaborative and fun. Halfway through the project, my wife and I were listening to his song When I'm Gone together. We both teared up and just looked at each other. I took a quick selfie of the two of us, smiling with wet eyes, and sent it to Peter to tell him how much his song had touched us. I'm so glad I did, I think it meant a lot to him. Music was one of many paths in Peter's life. He was an author and an avid traveller. This album still mattered deeply to him, and I feel honored that he let me be part of it. It's rare to become real friends with a client you've never met in person. I'm thankful for the friendship Peter and I built across all those miles. I'll be listening to his music again this week, and I hope you'll give it a listen too. Rest well, Peter. Luke Despain

Hey guys, I have a songwriter/producer client who is trying to find a vocalist to re-record the lead vocals for his song. It’s a country acoustic rock track, and I’d say the vocals need to have a Kenny Chesney / Tim McGraw / Jake Owen sound. If you have the voice for this and are interested in sending a take or two, then please comment or shoot me a DM and I’ll connect you with the producer. His budget is $200. The deadline is Monday the 28th. I’ll be handling the editing and mix, so a clean, dry recording is fine. Thanks!

The latest Fix The Mix was stellar! Orchestration is such an emotional event. Luke provide us with an outstanding composition in such a short time. So much passion in his writing. You have a bright future ahead! Luke provided Kevin with such a solid platform to work from. What a great event showing Kevin at his best. Even though this was a jaundice that he wasn't so familiar with, his knowledge and expertise, could mix this with such confidence. Kevin demonstrated for us how to create all aspects of the cube and and with his skills and knowledge, created a mix that sounded like you were at the concert hall hearing this piece live! Hope we see another event like this, in the future. The nuggets were golden. Cheers 😃

Not long ago, I posted on our YouTube channel asking what people wanted to see from Mastering.com The most liked comment? "Orchestral mixing mastering" And it's finally happening. Next week, we're hosting a special edition of our famous "Fix-The-Mix" Challenge, focusing on music with orchestration. We're partnering with Orchestral Tools to bring you three days of live mixing, where Kevin "Black Pearl" McCloskey will be mixing a track with orchestral components from start to finish. We'll also breakdown the composition itself at the start of day one (composed by our very own Luke Despain). RSVP for free here (starts Sep 15th): https://courses.mastering.com/events/e/fix-the-mix-sep-2026?utm_source=Skool See you there, Rob

Missed the submission window by like 15 min but happy to finally get something done close to the time! First time doing anything with orchestra so happy to even get this far. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1myXh0K8lrSEVLc9u88hXum1rjxRlHWqA/view?usp=drivesdk Feed back is appreciated