Fault Lines
Hollow Pines
Currently booking mixes for: late November
Records that hit hard.
Send me your stems, I'll make your record hit hard. Mixing, mastering, production and recording for indie, rock, singer-songwriter and metal artists. Mostly remote, wherever you are.
IndieRockSinger-songwriterMetal
Listen
Hear the difference
Hit play, then flip between the rough and the mix. It switches at the same point in the song, so you hear exactly what changed.
Hollow Pines · “Fault Lines”Placeholder test tones
Grief Engine · “Iron Lung Choir”Placeholder test tones
Salt in the Well
Marnie Vale
Iron Lung Choir
Grief Engine
Paper Satellites
The Low Tides
Dog Days
Kestrel & Crow
Black Water Hymn
Ossuary Bloom
Services & prices
Full pricing What I do
Mixing
From£XX/ song
Send your stems, get back a mix with punch, space and a loud, clean low end.
- Three revisions included
- Full mix, MP3 and instrumental
- Remote, no studio visit needed
Mastering
From£XX/ song
Final polish and loudness for streaming, CD and vinyl, consistent across the whole release.
- Two revisions included
- Streaming-ready WAV + MP3
- DDP and vinyl pre-masters as add-ons
Production
From£XX/ song
From voice memo to finished track: arrangement, programming, extra parts and a second pair of ears.
- Arrangement and pre-production
- Drums, bass, keys, synths
- Mixing quoted alongside
Recording
From£XX/ hour
Vocals and overdubs at the home studio. Full-band tracking at a partner studio in the Cotswolds.
- Hourly or day rates
- With or without production
- Band days quoted per project
Paid trial mix
Not sure we're a fit? Book one song at the normal rate, with no commitment to the rest.
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About
A small studio for loud records
Hi, I'm Matt. I run Rock Squid Studio.
[Bio TBC.] I've spent years playing in bands and mixing for them, so I know what it's like to hand your songs to someone and hope they get it. I work mostly remotely: you send stems, I send mixes, and we talk it through until it sounds like the record in your head.
For full bands I track at a partner studio in the Cotswolds with a proper live room. Vocals and overdubs happen here.
Word of mouth
Bands say nice things
Placeholder. He took our bedroom demos and made them sound like the band we are live. The snare alone was worth it.
Placeholder. Really easy to work with over WhatsApp. Notes came back fast, and he actually listened to the references.
Placeholder. Heavy without being a wall of mud. You can hear every riff and the vocals still cut through.
How does remote mixing work?
You send stems through WeTransfer, Dropbox or Google Drive, plus a rough mix and a couple of reference tracks. I send back a first mix, you send notes, I revise. We talk over WhatsApp or email, whichever you like.
How do I send you my files?
Bounce each track as a 24-bit WAV at the project sample rate, all starting from bar 1. The full checklist is in Preparing your files.
How many revisions do I get, and what counts as one?
Mixes include three revisions and masters include two. A revision is one round of notes sent together, however many changes are in it. Extra rounds are £XX each.
Can I sit in on the session?
Yes, remotely over Audiomovers or in person. Attended sessions are +50% on the mix price, because real-time collaboration takes longer.
What if I'm not happy with the mix?
We work through your revisions first. If it still isn't right after those, you can walk away having paid only the deposit. You won't receive the final files.
Contact
Let's make it loud
Tell me about the project and I'll come back with a price and a date. Or skip the form and message me.