BreakPoint Mastering

03/23/2023

Recently mastered these guys and their energy is just incredible:

Family Worship Center

Studio session recorded live at Red Rockets Glare in Portland, OR. | www.worshipthefamily.com

07/15/2022

New SUS. Love working with these guys

Sus · Song · 2022

05/21/2022

Busy week and still goin in here.

01/30/2022

Just your average 50 song project

11/13/2021

Love getting mail like this. 🙃. Thanks for the kind words and letting me put my touch on the vinyl release. 🙏🏻

09/01/2021

Huge news! So happy for you chong the nomad :)

Seattle beatsmith, producer and multi-instrumentalist Chong the Nomad contributed to the soundtrack of the highly anticipated Marvel film "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings." Here's how it happened.

06/28/2021

Tay Sean can do no wrong

06/09/2021

One of the best devs in the business just released a new one. Been buying his plugins since like 2006 and won't stop. Excited to give this one a go. It'll be fantastic no doubt.

Kelvin combines flexible dual-stage saturation with powerful push/pull equalization in an inspiring new way to shape sounds.Deceptively simple to use, Kelvin...

03/07/2021

I’ve now had a week with this piece in my studio and I have to say I’m so impressed by it. .audio makes QUALITY gear. I used to have a Dangerous Liaison in my studio as my mastering console to patch in and out different pieces in my rack. It worked out and was helpful but I never really liked it for multiple reasons (not gonna dive into that here since the focus is on this piece).

I got rid of the Liaison and I moved to point to point with my gear for a few years. But I always missed the convenience of plugging in and out different pieces and rearranging on a console with the ease of a simple button push. I kept looking at the Dutch Audio pieces. Curiosity got me. And I’m so glad it did.

This thing is incredible. It is 100% neutral in the chain. Absolutely can’t tell that it’s there, I did blind A/B tests. And it can swap inserts back and forth, Inserts in front of chain can be moved all the way to the end, it has parallel inserts with very solid blend control, mid side processing and width control, Gain k***s for pre and post inserts to drive in and out, and so much more. It is straight quality. Switches and k***s are some of the best in my rack. The ease and sound of my work has leveled up immensely from this piece alone and I’m so much more comfortable with it in front of me. Huge thanks to Jeffrey de Gans at .audio for being so helpful and working with me to do some custom bits on this piece. Incredibly smart and the nicest in the business. Happy customer here. Oh and he shipped it with a bag of stroopwafels which made everyone happy here. 🧇 🤤

12/07/2020

Saying goodbye to the Foote Control P4S ME compressor today. It’s the first of a couple things to be moving on as the year closes. It’s heading to a studio in NYC. It served me well and was on hundreds of releases. Big rock’n’roll sound from it. The auto release was really handy and it had a way of making the low mids on certain tracks really punch through the mix. I’ll miss it but I started to use it less and less this last couple years, utilizing compression with cleaner pieces and leaving the color to my tube eqs more. Always trying to fine tune the process and learn every day.

Something special will be replacing it though. I’m really excited to update this rig and I think the results will be worth it.

11/16/2020

With so many people making records at home these days, I've been recommending stem mastering when they aren't 100% confident on the mixes. Basically, send stems/groups of drum, vox, guitar, bass, tracks of the mix separately, and let me adjust the levels and apply subtle effects and such when I master. I've been doing it a lot lately and I really have been enjoying it. It's not mixing, but it's also not straight mastering. It's a little in between and it's getting really solid results. Highly recommend.

11/06/2020

Beautiful warm blanket of sound. It's the perfect album for a fall weekend, sipping coffee, zoning out watching leaves fall, and witnessing a fascist administration crumble. Congrats Secret School on one of my favorite albums I've worked on this year.

14 track album

09/17/2020

After being smoked out of the studio for a week, I can finally breathe in here. Playing catch up now...

09/10/2020

Smoke rolling over North Portland this evening. Stay safe everyone.

08/28/2020

New EP out from Ghost Shift on mastered by me. Intimate and heady ambient music written, recorded and mixed by about healing from the darker and more lonely times in life. The EP goes from dark to light and ends on a happier note and it is really touching to hear something so personal as well as something a lot of us are dealing with. Thanks Ronnie for sharing your most vulnerable side with us and making such beautiful music. I absolutely love this release. ‘Silver Lake’ out now.

08/22/2020

For those needing those late night drive synth jams. New album out by Crested. It's a sick one. Was told to go big on this and had a blast.

7 track album

08/07/2020

Lovely headphone material, mastered here ❤️🧙‍♂️

6 track album

08/04/2020

TAPES ARE IN! Proud to welcome our latest physical release into the Hush Hush catalog 🥰 Go to Bandcamp below to grab your copy of 'Parallel Worlds' (HH126), the stunning collaborative release between Hush Hush alums Tukico + Julian Zyklus 💚💚

https://hushhushrecords.bandcamp.com/album/parallel-worlds

07/31/2020

10 track album

07/31/2020

Late night ambient mastering

06/04/2020

10k+ strong last night in Portland. Gonna use this post to highlight a solid tip from on Twitter: “There are so many ways to help without being on the ground. Report police scanner/movements, deliver supplies, send money to mutual aid networks, provide childcare for people in the streets, signal-boost local organizers you trust, don't perpetuate the "bad protester" narrative.” Also, don’t follow local news. It’s all drama and skewed. Go on Twitter or live streams. If you do go, wear a mask, gloves, bring water and sanitizer, and ear plugs (rumors of police to use sound cannons to replace tear gas). Also if you take any pics and post, blur obvious faces (I did here using Censor app). Be safe. Help each other out. Love you all. ❤️ @ Portland, Oregon

06/02/2020

Listening and learning.

05/29/2020

This album is so good. Out today. Mixed by Erik Blood and mastered by me. Congrats The National Honor Society on the release!

10 track album

05/27/2020

Congrats on the new single! Always love working with you guys.

05/01/2020

Also check out The National Honor Society's stellar new single and b-side, mastered here.

2 track album

05/01/2020

One of my favorite artists, Lushloss, is back with a brand new beautiful and intimate single today. Name-your-price download and Bandcamp is waiving fees today. Delicately polished by me. ❤️

1 track album

04/29/2020

Been feeling the Aggression k**b lately on pop styles. Just a tiny bit goes a long way. It brings the heat. 🙏

04/24/2020

Old studio / Current mood @ Seattle, Washington

04/17/2020

Congrats Samurai Del on the new album! Loved working on it.

Samurai Del releases his new album, "Till Death" featuring a variety of different featured artists such as Ben Zaidi, Perry Porter, Alex Cade and more.

04/07/2020

A shot from last night catching up on all the masters. This month has been crazy with everyone staying home. People are being extra creative. I’m getting submissions almost hourly this past couple weeks. I’m getting through them working night and day but I’m asking for a little more patience than usual because the submissions keep coming. I just want to let everyone know I’m so thankful for them to be trusting me with their music. With all the uncertainty and fear and chaos out there, being able to do this really helps me feel anchored. Love you all and I hope everyone is staying safe. Keep making art, keeping following your passions, and keep supporting those on the front lines and those in need. Also, if you are needing mastering but are financially hurting, I understand. Hit me up anyways and we can work something out. You shouldn’t have to take a lesser path because of this situation. We can make it work. ❤️

03/29/2020

Rainy Saturday quarantine with my crew.. hope everyone is healthy and staying safe.

03/18/2020

Check out the epic new single from The Spider Ferns. Mastered here :)

It’s an understatement to say it's been a rough couple of years for Alton and Kelly Fleek, the married duo that makes dark electronic pop under the name The Spider Ferns. After an impressive debut with 2015’s debut full-length Soon Enough and 2016’s EP Safety, the duo was on a quick trajectory...

02/22/2020

Happy birthday to my grandma, Beatrice. Today she would be 97. She passed away a couple years ago but her love for music, art, humor, and pure stubbornness lives on through me. Here she is playing the marimba for soldiers flying out to WW2. She played and toured in jazz and big bands back in the day and needed 2 cars to transport her marimba. Miss you Bea ❤️

02/19/2020

One of my favorite songs on the upcoming album from Shelf Nunny, mastered here. This video is amazing. Well done all around. Hush Hush Records

Music video for "Sanctuary" off Shelf Nunny's debut album 'Utangátta' Cassette Tape + Digital Download via Bandcamp: https://hushhushrecords.bandcamp.com/......

02/01/2020

The multi talented Robby Aralessbmn Snow bringing the heat in all directions. Mastered here.

https://open.spotify.com/track/21q5yQARQXZMYp7TmV04EN

01/29/2020

New one out from Leah T! Was a pleasure working on this.