Let Me Transform Your Production
By Giving You The Sound You Deserve
Services
Since we all can’t be good at everything, I’ve narrowed my services down to just four items, which lets me focus and be one of the best available.
Mixing
I’ll take the raw tracks you recorded at home or at another studio and make them into a polished, unbelievable mix.
Mastering
I’ll take your mixed songs and make a coherent master which will translate well across a range of systems.
Drum Tracks
I’ll record world-class multi-track drum parts for your musical project, whether I’m mixing your project or not.
Matt Haupt
I worked with Dave Whalen on a 6 song EP from start to finish. One of the things I was most impressed about was Dave’s creativity. His professionalism and audio production are top notch, but finding a producer with creative depth and flexibility is difficult. Dave has all of those things and more. He is an accomplished drummer, guitarist and vocalist which gives him a unique ability to not only hear the end product but produce it. You can hear His production and professionalism on every song of my 6 song EP and I am extremely satisfied with the results. I would highly recommend Dave Whalen to my closest friends with no reservation. The process was fun, creative, and highly collaborative. I would love to work with him again!
Jared Kress
I had the pleasure of recording a couple of songs, and some podcasts with Dave in the studio. Not only did the quality consistently exceed my expectations, but I had a lot of fun in the process. The studio lends itself to creativity and was a nice place to spend several hours at a time. Dave is a musician, and can help your project in all sorts of ways. If I lived in the San Antonio area, I would be coming back over and over.
Some of My Work
Why hire me?
- Some bands are proud of their recordings and want to show them off. Other bands are embarassed and never release their stuff. Who do you want to be?
- It can mean the difference between getting noticed by a label and being in a “local” band forever.
- Would you like to get millions of streams or would you like to be ignored?
- Last year over 80 million songs on streaming platforms didn’t get a single play. Get a mix that gets plays.
- I personally care about your music and will make your project the best it can be.
The digital music revolution has resulted in a completely saturated music market. You need to stand out, and a great mix can make that happen.
- Stand out.
- Be heard.
- Be proud of your work.
Matthew Ryan
Working with Dave was amazing. I started working on a solo record and was in a bit of a pickle. I had no drummer so I started asking around, and my friend Shawn set me up with Dave. So it was on. I asked Dave to play the songs the way he would play it then waited. The results were nothing short of amazing. Being a blues/rock singer songwriter I was shocked. He did off beat on beat tasteful and dynamic fills. Where other drummers might be too showy or under-play the song, not Dave! My man brought it. I had Dave do the first 5 tunes and he worked fast, professional and by golly my man miced the Whole kit.... not to mention very reasonably priced. I asked him to cut 5 more and again, the turn around was next day. It has been a pleasure to work with Dave Whalen and I highly recommend him for any project.
Jim Blanas
The recording experience was extremely pleasant, the environment and warmth of his at studio with it’s impeccable natural acoustics were perfect for the sound I wanted. I loved our recordings; the warmth of the vocals, the fat growl of the bass, the aggressive stance of the drums, and the fierce distortion of the guitars nearly dropped my jaw when first listened to. I expected a quality product from the get go, but I never thought the recordings would sound as good as they did.
Matt Oberlander
What I liked about recording with Dave was the positive attitude he always had when at work. He walked us through each step and was always willing to go the extra mile for recording the best track, he didn’t make me feel rushed. If I was not happy he was not happy. That really made the difference for us when we got our final product.
Jimmy Henrich
I have recorded in Chicago, Nashville and now with Dave Whalen. The studio is an awesome comfortable place and Dave has been a producer I would love to keep working with on a full length album. He keeps me involved in the process as much as I want to be, and he has the skills and knowledge to get it “just right:” always updating me with the mixes and asking my preference. Just an overall great place to record. The finished product is awesome and definitely pro quality, overall a great experience.
Are you ready to level up your sound?