Testimonials
“I absolutely loved working with Nate for mixing and mastering. He was very communicative and easy to work with throughout the whole process. He made my humble home recordings sound professional and his work elevated the entire project. Best of all, he was friendly and encouraging. I can't wait to work with him again.”
“Over the years in the biz, I've interviewed hundreds of artists, dealt with scores of randos, and overall had a universe of musical experiences. Still, I'm wracking my brain trying to think of anyone with a better attitude or more dogged work ethic than Nate. I recently wandered back into music after years of focusing on music journalism, and the dude was my confidante and champion. High Noon Audio has a reasonable rate, does phenomenal work, and will communicate with you every step of the way. With many mixing and mastering joints, you get one, two, or none of those. If you don't go with High Noon Audio, you're crazy. Let somebody who truly cares about his work and knows what he's doing be the steward of your artistic creation. And if you're on the fence, contact me, and I'll happily and nonjudgmentally straighten you out.”
“Nate is a true professional in every sense of the word. His approach is very detail oriented and he treats each song like it was his own. It's hard to explain, but after working with Nate for a while now, I feel like sometimes he can read my mind and understand the intentions behind each track. I really enjoy the reggae and dub influence of Black Market, and he brought many of those sounds and sensibilities into the sessions. Without a doubt, I'm lucky to have found a partner in Nate and hope to be working with him for a long time to come.”
“I’ve been working with Nate for seven years now and can thoroughly say that his engineering and production skills are unrivaled. Not only can Nate work all the controls and turn all the knobs and do all that stuff that a songwriter/instrumentalist like me has absolutely no idea about, but he knows how to work with you, as the artist, to get your vision across. He operates by gentle suggestion, something that for me has led me to discover things from my own playing and writing that I didn’t know were there before. He has also been more than willing to take risks that other engineers/producers in this modern age would scoff at, such as recording the bulk of the track live and not killing it with overdubs and comps. Beyond that he’s just the nicest guy and being around him is an automatic good time. I couldn’t recommend him more.”
“Working with Nate is a dream. Whether tracking or mixing, he’s so good at figuring out exactly what you’re aiming at, and honing in on it even more sharply than you thought possible. Possessing an encyclopedic knowledge of production, Nate explains every step of process incredibly clearly, making the hows and whys of sound creation tangible to even the least discerning ear. To top it off, he makes you feel totally comfortable the whole way, and is just a lovely dude and a riot to be around. 11/10 - would recommend!”
“Nate offered to play on my recording sessions, took my gargantuan 28-song project over from another engineer, cleaned up all the sessions, gave production advice, band visual style advice and named my band! He also encouraged me to press my albums to vinyl, something I had always wanted to do but wasn’t necessarily confident in doing. He gave me the push I needed to make sure that happened.
He understands exactly the traditional Americana angle that I was presenting my songs from and created modern, clear, powerful mixes that reflect those musical and cultural traditions.
He doesn’t just mix and master music. He helps develop the artists and is an incredibly passionate, stylish, and persistent asset to anyone he works with.”
“Nate has the best ear of any musician I’ve ever worked with. He observes every detail of a recording, and won’t call a mix complete until it is perfect. In short, he’ll make your music sound better than you thought possible.”
“Nate has an amazing ear for mixing. He’s got a gift for not only hearing what’s in front of him but also hearing what it could and should sound like. There’s something to be said about an engineer who won’t simply tell you that a mix doesn’t work; he’ll tell you why it doesn’t work and how to fix it. He’s an exceptional talent and the first person I want listening to my music.”