![]() The Studio has a SSL 4048 E/G with VCA Automation and total recall. Matt Kennedy is now working as a freelance engineer out of Empire Sound Studio in Dallas, Texas and has started the brand “mixedbyTheEngineer”, working on independent to major label projects.Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?Ī: What is your intended goal with your musical project?Ī: My current home bass is at Empire Sound Studio in Carrollton TX, 15 minutes from Downtown Dallas. Matt has successfully traveled and ran tracking sessions at NRG Studios A and B Los Angeles California, Bunker Studios Brooklyn New York, Robert Lang Studios Seattle Washington, Chicago Recording Company Chicago Illinois, Power Station Studios Pompano Beach Florida, Clear Track Studios Clearwater Florida, and Dolby Atmos Mixing Sessions at Austin Signal Austin TX. He started as an intern at a commercial facility in Dallas Texas where he spent 12 years perfecting his craft, working his way to assistant engineer, and then landing a staff engineer position. Then he began his journey back to Dallas where he got his first break into the music industry. Matt graduated from the prestigious school Full Sail University in 2006 with degrees in Recording Arts and Entertainment Business. ![]() The music he has worked on has been heard on almost every continent. Several artists such as Aziz Maraka and Eddy Kenzo travel from different parts of the world (Jordan, Uganda, Italy, Nigeria, Mexico) to personally work with Matt. As a Recording Studio Veteran, he has had the opportunity to work with many multi-platinum artists such as KORN, Alessia Cara, Offset, and many more. ![]() Matt Kennedy (mixedbytheengineer) is a nationally and globally recognized audio engineer/producer working out of Empire Sound Recording Studio in Dallas Texas. Vocals can be tuned, drum timing can be fixed, wrong instrument notes can be adjusted and anything else that involves a kazoo. If your tracks need to be fixed or a little extra love, that is OK, Matt can handle everything. There is always “behind the scenes studio magic” that no musician will ever disclose in the linear notes of an album, but lets face it, it happens with almost any project. What ever your projects needs he can help you take the necessary steps to get your project from dream to reality. From writing, musical arrangements, hiring and producing session musicians. He plays a key role as apart of the creative team. Matt has helped produce hundreds of recordings. A Dolby Atmos ADM master file will be delivered (which is ready to be immediately uploaded to streaming services) along with ref files. Dolby Atmos is here to stay, is quickly becoming a standard music delivery format, and is really, really freaking cool! Dolby Atmos mixing is done on a 7.1.4 Kali Audio speaker system with a Intonato Monitor Management System and Controller at Empire Recording Studio C Room. Dolby Atmos is an object-based 3D surround sound environment that converts to any speaker configuration including any surround sound systems, to Apple Music’s Spatial Audio, or Binaural Audio on any other stereo listening environment. The future is here with Dolby Atmos Mixing for music creating an immersive audio listening experience for your audience. Mastering is approached preserving and accentuating the performance, feel, and dynamics for optimal sound quality playback on any device, creating the best connection with your audience. Paired with analog processors: API 2500, Focusrite Red 3, Manley Elop+, SSL 4K Mix Buss Comp, Empirical Labs Fatso and Summit Master Class A Tube EQ. Matt uses an accurate monitoring system with Augspurger 2-15’s with Tad speakers powered with 6000 watts, Focal Twin BE near fields with Focal 12″ sub and Yamaha NS-10m’s. Matt approaches mastering the same way as playing an instrument or singing a song, the feeling of your performance and mix is a direct connection to your audience. It is a technically involved creative process finalizing the overall loudness, frequency spectrum, and tone of your music. Mastering is the final step before releasing your music. ![]() Matt has spent thousands of hours perfecting his craft to provide you with industry-standard perfection. He has an impeccable precise ear, vast amounts of musical knowledge combined with a seamless creative workflow. Mixing is performed on Empire Sounds world-class SSL 4048 E/G+ console utilizing API, Neve, Manley, Focusrite, Urei, Empirical Labs and more outboard gear. It is the single most important process in creating a great record. Mixing is taking all of your recorded and produced elements and blending them together with equalization, compression, effects, volume, automation and panning to create your song.
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