Musician, Audio Engineer, Home Studio, Composer

i . j . ~ Smith (Ian J. Smith) is a composer/recording artist/multi-instrumentalist and performer that provides original sound recordings in a variety of genres for any and all digital/web/film media. Smith has spent the past 20 years playing in a variety of genres from Jazz, Blues, Alternative, Electronica/Trip-Hop, Son (Salsa), Traditional Folkloric, and Contemporary Classical and/or Classical/Electronic Hybrid styles. As a San Francisco Conservatory of Music alumni, Smith’s recordings are embellished by performances by a rich variety of top musicians from the Bay Area, Los Angeles and beyond.

https://ijsmithmusic.com/

https://ijsmithjazz.com/

• Acoustic
• Alternative
• Ambient
• Americana
• Avant-Garde
• Baroque
• Blues
• Classical
• Contemporary
• Electronica
• Experimental
• Funk
• Grunge
• Hard Rock
• Instrumental
• Jazz
• Latin
• Meditation
• Metal
• Motown
• Nature
• Orchestral
• Original Score
• R&B
• Rock
• Salsa
• Ska
• Soul
• Soundtrack
• Swing
• Tejano

I work in Logic Pro and have top quality mics and mic pres/compressors etc. and can produce "big recording house" quality recordings.

Mics:
Neumann U87
Neumann TLM 103
AKG 451 pair
Royer 121
RE 20
Sure Beta 52
Sure SM57
Octavia MK219

Input Stage:
Universal Audio Mic Pres
NEVE Mic Pres
Distressors

Instruments:
Classical Guitars
Steel String Acoustic
Stratocaster
Les Paul
Eastman Jazz (flatwound)
Mandolin
Tres Cubano
Piano
Maracas
Clave
Congas
Bongó
Guiro(a)
Timbales
Trap Set

Extensive experience recording guitar in the following styles: classical/spanish; jazz; rock; pop; alternative; funk; dance; abstract

I also have extensive experience tracking latin percussion: congas; bongó; timbales; maracas; guiro(a); clave

My rate depends on project - interest/length - range is $75 to $10k (for full length film scoring).