Derek Chafin - Producer

The idea is not to imprint myself or my "sound" on the work of the artists I work with. The idea is to enhance their music to be all it can be. Pretty simple in theory. Sometimes it is and other times it's a push and journey to the perfect expression.

I like being old school in that genre or style doesn't matter in who I work with. I've always admired producers who work in all genre. The key is bringing out the performance and placing the music so that it can affect the listener.

I like to spend time in pre production working with the artist on material, working out any trouble areas or arrangement flaws prior to hitting record. This saves time when recording, lowering the cost and also just makes for a better, tighter, more foocused record in the end. So when recording begins it can happen in an organic, efficient and creative way. There's no one path or system.

The idea is getting down to the truth and letting the listener hear that.

Charlie Phillips -. rock/singer songwriter. Producer/engineer and mixer.
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Airways -. modern rock. Producer/engineer and mixer.
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In The Blonde: soul/rock. Producer/engineer and mixer
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Something Kept Hidden: rock. Producer/engineer and mixer
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Keith Garner: pop. Producer/engineer and mixer
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The Electric Boa: rock. Producer/engineer and mixer
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Kenny Markford: alternative. Producer/engineer and mixer
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Suzanne Dee: alt country/pop. Producer/engineer and mixer
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Post Post : indiie rock. Mixer
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Soundtrack for "Last Play".

Follow Productions:
Fairbridge Documentry - Released in Australia on ABC and in Asia. Producer/engineer/writer and mixer

Follow Production/Food Network
Down Home with The Neely's - theme song. Producer/engineer and mixer

Usually I work out of my own studio - a converted barn (creatively titled The Barn Studio) but also at other studios. The equipment is important (can't make classic on crap gear) but ears are more important along with knowing how to get the sound you need. Here's the gear that makes it go - for the gear geeks!

OR296ver2 console
Nuendo/Reason
UAD and WAVE plug-ins

API, Neve, V72, Mic Pre's
Demeter Tube Compressors

Nueman, AKG, etc mic's

Vintage amps, keys, and instruments of all sorts

Donny Wilkins- demo - (ac) - produced/engeneered/mixed
Geoff Stack (ac) - engineered/mixed
Seve's "Steps" (aaa/folk) - Produced/engineered/mixed.
The Greystone Ramblers (traditional folk/Holiday) Produced/engineered/mixed
Mad Saranade - (demo) engineered/mixed
Transistor Rodeo's-"Goin Out in Style", (americana/roots rock) - Mixed
Kaufman's - "Modern Sprawl" (modern alt.) - Produced/engineered/mixed
Jiggy Nye - debut CD - Produced/engineered/mixed
Julia Rae (Pop) - 3 song EP - Produced/engineered/mixed
Dylan McGuire' CD (alt rock) - Produced/engineered/mixed
Nick Ludovico - demo (aaa/folk) - Produced/engineered/mixed
Pop Is Art's "Epiphone" (classic pop) - Mixed
Derek also joined PIA, perfroming and recording on"New Mistake", a track included on a Jellyfish tribute record.
The Linchpins "3 Chords and a Lie" (pop rock/ neo psychodelic) - Mixed
Drifter's Escape' debute CD (roots rock) - Produced/engineered/mixed
Judith Ray's debut (Holiday) - Produced/engineered/mixed
Seve's "Witches Rock" (aaa/folk) - Engineered/mixed
"One Flesh and Blood" by the seminal reggae band Riddem Nation. Riddem Nation have toured with the likes of The Wailers and Burning Spear. The new release definitely expands on their roots of a unique blend of R&B and reggae to incorporates some very modern elements.
Brad Litwins new record (traditional jazz/blues) - Engineered/Mixed
Owen Brown (formerly of Sun Ra Orchestra) debute - Engineered/Mixed
Coco and Christian's debut CD (French neo folk) - Engineered/Mixed
Darren Keith's debut - Engineered/mixed
The Greystone Ramblers debut (traditional folk) - Engineered/mixed
Clean Slate's debut (rock) - Produced/engineered/mixed
Seth Kallen's debut - Produced/engineered/mixed
Suzanne Gorman (Range Records).
Creg Elkins (formerly ofHuffamoose -Interscope Rec) - demo work
Brian Seymour - demo work