Recording
Capture voices and instruments with attention to the performance, the arrangement, and the sound.
Musicianship · Creativity · Inspiration
Your music.
Its fullest expression.
Recording and music production shaped by a musician’s ear—from the first idea to the final master.
Recording & productionComposition & arrangingSessions by appointment
01 / What we can make
A thoughtful approach.
A complete production.
Support for the music at every stage, with producing included in studio services.
Mixing & editing
Bring clarity and balance to your recording through mixing, editing, and audio sweetening.
Mastering
Prepare a finished mix for distribution, with depth, consistency, and embedded metadata.
Composition & production
Original music, arrangements, scoring, and full productions—from classical to pop.
The tools serve the music.
From idea to finished recording
More than a place
to press record.
Bring a song in its basic form, an arrangement in progress, or a recording that needs its finishing touches. Brian can help write, record, produce, and master music to suit the project.
Professional session instrumentalists and vocalists are available. Narration projects can also draw on a pool of voiceover artists and voice actors.
View session rates02 / Inside the studio
Room for the performance.
A closer look at the instruments, recording spaces, and people behind the sessions. Select a photo to enlarge it.
03 / Session rates
Clear rates.
Music comes first.
Sessions are by appointment. New music-production clients are accepted on a referral basis.
Live studio time
Tracking
$60 / hour
Recording voices and instruments in the studio. Producing is included, apart from related pre-production work.
Shape the recording
Mixing, editing & sweetening
$60 / hour
Balance, refine, and develop your tracks. Pre-production work is billed at the same hourly rate.
The finishing stage
Mastering
$50 / track
Finalize a fully mixed recording and prepare it for distribution.
Session musicians & vocalists
Instrumentalists and background vocalists: $52 per hour. Lead vocalists: $104 per hour. These fees are in addition to studio recording time. You may also bring your own musicians.
Producing & pre-production
Producing is included in the services above. Related pre-production—such as listening to songs, transcribing or notating music, and creating scratch tracks—is billed at $60 per hour.
Session minimums & off-site recording
One-hour minimum per session, billed in 15-minute increments after the first hour. Necessary setup time is billable. Off-site recording is available for an additional fee based on distance and the recording environment. Rates are subject to change.
04 / The musician behind the console
Meet Brian Dunbar.
A background in music.
A life in recording.
An ear for the whole.
A life in recording.
An ear for the whole.
Brian’s professional recording work began in 1988 at Sonic Images, a Los Angeles-area studio specializing in video and film post-production.
With degrees in music theory and composition, arrangements in international circulation, and experience as a session keyboardist and audio engineer, he brings musical understanding to the recording process.
His work spans print music and recordings for industrial video, advertising, video games, television, and film, including keyboard work on PBS bumper music and engineering for television commercials and two feature films.
For students & instructors
Practical Music Theory
Accessible, applicable, and affordable music theory—with companion resources online.
Let’s talk about your project
It starts with a conversation.
brian@briandunbar.studioYou can also text 507-722-1815.
I am unable to take calls.
Share what you’re working on, the help you need, and your timeline.
Studio sessions are by appointment only.