Are you frustrated because your music is not getting the reaction you thought it would?

Do any of these sound familiar to you?

• Your music submissions are not getting forwarded or placed, even though you've spent hours in the studio. And you often get dinged for "not broadcast quality." 
• You've spent a ton of money on all sorts of expensive recording gear, but your recordings still don't sound like it!
• Your music isn't bringing in the amount of income you want. And your significant other reminds you of that fact... All. The. Time.
• You're just getting into recording, and you're already confused & overwhelmed by all the "geek speak." You just wish someone could tell you what to do in plain English! 
• Or you've been recording for years, but you're "stuck in a rut." Your recordings all sound the same. You're bored or uninspired. And you just need a fresh perspective to help you amp things up.

What's The Problem,
And How Do I Fix It?

Let's face it. The music industry has changed.

Regardless of whether you're an indie artist or a film/TV composer or simply just a musician with a passion, you've got to be able to make quality recordings of your music if you want to compete in today's market. And if you're like many musicians, you want to save time & money by doing the recording yourself...in your own home studio.

The good news is...you can totally do that! Recording equipment and software is way more affordable than it used to be, yet it can deliver professional-quality sound.

So, why don't your recordings sound as good as the gear demo you heard at the music store?

Believe it or not, the source for many of the issues above is on the front end of the music production process, where the music is first captured.

Think about it: even if you're a wiz at mixing and mastering, your final result can only be as good as how it’s recorded in the first place. Yet many musicians (and even some producers and engineers) gloss over this part and/or don't realize that their initial tracking mistakes are causing issues down the line.

And perhaps even more ironically, the front end is the one area that seems to be the most neglected in today’s “audio education” world too.

You’ve probably come across a lot of “recording” courses that talk about which buttons to click to use automation in a specific DAW, or which plug-ins to throw on a mix, or which virtual instrument library to use. In other words, they encourage you to buy a lot of gear you don't need, and talk a LOT about the “downstream” or “back-end” parts of the music production process – about manipulating recorded tracks that already exist.

But how many of them actually talk about – and show you – how to get professional results right from the beginning, where it counts the most?

Well, that's exactly what my Recording Turbo-charge online program is all about:
getting it right on the front end.

And I know from experience that if you do get it right on the front end, everything that follows will not only sound better, it will also take a LOT less time and effort.

​But you know what? I'm getting ahead of myself.

Let me back up a second...

Who's this "Fett" guy, anyway? 

First, for seven years I was the Technology Editor for the prestigious Performing Songwriter magazine. That role allowed me to get my hands on, try out, and write about every kind of music gear imaginable. I also was privileged to interview a lot of world-famous producers and engineers, and write feature articles about them and their craft. 

Being a Technology Editor at a major music-industry magazine was where I learned that it's not about the gear; it's about how you use the gear that ultimately makes the difference in the quality and emotional impact of music productions. And that applies to every step in the process, from recording, to mixing, to mastering.

The second thing that makes me different from many other producers and engineers is that I'm also a professional teacher and an RHI-certified coach. Throughout my career, I've always made it a point to share my knowledge with others. I've helped both amateur and pro musicians, engineers and producers to set up and use their own studios and to record, mix and master their own projects. ​I've taught at the Nashville Songwriters Association (NSAI), Belmont University, SAE Institute, the TAXI Road Rally and SongU.com. I've developed my own online training programs about music production. I've written a popular book, called Fett's Mixing Roadmap: A Step-by-step Guide To Mixing Music In The Studio. And I've coached a lot of private clients through all aspects of their music production careers. 

One thing that my clients and students tell me over and over again is that I am able to explain music production and technology using straightforward, non-technical, non-geeky terms. ​

Don't get me wrong... I can get geeky if you want me to! But I can also explain things in plain English. So anyone can understand.​

Ever Wanted to
Look Over a Pro's Shoulder?...

There used to be a process in the recording industry called “apprenticeship.” Up-and-coming recording engineers and producers would learn from experienced mentors, who would teach them their secrets, tricks, tips and techniques over a period of time. Through this time-honored rite of passage, the less-experienced learners would work their way up the ladder, and eventually become mentors themselves, to new apprentices.

Well Folks, those days are long gone.​

So if you’re an independent artist, songwriter, film/TV composer, recording engineer or producer today, where do you go to learn all of that insider knowledge that you would have gained in the past through apprenticeship?

Well, you could spend countless hours scouring the Internet, watching YouTube videos and reading interviews with the greats, hoping for crumbs of insight.

Or if you’re super-fortunate, you might even get to meet with some experienced professionals and pick their brains a little.

But, it could take months or years for you to piece together all the information--not to mention the trial and error of doing it yourself--to make your recordings sound as good as the pros. And who's got that kind of time?!

Fortunately, there's another (and better) way:
Fett's RECORDING TURBO-CHARGE online program.

I designed Recording Turbo-charge specifically to fill the gap left behind by the loss of studio apprenticeships.​  Using today's Internet, audio, and video technologies, you can now take part in a "virtual apprenticeship" with me, watching over my shoulder and seeing everything unfold in vivid detail...just as if you were there in person. 

In this intensive self-study program, I walk you step-by-step through the entire front-end recording process, and teach you specific, pro recording techniques and skills that you can use immediately in your own studio and music productions.

This program is 100 percent "platform independent." You do not have to have ANY specific DAW recording software or any other specific model of gear. So whether you use a Mac or Windows, or Pro Tools, SONAR, Audition, Logic, GarageBand, Cubase, Nuendo, MixCraft, Studio One, or even a traditional console and outboard recording gear, you will be able to use ALL of the techniques taught in this program in YOUR studio and on YOUR equipment.​

This program is not about fluff or skimming over the top level. From the very first module, we roll up our sleeves and dig in with both hands.

It's also not a re-hash of what you can find in your gear's user manual or online tutorials from gear manufacturers.

It's an in-depth, immersive focus on RECORDING chops - not mixing or mastering (those are covered in separate, equally in-depth programs that I teach).

Here's an outline and sample of what's covered...

Frequently Asked Questions