More Than A Rock Mix Engineer
If your track still doesn’t feel finished, start with a Fix Audit.
Why Your Song Still Feels Off
You’ve lived with the track. Tweaked it. Layered more in. Pulled more out.
And it still doesn’t feel finished, because it isn’t.
You’re not alone. Every serious artist I work with hits this wall: the version in their head doesn’t match what’s coming out of the speakers.
I’ve been lucky enough to engineer for artists like Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails, and Steven Wilson, and earned a Grammy working with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on the film Soul.
But the real work? It’s in cutting through the noise and finding the exact places your song is lacking clarity, energy, or emotional weight.
That’s what The Fix does. No fluff, no “mix notes.” Just structural truth.
This Only Works If You’re Ready
This isn’t about making things sound nice. It’s about building songs that actually hold up, structurally, emotionally, sonically.
I work best with artists who aren’t just chasing polish, they’re chasing conviction. If you're still deciding what the track is, we’re not there yet.
But if you’ve lived with this song long enough to know it deserves better, we can fix that.
You bring the vision. I bring the clarity.
Everything else gets stripped away.
When the Foundation’s Right, This Is What It Sounds Like
Here's some music with a bit more edge that I worked on. If your sound leans on the heavier side, check these out.
Here's the more atmospheric side of rock that I love just as much. If your music lives in this world, check these out
The Fix: A $350 Structural Mix Audit
Know it’s close, but not quite landing? This is where we find out why.
The Fix is a deep-dive diagnostic. Not a call. Not a casual critique. You send the track. I break it down emotionally, sonically, and structurally, and nearly every artist I work with needs it.
Not just mix notes. Production clarity. Arrangement gaps. Emotional blind spots. I show you what’s holding the track back before we even touch the final mix.
You get a full video audit plus a written mix map. No fluff. Just a clear, honest read on what’s working, what isn’t, and what needs to shift to make the track hit.
Some artists make the changes and finish it themselves. Others roll into a Full Mix. Either way, the guessing stops here.
From Fix to Full Mix
Once the structure’s locked and the vision’s clear, the Full Mix turns that into conviction.
If The Fix shows we’re aligned, and the track’s ready, we can move forward.
Some artists take the audit and finish it themselves. Others know it makes sense to keep going together.
Moving forward together, the process stays focused. You’ll get a first mix shaped directly by The Fix, then we’ll jump on a live, high-res video call to make final tweaks in real time, no email chains, no guesswork.
The goal isn’t “close enough.” It’s there it is.
The Full Mix is $1000 per song, and the $350 you paid for the Fix is fully credited toward that if we work together. Revisions are unlimited, and you’ll get full stems when it’s done, so you’ll have everything you need.
No upsells. No fluff. Just the version that finally hits.
Testimonials
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“Working with Brendan felt like a breath of fresh air. The remote process gave us room to really live with the mixes, no studio rush, no pressure, just time to listen deeply and shape things right.
He’s got an amazing ear and a way of dialing into the heart of the song fast. It never felt like just mixing, it felt like he was part of the creative flow.
Super smooth, super pro, but still relaxed. Exactly what we needed.”– The 73’s
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“Working with Brendan has been a defining step forward in my musical journey.
What stood out to me immediately was Brendan’s desire to understand the music beyond the audio. After receiving my tracks, he had me fill out a detailed questionnaire that dug into the deeper meaning behind the music. This wasn’t just logistical, it was personal. It showed that he wanted to understand the process behind the creation, not just the product. And since music is the most important thing in my life, it meant everything to me that my mix engineer wanted to know what made it tick.
Then came the mix. And I was blown away.
Brendan made musical decisions that felt intuitive and bold, never overcooked, never lost in technical noise. The result was a powerful, emotional, fully realized piece. In fact, I hated to tweak it at all. And when I have made small changes, I’ve often regretted it, his instincts are that good.
Mixing is an art in itself, and Brendan is an artist. I trust him completely to translate a musical vision into its highest form.”
-Robert Sawyer
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“[Brendan] took on shaping an album with me and showed incredible patience and kindness throughout. Without him, it wouldn't be the incredibly polished final product I envisioned it could be for years. He's an absolute professional and I've learned many lessons in a short time.”
-Ryan Lange
Brendan’s Story
Brendan’s obsession with music started at five, when his sister blasted Led Zeppelin loud enough to shake the house. That moment -pure power, no filter- hit something in him that never left.
He picked up drums, studied Bonham, and never looked back. Grunge shaped his teenage years: Soundgarden, Tool, Radiohead, QOTSA. Those bands didn’t just sound good, they meant something. And that’s the bar he still holds everything to.
After recording school, he cut his teeth in the biggest studios in LA, working on records for Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails, and Steven Wilson - and earning a Grammy with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on the film Soul. But what stuck with him wasn’t the credits, it was understanding what makes records actually connect.
Brendan’s approach blends raw instinct with two decades of technical experience. He’s the mix engineer artists call when they know it’s close, but not quite landing, and they’re ready to finish it with clarity.
When he’s not in the studio, you’ll find him on a mountain bike, behind a camera, often deep in the mountains. Photography taught him to push images beyond the real, just like he does in mixes: stretching what’s there into something more intense, more honest, and sometimes, more surreal.
He’s here to be the final perspective a track needs, the one that catches what’s missing and brings the whole thing into focus.
For many artists, that’s the piece that finally makes the vision feel complete.
Conversations on Clarity + Craft
Progressions Podcast with Brendan Dekora
Working Class Audio with Brendan Dekora
The Self Recording Band Podcast with Brendan Dekora
Trade Secrets Podcast with Brendan Dekora
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