TechnICAL Services

At Northern Hawk Media, we excel in perfecting the details others miss.

All our technical services are available both standalone, or within the Better Audio package.

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BETTER AUDIO Package

Our Better Audio package covers everything you need following creative sign off of a piece of music, ensuring excellency and peace of mind. The package includes:

  • First, choose between our QC or Stem Mixing services. Learn more here.

  • Next, lift the burden of version creation from your composers and producers through our dedicated version creation service. Learn more here.

  • Finally, let our mastering service elevate and unite all versions and stems. Learn more.

qc or mix

Ensuring composers and producers deliver technically accurate files can be time-consuming. This is where our tried and tested quality control process can step in.

From mix, edit and stems analysis to headroom, sample rate and bit depth checks, our quality control process considers a track from all angles. And If the composer is unable to deliver an acceptable mix, our stem mixing service can step in, bringing out a track’s true potential.

If you’re taking advantage of our Full Audio package, let us know which service you would prefer, or simply ask us for guidance.

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Version Creation

Let’s be honest - composers and producers are famously bad at delivering good cutdowns!

The finish line in their minds for a commissioned song is often creative sign off, meaning rushed, unhelpful cutdowns are all too common.

We offer the ability to lift the burden of version creation from composers and producers through our dedicated service. Not only does this result in better versions, but also more versions, which has the potential to stimulate more syncs and usages.

Our version list can be tailored to suit your needs, but typical includes:

Main, Instrumental, Underscore, Clean, 30sec, 30sec Instrumental, Sting, Sting Instrumental

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stem mastering

Mastering is an art form. One that should respect and elevate the original intentions of the other creatives involved. Removing distractions, focusing the listener’s attention and deepening their experience.

Our stem mastering service brings this quality of audio not just to the full mix, but also to all accompanying versions and stems.

Thanks to our highly specialised mastering engineer with decades of experience, our fresh perspective can bring cohesion and quality to your music; be it on a single, an album or across an entire catalog.

Listen to our mastering showreel here.

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“Reliable doesn't even begin to describe how trustworthy and consistent Northern Hawk Media are. […] They can be trusted with literally any music supervision project.

Ewan and team have exquisitely refined technical abilities. […] Creatively they are just as strong; we created many original works from a wide variety of obscure sub-genres together.

To top it off, they're honest and cheery. We should all be so lucky to do business this caliber of people."

GEOFF SAWYER

RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE

“Outstanding work!... Great attention to detail… Drums, Bass and Horn sections are perfect… all the layers blend together perfectly…”

BHUPINDER CHAGGAR

MUSIC PRODUCER, RENOWNED TABLA PLAYER

“Ewan [Northern Hawk Media founder] is not only an engineer with musician’s ears, but a producer who understands what it takes to make a quality end product. Professional, reliable and great to work with.”

CRAIG GOLDING

SOUND ENGINEER, MUSIC PRODUCER