Deep Blue Sea Music

12/03/2023

My SoundBetter page is LIVE! Check it out:

Hello! My name is Ethan Fields, and I am an audio engineer and musician from Long Island, NY. Growing up with a shared love for music and technology, I studied Music Composition and Sound Recording Technology at SUNY at Fredonia, and Audio Arts at Syracuse University. I draw my audio engineering exp...

25/01/2023

More music from The Newhouse Sessions is live now! Here and on YouTube:

09/12/2022

I'm happy to share several new releases I worked on during my internship at PARMA Recordings! These projects were a joy to work on, and I'm excited to share them with you all. You can view and listen to the albums at the links below:

Garth Baxter, Ask of Me What the Birds Sang (Editing) - https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6481/

ANIMO, ANIMO TWO (Mastering) - https://www.ravellorecords.com/catalog/rr8079/

Peter Sulski, Bowed Colors (Additional Editing) - https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6478/

Various Artists, "Dashing, Vol. 3" (Additional Editing, Additional Mastering) - https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6472/

04/11/2022

I’ll be performing in this incredible ensemble tomorrow night! Long Island folks, come check it out! Free admission!

TOMORROW! 🎵

28/09/2022

Hey all! Apologies for the radio silence recently - I’ve been quite busy at Sony Music, but I’m loving it so far.
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Quality Control (QC), which is my main responsibility at Sony, is an important step in the production of audio. QC engineers are the “last pair of hands” on mastered audio products, checking for any major errors or problems before they’re approved for distribution. These include extraneous noises, digital clicks and ticks, distortion, missed curse edits in clean edits, and many others.
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Outside of standard stereo releases, we also work with immersive audio formats like Atmos and 360RA, 5.1 and 7.1, and even quadrophonic audio. In addition to standard QC checks, these products must be tested to ensure that they conform to distributor standards in both immersive and binaural (i.e., rendered down to stereo) formats.
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I’m greatly enjoying my time at Sony so far. I’m hoping to do some more external audio work in the future, so stay tuned!
(Pictured are views from Sony’s US offices - since we work with high-security content, I can’t post much that I’ve worked on. Thankfully the neighborhood is quite photogenic!)

01/07/2022

This past week, I had the amazing opportunity to visit a recording session run by in the beautiful . Seeing a professional recording session of chamber music was extremely informative, and I’m so glad I got to experience it in a place as gorgeous as Rockport.

26/04/2022

Last Friday, I had the absolute pleasure of recording Elegos, a new piece by composer Jack Stamp in memory of Christopher Rouse, performed by the Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra.

Using an incredible collection of microphones from SCHOEPS Mikrofone and Shure, I was able to capture an amazing performance in a beautiful hall. I’m exited to begin working on the piece in post!

21/04/2022

In addition to this Saturday’s performance, I will be recording Jack Stamp’s new piece, “Elogos”, as part of my graduate capstone project. I’m excited to help create the first recording of a brand-new piece!

Winners Performance Jonathan Harrity, Concerto No. 1, MVT 3, Carl Maria von Weber, Studio of Dr. Jill Coggiola Keidi Sada, Violin concerto in D major, MVT 1, Brahms, Studio of Professor Will Knuth…

25/01/2022

Working at DuArt Media Services, I got to learn how important Irwin Young was to the film industry, and by extension the audio industry. Both fields would be very different without him. Rest in peace.

Irwin “Butch” Wallace Young, the chairman of DuArt Film Laboratories who supported New York filmmakers for decades, died Jan. 20 in Manhattan. He was 94. An important part of New York C…

25/12/2021

A spotless rose is blowing,Sprung from a tender root,Of ancient seers foreshowing,Of Jesse promised fruit;Its fairest bud unfolds to lightAmid the cold, cold...

17/12/2021

Hey everyone!

Today I’m working on music from the incomparable John Tocco, using the killer Scheps Omni Channel from Waves Audio.

As a mastering engineer, you have to look at the mix as a whole and consider what should be done to it - what isn’t blending with the whole? How can those problem spots be fixed? What can be done to bring the mix to the next level? Tools like the Scheps Omni, Solid State Logic (SSL) G-series channel strip, and iZotope Ozone 9 help me answer these questions and more.

I truly love working on music like this, and I hope to bring you even more in the future!

07/12/2021

🐋About the Engineer🐋

Ethan Fields is an American audio engineer, composer and musician. Originally from Islip, New York, Ethan holds degrees in Sound Recording Technology and Music Composition from the State University of New York at Fredonia, and is currently pursuing a Masters in Audio Arts from Syracuse University.

As an audio engineer, he has worked in studio recording, live sound, live streaming, and post-production. He has worked with a variety of ensembles, including soloists, chamber groups, musical theater companies, and large concert groups such as orchestras and wind ensembles.

Ethan is also an active musician and composer, performing in and writing for bands, orchestras, choirs, jazz ensembles, and chamber groups.

He hopes to bring more great music to you through his engineering work, and to help artists reach their full potential through music production and post-production.

Follow for more! 🌊

06/12/2021

Introducing Deep Blue Sea Music! 🐋

Deep Blue Sea Music aims to bring artists’ work to the next level through high-quality mixing and mastering. On this page, you can find updates about new releases, gear reviews, mixing/mastering tips, and more!

Stay tuned for more content in the near future! 🌊

04/12/2021

Some big changes are coming...

12/6/21