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Music is Matthias Kahlmann's great passion.

He knows that music is brought to life through togetherness and juxtaposition, not through isolation. In the mid-80s, the then amateur musician was able to mix vocals, guitar, bass, and drums together for the first time – with the help of a four-track cassette recorder. A piece of simple technology, but no less revolutionary. It laid the foundation for Kahlmann's endeavour to process music and pre

serve it in sonic perfection. Over the years, the graduate electrical engineer gained practical experience both in the recording studio and at live events; he also acquired extensive knowledge in the field of computer-centred music production. His path has led Matthias Kahlmann to his own studio, his experience has brought him closer to his goal: to deliver the highest quality; and bring music to life.

25/05/2023

"Zwischen Matthias und mir schwingt mehr als nur Musik: Wir sind auf einer Wellenlänge. Uns verbindet die Begeisterung und Liebe zur Musik.

Wir haben die gleichen Bilder und Gefühle wahrgenommen, die der Song ausdrücken wollte, und ihm gemeinsam Seele eingehaucht.

Fühle mich wie im siebten Himmel, voller Dankbarkeit, dass wir diesen Song gemeinsam erschaffen haben. Ich freue mich auf alle weiteren, die wir noch kreieren."

(Konny Liv, Singer-Songwriter)

18/05/2023

"Danke Matthias! Es war eine super Zusammenarbeit und ich freue mich schon riesig auf den nächsten gemeinsamen Song!!!"
(Aileen Rubin, Singer-Songwriter)

11/05/2023

"Der Song ist wunderschön und auch fantastisch produziert und sehr, sehr fein gemischt, Respekt an alle Beteiligten!"
(Ludwig Maier, Mastering Engineer)

24/04/2023

I love listening to interesting voices and good songwriting. Even more I love to work on such music coming my way. :-)

Have you just finished recording a song and need professional mixing and mastering to bring out the best in your music? Visit my website (link in bio) or drop me a line!

17/04/2023

Here we have a great singer with a beautiful voice paired with a very nice musical-type song that I had the pleasure to mix some time ago.

Later this year she is coming back with more music, this time heading in the general pop direction, and I am already excited to get to mix these songs as well. Stay tuned ...

10/04/2023

A while ago I had the privilege to co-produce, arrange, record and mix several great songs by Manuela Wega, a very talented German singer-songwriter with a beautiful voice.

This was an opportunity to explore various genres, yet almost always based on a piano ballad style with lots of strings and even full orchestra in addition to traditional band backing as well as just a touch of more modern soundscapes. All in all a fascinating combination, her voice always being the focal point, resulting in productions to be proud of in the years to come.

03/04/2023

"Ich weiß, dass ich nicht weiß."
(Sokrates, korrekt übersetzt)

Lebenslanges Lernen ist der Schlüssel. Aber ohne Hinterfragen gibt es keine Weiterentwicklung.

27/03/2023

"Hüte dich vor dem Lolli der Mittelmäßigkeit -
nasche einmal davon ... und du bist für immer gelutscht."
(N. N.)

"Das Mittelmaß ist das Gardemaß der Verlierer."
(N. N.)

20/03/2023

"Ich tu mein Bestes, mehr geht nicht."
(Sebastian J. Cricket)

Gut genug ist nicht gut genug.

13/03/2023

Even if you're working completely in the box, you gotta get in there, and you gotta get out.

Hence my trusty little studio equipment rack ... 🙃

06/03/2023

If you know a little about mathematics, you may have heard about the difference between necessary and sufficient conditions. Now, what's that got to do with anything? Bear with me.

Take musical success. Mind you, I am not talking about "look how many followers follow me back". And most certainly I am not talking about "look at the Hot 40 playlist that included my song because it sounds exactly like any other song on that list".

I am talking about music people connect with, music that touches people in one way or another so they become true fans. This is successful music in my book. And besides, this kind of music will find a way to spread, too, beyond the algorithms of the dehumanised "radio of modern times".

Now back to maths: what does it take?

A great song is a necessary condition, of course. But is it sufficient? I believe the best possible production quality is needed as well - today more than ever; but at all times, the most successful musicians, engineers and producers strived for outstanding quality. Only the technical capabilities have changed over the decades. (Sometimes I even seem to detect an inversely proportional relationship between the progression of technical and musical quality, but that's a story for another day.)

Interestingly enough, the opposite is true as well. You might say, production quality is a necessary condition for success. But quite contrary to common perception, I am a firm believer it is not sufficient.

In other words, it takes both - do the math!

If you have written and recorded a great song and wonder about the other part of the equation, visit me at HawkbitStudios.com and we'll talk about your music and how I can help you with production quality!

27/02/2023

I am in no way claiming that mouse mixing is "wrong" or leads to worse results.

But for me it does not work well. I was trained on "real" mixing consoles and hardware effects when the music industry had no idea how essential the term "in the box" would one day become for them. And this immediate, tactile connection to the music has remained incredibly important to me, especially as a mixing engineer.

Fortunately, today there is a wide range of controllers with different concepts, because a fader or rotary k**b just for the sake of it is completely pointless if it does not also help me to work more effectively and efficiently. Best case, it does ... and it's just fun.

06/02/2023

"Die Zusammenarbeit mit Matthias war super! Am besten gefallen hat mir, dass er solange am Mix gearbeitet hat, bis ich 100%ig zufrieden war."
(DUB 701, Singer-Songwriter)

30/01/2023

"Von dem Song und unserer Zusammenarbeit bin ich absolut begeistert! Du hast meine Wünsche auf wundervolle Art und Weise umgesetzt und deine ganze Liebe zur Musik hinein fließen lassen. Ein ganz tolles Ergebnis in einer wunderbaren Atmosphäre. Für weitere Aufnahmen werde ich immer wieder HAWKBIT Studios wählen. Ganz große Klasse!"
(Manuela Wega, Singer-Songwriter)

23/01/2023

"Hervorragende Kommunikation, sehr flexibles Eingehen auf individuelle Wünsche und ein technisch perfektes Mastering."
(Christian Kossat, Producer, Singer & Songwriter)

09/01/2023

Instrumentals can be refreshing sometimes, if they're interesting and done well. This one was originally intended as "catalogue music", although it didn't make it in the end. But I think it can stand on its own as well.

I had the pleasure to arrange, produce, mix and master this pretty piece of music.

02/01/2023

Vor einiger Zeit hatte ich das Privileg, mehrere großartige Lieder von Manuela Wega, einer sehr talentierten deutschen Singer/Songwriterin mit einer wunderschönen Stimme, zu co-produzieren, zu arrangieren, aufzunehmen und abzumischen.

Das gab mir Gelegenheit, verschiedene Genres zu erkunden, wobei die Klavierballade fast immer die stilistische Basis bildet, mit vielen Streichern und sogar vollem Orchester, ergänzt durch eine traditionelle Bandbesetzung sowie einem Hauch von moderneren Klanglandschaften. Alles in allem eine faszinierende Kombination, mit ihrer Stimme immer im Mittelpunkt, und als Ergebnis Produktionen, auf die alle Beteiligten noch in vielen Jahren stolz sein können.

Bist Du Singer/Songwriter und möchtest Deine Songs nach Deinen Vorstellungen ausproduzieren lassen?
Produzierst Du Dich selbst, oder gehörst Du zu einer Band im Deutschpop-Bereich, und brauchst professionelles Mixing und Mastering, um die absolut bestmögliche Qualität für Deine Musik zu erreichen?
Bitte schreib mir oder besuche https://HawkbitStudios.com, und lass uns über Deine Musik und Deine Träume reden!

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