Recording studio | Mixing, mastering and audio production services
Welcome to Waht Records – a music recording and production studio based in New Zealand since 2008. Some client feedback is provided below which is the best way to sum up what I do, check out the services page for more information and be sure to drop by the audio/video examples and show some support for the music as well
Great guy, very responsive and transparent in everything that he does and will always meet your demands and will give you a great high quality sound. My go to guy for mixing and mastering
Over the past 10 years my band Surf Friends has used mark to record, mix, produce and master 6 eps, 1 single and 2 full length albums. Mark is quite simply a master of his trade in audio production, we have kept coming back to Mark over the past 10 years because he is a truly gifted musician, audio engineer and producer and most importantly is passionate and dedicated to his work. I recommend that if you are after someone to record, mix, produce and master your work, that you use Mark Howden.
I’ve been working with Mark since 2012 and I’m delighted about the kind of work he does. He’s always trying to keep the artist’s goals and style in mind and make suggestions or changes according to my needs. Very professional but at same time very focused on helping the artist sound the way the artist wants. Mark helped me with production, recording, mixing, mastering. Great professional and great person too.
We hired mark to record and produce our first track, ‘Bones’ by The James. Mark was very easy to work with and added value to the production immediately from our first meeting, and throughout the entire process. His expert knowledge and experience helped us to perform at our best. He uses excellent equipment and software that enabled him to capture a really high quality recording and deliverer an amazing result, exactly at our agreed budget and finish date. I would highly recommend Mark and look forward to working with him again in the near future.
I really enjoyed working with Mark! He has sound knowledge of his craft and is very intuitive about what works. Inspite of his knowledge of music and the industry, he lets his clients make the final calls which is very satisfying and freeing for an artist. Mark is very easy and fun to work with and from day one, he was focussed, creative and full of good advice! I would recommend him highly!- Sayanti Chatterjee Julian
Mark is an excellent sound engineer. He has a very personable manner which led to our recording sessions being: relaxed, productive, enjoyable, creative and memorable. He was also able to create the sounds we wanted from our vague descriptions.
I worked with Mark for just over a year while doing an internship at Depot Sound in Auckland (late 2011-2012). I always found Mark to be positive and full of strong, creative ideas. Mark is consistently helpful and willing to get the job done. He is a total professional and a great mentor. I have no hesitation recommending Mark to any music/sound or creative based organisation.
Mark is multi-talented, creative (and patient). We were really impressed with how he helped us finalise our first album – especially when we were so unsure on where we were going. His technical skills were also great in the studio. Many thanks Mark, highly recommended.
Manager at Depot Arts and Music Space. Lynn managed Mark directly
Mark is a talented recording engineer who works hard to provide the very best for clients. Musicians are often surprised by what he is able to achieve on minimum budgets and often fixes recording problems – like popping sounds- that artists thought they would have to live with forever!. Nothing is ever too much trouble for him and his cool calm manner never seems to be ruffled.
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