Professional music and audio production, personalized in Cincinnati, Ohio.
 
Professional music and audio production, personalized in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Recording

From first demos to fourth albums, let’s capture your music’s good side. Let me take care of the technical stuff so you can concentrate on performing.

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Editing

Editing is a super important factor in making recordings that are compelling and competitive in today’s music culture. Done right, it will be totally invisible, leaving nothing in the way of your music really connecting with listeners.

Mixing

Balance and polish to bring out the best in your music, special effects to create interest, dynamics to draw the listener in, and impact to grab them and not let go. Great mixing can mean the difference between a new fan and a skip.

Mastering

Ensure your song translates right on every playback platform and speaker system with balanced tone, loudness, and formatting for streaming and CD.

Other Projects

Audiobooks, podcasts, sound for video, and consulting.  I’m here to help; call or email for a consult.

My Portfolio

Music recording, mixing, and mastering.

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Audiobook, Sound Design, Podcast, etc.

Show Up Podcast
Five Podcast from Emodo
Trial by Richard North Patterson
The Confident Coach
Would I Lie To You? Audiobook
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Hi! I'm Justin,

an audio engineer in Cincinnati, Ohio.

 

Amazing results happen when we refuse to settle for “good enough”.

 

I started playing with audio recording almost by accident when I was 14, making demos of bands through a PA mixer straight to cassette tape. As time passed and I collected better gear and gained experience, I started to get paid for recording and live sound gigs. It became a clear career path. I graduated from the Art Institute of New England in 2003, one of the best audio production schools in the United States, then spent a couple of years assisting at New Alliance Audio before moving away from Boston and going out on my own. I built my studio to provide top quality audio production, personalized for every client’s goals.

 

Clients from around the world have been trusting me with their sound for more than a decade. It means a lot when you put your project—your art—in my hands.

 
Justin is not only a sound engineer; he’s also an artist. He has the ear to bring out the best of a song and make the performance shine through.
— Alfonso
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• Resonate Pictures (video) • Bottom Dollars (Rooted in Rights Films) • The Mitchels • New Moons • Ruthless • R3D • Riesenwolf • Rock Bottom Resolve • Lennon Cano • Housewives • Matt Bates • Underground Aces • Finished Falling • Avengeance • Angel's Method • Holly DeFazio • Darkness and Light (film) • The Diamond Underground • The Folks Around Town • Two Cheers • Sarah Mac Band • Wild Turkey Distillery (video) • Northside Garage • Cincinnati Heart Ball (video) • The Almighty Get Down • Procter & Gamble (video) • Alfonso • Global Asylum • Coda • The Caught Flies • Mark of the Dog Rose (AstroPiano Films) • Rebecca Ruben • Small Brain Curds • Mark and Randy • Forging Reverie • Ricky Reilly • Sunblocked (AstroPiano Films) • Bellasonic • Gentlemen and Scholars (Torque Records) • Cavender • The Speed of Film • and many more...

 
Justin Newton’s production is absolutely stellar. He perfectly captures that quiet/LOUD dynamic…This thing sounds like it was recorded at NASA…
— Ben King, music critic
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For general questions,
email Justin@JaySongStudio.com or call +1 513 512-5628

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I always want to hear from great artists and bands or anyone interested in better audio.
Fill this out if you'd like a quote for your project.

 
Justin made us feel comfortable and relaxed. We did not have to worry about…how things needed to be set up, so we could focus on performing…I could not recommend him highly enough.
— Jason, The Caught Flies
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Jay Song Studio

Located on the north side of Cincinnati, my home base is perfect for when a larger space isn't needed. Less costly than larger studios but with no compromise in acoustics and equipment quality, it features a comfortable, home atmosphere that fosters creativity, and even comes with a friendly dog!

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Associated Studios and Remote Recording

For recording sessions that need a bigger space, I designed my equipment so I can take it to wherever you are!
I’ve recorded choirs in beautiful churches and tracked drums right in a band’s practice space.
I also have relationships with great Cincinnati studios.
Contact me today to inquire about a tour and book your session at my special rates!

 

Monastery Studio

 

A repurposed church in Walnut Hills, a neighborhood in Cincinnati, which is now a studio featuring a large, viby room with an impressive collection of recording gear and guitar amps.

 

 

Refraze Recording Studios

A beautiful multi-room studio in Dayton, worthy of orchestras and solo artists alike.

 
I tried several other mixing engineers—some of which were much more expensive—and none of them could touch Justin’s mixes…his attitude, musical intuition, and communication style surpassed those of the others as well.
— Bryan A.
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