Mike Cervantes: Running an Efficient Mastering Business

Mike Cervantes is a Grammy-nominated, Juno award-winning multi-platinum mastering engineer with over 30 Billboard #1 songs and 9 Dove Award wins.

At his studio The Foxboro, he has worked with select artists such as Kane Brown, Walker Hayes, Julia Michaels, Alan Walker, Lauren Daigle, Toby Mac, Flo Rida, Josh Ross, Brandon Lake, Mitchell Tenpenny, Russell Dickerson, Tyler Hubbard, Phil Wickham, Skillet, Lecrae, Yung Gravy, Avril Lavigne, Maverick City Music, Underoath, Misterwives, Against The Current, CeCe Winans, and many many more.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

• Taking the entrepreneurial journey
• Working for Scott Hull of Masterdisk
• Deciding to stop working at one of the biggest mastering studios
• Building your clientele
• Using social media to sell your services
• Why your gear doesn’t attract clients
• The benefits of switching from an analog to digital workflow
• Managing your time when you’re working on hundreds of projects
• Using Zapier to help streamline your business processes and save money
• Mastering fast
• Knowing the needs of your clients

To learn more about Mike Cervantes, visit: https://www.thefoxboro.com/

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