About Mike Drohman
My Story
Recording and playing in 90's bands, touring and launching a small record label, IF Records, is how it began.. That simple plan evolved into a dimension all on its own. Patrons and creators across the world keep this studio going.
Together we are adapting constantly.
My designs for documenting the ideas from creative minds
inspires the capture of remarkable imagery and sounds.
Media Services
Image optimization or capture? Advertising, promotion or packaging?
Including event, real estate and marketing photography. Post editing with Adobe for color correction and optimization. Vocal overdubs and soundtrack arrangement total it all up into one cohesive production.
Shooting video with a motion stabilizing Gimbal and Canon 5d Mkiii Images are huge and beautiful. Using a wireless Senheisser sound pack for pristine location audio. Final step is the mastering and formatting for consistent distribution.
My Approach
I believe that Art and Music is about capturing moments and telling stories. My approach to document the magic is personal and also tailored to your needs. Ensuring that I capture the essence of every subject is paramount, then using modern digital workstations in combo with classic control room gear and technique to create fantasy and/or realism of upmost quality.
Initial planning, requisition of the gear and roster, all the way to final delivery, let's walk and talk. I've got your back in everything big and small: Seamless transitions is the phrase we all wanna hear. Finish it all under budget, ahead of schedule, and outperformimg expectations? I say it's possible. Mastering is the final stage of the mega process of studio audio production: Intro and outro fades, noise reduction, spot cleaning, level matching all day long. Fades are the most fun and common of the tasks, aligning the track and sweetening the gaps. Then maybe some stereo enhancement, harmonics, distortion and reverbs. Mastering need not be forever clinical - sometimes it is making a statement!!
My Workflow
Engineering happens when I'm creating unique sounds on location or in the studio. Creating a great, safe time for all is key.
Daily survival skills - Ctrl C,V,D,S , Save and Save As.
Devices:
Photoshop | Adobe Premiere | Protools | Cubase | Samplitude
Custom Windows 10 PC station with pie expansion of AES and UAD dsp cards
MacBook Air M1 chip on location, Iphone 11 pro max always in hand
Cameras:
Canon 5d mkii with Gimbal grip, 50mm, 80mm and 16-35 Canon lenses
Field Recorders:
Tascam 80d with Sennheiser mkh416,
At-835's and wireless G3 band In-Ear Monitor kit.
Yamaha and Behringer portable mixers.
Audio FX & Plugins:
Slate, Waves, IK, UAD, Softtube, FabFilter, Izotope,
Autotune, Eventide, Drumagog, PSP
Accoutrements:
ASC tube traps and custom diffusers
Reference Monitors: Bose & Yamaha Ns10's
Reference DAC: Ross Martin 1794