Sentient Sound Labs 覺知音樂工作室

05/03/2023

Looks like I haven't updated this page in years...I'm seldom using Facebook these days.

1. For work inquiries, please send a message (or preferably) use my email, which I use all day.

2. I ended my working relationship with Acustica Audio about 4 years ago already - so I no longer offer support or discount codes for their product line.

3. My works in Taiwan are all gradually added to my Insagram page. Feel free to follow!
https://www.instagram.com/bbrianelgin/

4. I also work out of a Doly Atmos-approved all-ATC control room in Dazhi -
https://www.instagram.com/residentstudios.tw/

Feel free to visit to work on projects together, or even just arrange a tour of the tremendous facility

好啊 先這樣子 保持聯絡

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30/07/2019

It's about time to update my local (Taiwan) credits - which is also always a great opportunity to reflect on progress, express my gratitude, and plan for the future.

我覺得這是個不錯的時機，向大家更新一下這段期間我參與到的台灣音樂作品，除了檢視過往的進程、為未來計畫外，更是為了表達我的感激之情。

Infinite thanks to everyone who has helped me along the way so far, from label staff and producers to the multitude of fantastic mixing engineers and artists who have trusted me with your arduous works of art - I love you all..

對於一路上曾幫助過我的人們，無論是音樂創作者、混音工程師、製作人，以及廠牌工作人員， 謝謝你們願意信任我，將花費無數心力的傑出作品交付給我，我愛你們。

Labels 唱片公司:
Warner / Chappell Music Taiwan
Sony Taiwan
滾石 Rock Records
KKBox
添翼音樂 Team Ear Music
Airhead Records.
派樂黛唱片 Dark Paradise Records
黑市音樂 Black Market Music Production
風潮音樂 Wind Music
0615 Music

Producers 製作人:
黃少雍
吳柏蒼
李詠恩
葉懷佩 Andrew Yeh
Bryan Chang
小穎 Ying
李孝祖
奧利佛 Oliver Ching
Johnny Chiang
謝欣芷 Kim Hsieh

Artists 創作者 :
盧廣仲 Crowd Lu
孫協志 Tony Sun
羅大佑 Lo Ta Yu
草東沒有派對 No Party For Cao D**g
Hello Nico
Zooey Wonder 黃玠瑋
張立昂 Marcus C
展榮展瑞 Keelong and Rays
鄭可強
原子邦妮 Astro Bunny
孔雀眼 Jade Eyes
Yoyo Sham 岑寧兒
魏如萱 waa wei
Jess Lee 李佳微
依拜維吉 - Ipay Buyici
Deca Joins
大象體操 Elephant Gym
好樂團 GoodBand
老王樂隊
PiA吳蓓雅
Kevin Liao 廖柏雅
Haor 許書豪
Vast & Hazy
The Fur.
眠腦 Sleeping Brain
許家維 Hsu Chia-Wei
拾音［'Pickʌp］
張與辰 Vic Teo
陳零九 Nine Chen
傻子與白痴
白目樂隊The White Eyes
他者the other
三十萬年老虎鉗
少女打東東
Zangief 桑吉爾夫
Any安偉
Super Napkin
雷擎l8ching
謝謝你得 肺癌。 Thank You For Getting Lung Cancer.
Penny Why
莉莉周她說 Lily Chou-Chou Lied
白鐵仔 Pehthiha
姚仲涵 YAO Chung-Han
屋塔 U.TA
Ruby Fatale 鹿比 ∞ 吠陀
鄂以倫 FunCappella歌聲玩樂
失眠星球頻道/Insomnimal Planet
比茲卡西 BIZcashi
Shang Yun Wu
Coco Hsiao
霹靂小隊 Thunder Squad
舒國銘 Shu Shu

(PS if I've forgotten to include anyone , apologies, this list was compiled mostly from memory)

(PPS Thank Yao for helping my busted Chinese again and again)

19/11/2018

I'm grateful for the opportunity to cooperate with so many talented artists in Taiwan across such a variety of musical styles - from vocal pop to underground electronica to math-rock to musical theatre.

Mastering full albums is always exciting and a much different experience compared to working on singles. Creating cohesive presentation, flow, and overall album tonality are compelling challenges that require creative empathy, experimentation, patience and teamwork. And often buffalo wings...

Recent local albums mastered
最近台灣的專輯母帶製作：
Deca joins - Go Slow
大象體操 Elephant Gym - 水底 Underwater
孫協志Tony Sun - EP
Thunder Squad 霹靂小隊 - 遠離嘉義
莉莉周她說 Lily Chou-Chou Lied - 於是跟深愛的打了一場架
張與辰 Vic Teo - 黑白Black & White
@音樂劇 - 天堂邊緣

感謝您們的支持， 合作很愉快！

05/11/2018

Current equipment roster:

Conversion:
Dangerous Music Convert-2 (transfer)
Dangerous Music Convert-AD+ (transfer)
Crane Song HEDD Quantum (transfer path, master clock)
Crane Song Solaris (monitoring)

Equalization:
Buzz Audio REQ-2.2 Sentient Sound Labs edition (custom modified)
Hendyamps Michelangelo (custom modified)
Handcrafted Labs Thermos (R2 prototype)
Gyraf Gyratec G23-S
Louder Than Liftoff Silver Bullet

Dynamics:
FCS P4S ME (custom Litz transformer output)
FCS Stereo Germanium Clip/Sat
Handcrafted Labs Varis (blueface)
Handcrafted Labs Islander
TKAudio BC2-ME

Plus DSP by Weiss, Leapwing Audio, DMGAudio, Lachlan Barratt, Sonnox, Airwindows and Acustica.

Monitoring by Dutch & Dutch, Amphion, and Avantone.

餅乾 By 義美.

14/07/2018

What's been keeping me so busy in the past month? Glad you asked!

Local artists in Taiwan:
羅大佑 (mastering)
Hello Nico (mastering)
舒舒 舒國銘 (mixing, mastering)
Kevin Liao 廖柏雅 (tracking, mixing)
都普勒浪潮 Waves of Doppler (mastering)
Dizparity (mastering)
U.TA 屋塔 (demo mixing/mastering - full album tracking and production TBA later :D )
白鐵仔 Pehthiha (mastering)
莉莉周她說 Lily Chou-Chou Lied (mastering)
Colour Domes (live recording, post-production)

Software beta testing/sound design/consultation:
Soundtoys
Leapwing Audio
Kush Audio
Relab Development
Session Recall

And upcoming hardware evaluation for:
Handcrafted Labs - Islander variable-mu compressor - a rich, single-ended tube circuit with huge octal tubes, solid state detector circuit, wet/dry blend

Foote Control Systems - P3EXM The Monster - Roger's grabby, powerful, versatile VCA compressor + germanium soft-clipping + wet/dry blend..this is going to be a modern classic

Events will be scheduled soon for anyone interested in trying these badass new tools in Taipei.

11/03/2018

I'm moving!

From 3/11 to 3/15 I'll be moving apartments and work-spaces, so scheduling will be disrupted.

Smaller projects (ie singles mastering, revisions) will still be doable during these next 5 days, just send me a message and I'll make it work.

I'll be settling into a new control room in Taipei City - a larger space with better acoustics, more sound isolation and privacy, and an expanded equipment set (highlights include the Knif Soma).

The chair situation will also be hugely improved!
Hopefully there will be easy access to nachos, but I can't yet confirm this.

I'd like to thank each of you fans of Sentient Sound Labs so much for your patience and support. After a long holiday, the year is off to an exciting start! The last month has included mixing for:

Vast & Hazy
草東沒有派對 No Party For Cao D**g
Ruby Fatale 鹿比 ∞ 吠陀

And mastering for:
魏如萱 waa wei
Hello Nico
Yoyo Sham 岑寧兒
Super Napkin
Haor 許書豪
Dizparity
許家維 Hsu Chia-Wei
局外人..plus a secret full-length female pop album mixed by a Grammy-nominated engineer.

I'm so grateful and excited right now, it's all feeling a bit surreal.

Please get in touch if you'd like to work together this year!

13/02/2018

大家好, 我們2月15日到24日休假.
祝您新年快樂!

On holiday for the Chinese New Year, re-opening on 2/24.
Thanks for the support this year and last, I love all of you.

2018 is going to be amazing.