Affordable, high-quality studio & mobile recording and production.

I’m Mark Nemoyten, owner and manager of Hear & Now audio. I’ve been a musician pretty much my whole life. You can read my performer bio on my other web site.

To quote Duke Ellington, “There are only two kinds of music: good music and bad music. ” Ellington, though an acknowledged master in his own lifetime and beyond, was not a snob. He appreciated any kind of music performed well.

I’ve been fascinated by the recording process for years, and have always sought to broaden and expand my musical horizons. About five years ago I started Hear & Now Audio so that I could be involved in music at a different level and get a chance to work with other musicians and help them get their music heard by a greater audience.

I want to make you sound your best. There is nothing more gratifying than to hear a client say, “I didn’t know we could sound this good!”

No two musicians are the same. Different styles require different approaches. In some cases the best approach is to just record the moment as accurately as possible. Other music requires using the various tools at our disposal to make a song have more emotional impact by highlighting or altering particular elements of the sound.

Recording is mostly an art, with a little science thrown in to design and implement our tools of the trade. We learn through listening, study, practice, repetition, experimentation and listening.

We will do everything we can to bring your vision to life. We may make some suggestions, or let you hear different approaches to your mix, but you get to decide what sounds best.

Gear

Core system:

  • MacBookPro 2.16 Ghz Intel duo Core with 2 GB ram
  • Logic Pro 8, Waveburner Pro, Sound Soap, Toast Titanium
  • Various software synth and samplers; gigs of samples
  • RME Fireface 800
  • Hafler trans*nova TRM8 Studio Monitors

Pre amps:

  • Demeter HXM-1 Stereo Preamp (not pictured)
  • Apogee MiniMP 2 channel stereo/MS mic pre
  • Focusrite Octopre 8-channel mic pre/compressor w/digital optical out
  • Mackie Onyx 800R 8-channel mic pre w/digital optical out
  • Radial JDI direct box

Microphones:

  • One Audio-Technica AT 4050 large diaphragm condensor
  • One Cascade DRS2 stereo ribbon mic
  • One Rode NT2000 large diaphram condensor (not pictured)
  • Pair of Audio-Technica AT 4051 small diaphragm condensers
  • Pair of Audio-Technica AT 4041 small diaphragm condensers
  • Matched pair Earthworks QTC-1 omnidirectional microphones
  • Two Sennheiser MD-421 MKII dynamic cardioid microphones
  • One AKG D112 dynamic kick/bass mic
  • One Audio Technica ATM25 dynamic hypercardiod microphone
  • One Nady RSM 2 ribbon mic
  • Nady RSM 5 ribbon mic
  • One Oktava MK-219 large diaphragm condenser
  • One ElectroVoice RE11 dynamic cardioid microphone
  • Six Shure SM-57's
  • Four Shure SM-58's
  • One Audix i5