Zach Weeks - About Me

A Slightly Longer "About Me":

I have been fairly obsessed with the concept of recorded music since I first touched a record player as a toddler. Professionally, I've been pursuing sound engineering since 2006 and have built a reputation as a well-rounded audio engineer. While my inital professional focus was on mastering records, much of my work now includes production and mixing for large-scale recording projects. I have roots in the realm of indie, alternative rock, hardcore, and punk music, but I am always eager to expand my repertoire by taking on more diverse projects across all genres.

As of 2018, I work full-time out of God City Studio in Salem, Massachusetts as Staff Engineer alongside studio owner Kurt Ballou. If you would like to make a record with me at God City, check out my rates page and please send me an email.

The most important lesson I've learned as both a musician and engineer is maintaining the balance between deep creativity and technical intuition. I strive to keep my work unique by thinking outside of the box, focusing on interpersonal relationships with my clients to best understand their goals, and avoiding a strict "by the book" approach to the recording studio. This ethos is rooted in my desire to bring the artist's vision to life while also trying to push their project beyond its perceived limits.

Outside of strictly mastering records, I have proficiency working on large-format analog and digital recording consoles, several digital audio workstations, analog tape machines and other formats outside of the DAW realm. Before shifting my focus to strictly studio work, I spent several years touring globally with various artists as a front-of-house live sound engineer. Additionally, I attended Berklee College of Music from 2010 to 2014, where I pursued a degree in Music Production & Engineering with a minor in Acoustics & Electronics.

In my rare free time, I repair, restore, service, and build audio electronics including pro audio equipment, tube and solid-state amplifiers, effects pedals, and more. I believe that an extensive technical understanding of how studio equipment works (both inside and out) helps an audio engineer excel in their craft. I also make my own brand of audio electronics under the name Epicurean Shoppe, which is very much a work-in-progress and labor of love.

If you are located outside of Massachusetts or you have a specific studio you would like to record at elsewhere in the country/world, I am always willing to travel to engineer your project. I offer attended sessions for mixing at God City but I do not offer attended sessions for mastering at this time.

If you would like a copy of my professional resume and/or a list of my recording & engineering credits, please do not hesitate to ask.

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