I’ve been recording music my whole life and I’ve worked with a lot of engineers and producers. Kyle White is the best of both, hands down.
He works faster and more efficiently than I’ve ever seen, you never have the feeling that time is being wasted.
He knows how to achieve any sound or vibe or mood or effect that you can come up with. And if you can’t come up with that stuff yourself, he’s also overflowing with great ideas at all times. His production and musical ideas are current and original and appropriate, if you give him some leeway, he’ll make your project astronomically better.
Kyle is dedicated to authenticity and quality. Good luck getting him to settle for a sample when he can find some organic way of creating a far better, totally original sound. And when you approach an entire project that way, it adds up and the end result sounds more like a national album than a demo or a local recording.
During the recording process, Kyle keeps things on track and moving steadily. He communicates clearly and somehow gives guidance and freedom at the same time. You never feel self conscious about what you’re doing, he’s always in it with you and wants what you want.
If you need musicians for your project, Kyle is stunningly proficient at a number of instruments and can play in just about any style. He also has a huge variety of other musicians at his disposal if you’re looking for something he doesn’t do himself. The musicians he knows are all the best at what they do and they’re always willing and excited to work with him because they know it’ll be something high quality and worthwhile simply because he’s doing it.
I could make this review a hundred pages long. I’ve done a lot of work with Kyle and I can’t remember a single thing we’ve done that wasn’t fun and easy to do and that didn’t surprise me in a million wonderful ways when I listened to the final product. From pre-production and brainstorming to mixing and mastering, Kyle White is as good as you’ll find and I’d choose him every time.