Misha started working as a studio musician in the 1980s, recording in various studios in Europe. He gradually worked his way up, moved to New Orleans and opened Axistudio ten years ago. He has also worked since the mid-80s as a musician performing in various countries in Europe, Asia, and locally. Misha has studied music since the age of five and is familar with a variety of musical styles.
The Studio
At Axistudio you will find a calm and relaxed
atmosphere. Whether you are an individual who has never been in
a studio before, or a group with its own musicians and producer,
Axistudio has what you need to complete your project from beginning
to end.
For individuals who have never recorded before, our engineer can
produce and arrange your song or album (depending on your style
of music) and help you hire session musicians, a producer, or an
arranger.
We will make your music the best you have ever heard.
What is Mastering?
"Mastering is the process of turning a collection of songs
into a record by making them sound like they belong together in
tone, volume, and timing."
"A project that has been mastered simply sounds better. It
sounds complete, polished, and finished. The project that might
have sounded like a demo before now sounds like a record. This is
because the mastering engineer added judicious amounts of EQ and
compression to make the project bigger, fatter, richer, and louder.
He matched the levels of each song so they all have the same apparent
level. He fixed the fades so that they are smooth. He inserted the
spreads (the time between each song) so the songs now flow seamlessly
together. He sequenced the songs so they fall in the correct order.
He edited out bad parts so well you did not even notice. He made
all the songs blend together into a cohesive unit."
"The mastering engineer is the real key to the process... He
has great ears because of his experience and he knows his monitors
the way you know your favorite pair of shoes."
- Bobby Owsinski
Axistudio has become one of the best recording, mixing, and mastering
studios in the Greater New Orleans area. |
