Colin Barratt

Specialising in Dance Music Mix & Mastering.

Logos of audio and sound companies, including Solid State Logic, Black Box, Prism Sound, ATC Acoustic Engineers, Louder Than Liftoff, Maag Audio, Trinnov Audio and Cranborne Audio.

About

With over 25 years of experience in dance music, Colin has evolved from a vinyl DJ at 17 to becoming a trusted mix and mastering engineer for some of the most respected names in the industry. His passion for house music, shaped by years on the dance-floor, behind the decks and in the studio gives him a unique, intuitive understanding of what works both creatively and in live performance. It’s this understanding gained through experience in all aspects of the industry, along with his personal approach with clients that sets him apart from other engineers.

Catalogue Highlights

Trusted By

  • Idris Elba

    Josh Baker

    L.P. Rhythm

    Julian Fijma

    SOSA

    TeeDee

    Moon Boots

    Bolden

    Cam Stockman

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  • Warner

    Sony

    Three Six Zero

    Positiva

    Defected

    Ministry Of Sound

    Nexup

    Hot Creations

    Moon Harbour

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Services

  • When your mix is on point it’s time for the final, crucial step in the production process. Using a hybrid analogue/digital mastering chain to achieve the precision and warmth required to elevate your creation from a raw mix to a club-ready track. Ensuring it sounds polished, consistent, and powerful across all playback systems, from heavy club set ups to headphones and car stereos.

  • A "hybrid" process that sits between a full mixdown and final stereo mastering for when you’re confident your group mixing/balance is on point. Up to 10 group stems can be provided - kick and bass as individual stems, then the following as groups - hats, cymbs/rides, percs, vocals, music, fx, sends - please send the track demo mix for recommended grouping. If there are any sounds in particular that you have struggled with in the mix, these can be sent individually with an explanation.

  • The most popular bracket and the one that yields the best results. A comprehensive process of transforming individual elements into a polished and club-ready stereo file. Giving your track a full mix work-over with every channel separated gives the engineer the freedom to work their magic without the restrictions of grouped stems before the final mastering process.

  • Following on from service 03 but with a little help polishing up your track if required. Working with the client to provide the final tweaks for track completion. Minor adjustments to structure, builds, FX and transitions are common for this bracket (not creative writing of new parts/melodies)…for those tracks that are so close but not quite hitting the spot yet, or if you just need a non-attached 3rd party pair of ears to help it to the finish line (we’ve all been there!).

Whatever stage your record is at, we have a service available to help you take it to the finish line.

Reach Out

or email us directly at:

lance@continuousentertainment.co.uk