© Gert Stockmans

Greetings. I make music and play in a band called HIPPOTRAKTOR. Want to make music together? Scroll further.

Contact

Only production, recording, mix and/or mastering enquiries will be met with a reply. 

For mix enquiries also include link(s) to demo’s and/or previous releases. Make sure your links are immediately accessible and do not require permission requests. 

Do not send me WeTransfer download links. They expire.

Since no project is the same, each and every quote will be different. You’ll find an overview of my rates bellow.

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MIXING

I do my best work when I can focus and mix alone in my own environment, then go through your feedback afterwards. All mixes are unattended, with feedback handled via detailed notes and revisions.

Base rates (stereo)

  • Albums / EPs: from €350 per song.

  • Singles: from €400 per song.
    All prices excl. 21% VAT.

Base price includes:

  • Songs up to 7 minutes in length.

  • Up to around 100 audio tracks (busses / FX prints not counted).

  • 2 rounds of revisions.

  • Final delivery of full mix in interleaved stereo wav + mp3.

Some of the music I work on is very long and dense. To keep things fair on both sides, songs that are significantly longer or have very large sessions (well over ~100 audio tracks, lots of layers, etc.) are priced differently.

Base rates (live sessions)

  • Live session mixes: from €500 per set/show/recording with up to 1 hour of recorded audio and a maximum of 50 tracks (busses / FX prints not counted). Pricing will be adjusted for longer sessions or higher track counts.
    All prices excl. 21% VAT.

How feedback works

  • You receive Mix 1 and will listen to it on your own speakers/headphones.

  • You send me one consolidated list of notes → I send Revision 1.

  • We fine-tune with Revision 2 if needed.

  • Further revisions are possible and are billed separately.

If you’d like to talk through references and priorities before I start, we can schedule a short call so I know exactly where to take the mixes.

MASTERING

I offer standalone stereo mastering as well as mastering for projects I’ve mixed.

Standalone mastering

  • Singles: €80 per track.

  • EPs (2–4 tracks): from €70 per track (minimum €200).

  • Albums (5+ tracks): from €60 per track (minimum €400).
    All prices excl. 21% VAT.

Standalone mastering includes:

  • Mastering from your final stereo mixes.

  • 1–2 revisions per track if needed.

  • Album/EP sequencing and loudness matching.

  • Delivery of master files for digital release.

Discount for mix clients
If I also mixed your project, mastering is available at a reduced rate of €30 (excl. 21% VAT) per song as an add-on to the mix.

Formats
Standard mastering includes digital masters for streaming/download.
DDP masters for CD and vinyl premasters are available as add-ons and are priced per project, depending on length and requirements.

RECORDING & EDITING

I don’t run a fixed commercial studio of my own.
For band recordings I work together with several studios and live rooms, and choose the space based on budget, instrument and acoustics. That way we can go from tight, controlled rooms to big, roomy drums depending on what your record needs.

Engineering rates

  • Half day (up to 4 hours): €220.

  • Full day (up to 8 hours): €350.

  • Extra hours: €50/hour.
    All prices excl. 21% VAT. Studio rental is not included.

Studio rental is billed at cost on top of my rate. Once I know your budget and the scope of the project, I can suggest a few studios that fit and handle the booking.

Editing & tuning

Basic cleanup and small timing/pitch fixes are included in the mix.
More in-depth editing (full drum tightening, detailed vocal tuning, heavy guitar/bass cleanup, etc.) is billed by time at my normal engineering rate (€50/hour, or €220 half day / €350 full day). I can give an estimate per song once I’ve heard the performances.