This is some of the mastering work I've done in the last couple of years. I'm always up for requests, so hit me up, if you want me for a mastering job.

Test masters are always for free!!!



Mastering References

Mastered at Sludge Studios Tampa.

Taken from the EP "Deliverance".
Release: Sept 19th, 2013
Available via www.acuitymusic.com

The Focus - Sanguine (2013)

Mastered at Sludge Studios Tampa.

Taken from the reissued EP "Between Order and Model".
Release: Nov 19th, 2013
Available via www.endhitsrecords.com

End Hits Records asked me to master this exclusive FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND bonus track that came with the preorder of the reissue of their debut EP "Between Order and Model".

Funeral for a Friend - Red is the new Black (Acoustic) (2013)

Reamped, mixed and mastered at Sludge Studios Tampa.

Taken from the LP "The Villain".
Release: 4th April, 2014
Available via www.hardcore-merch.com

The band BEYOND THE SETTING SUN approached me in 2013 after hearing my work for THE SLEEPER. They hooked me up with drum midis, DI tracks of their guitars/bass and vocal recordings. I was asked to reamp the guitars and also mix and master the whole recording.

THE VILLAIN was a lot of work because of its layered complexity. I'm curious to see where BEYOND THE SETTING SUN will take their sound in the future. This is a really good debut for such a young band, though.

My goal with this to work towards a more realistic and heavy drumsound, rather than the attacky sound of my first productions. The guitars and bass are still reamped with my trusty old Line6 gear. I got hooked up with a Kemper in the meantime and have already used it for recordings and will also use it for reamping in the future, but I am actually quite happy with the results that I got with what I had at the time. 

Beyond the Setting Sun - Scorn (2013)

Instrumentals recorded at Sludge Studios Berlin.
Vocals recorded by Methods of Massacre.
Mixed and Mastered at Sludge Studios Tampa.

Taken from the EP "Retaliation".
Release: 1st March 2014
Available via www.methodsofmassacre.bandcamp.com

Free download

Methods of Massacre - Neptune, Feed Them to the Sharks (2013)

Mixed by M. Siegenhort of Lantlôs and mastered at Sludge Studios Berlin.

Taken from the EP "Into the Absolute"
Release: 12th May, 2014
Available via www.zeitgeistermusic.com

Owl - Into the Absolute (2014)

Reamped, mixed and mastered at Sludge Studios Tampa/Berlin.

Taken from the EP "The Ghosts we Called".
Release: 18th July, 2014

The Autumn Levels - Emergency Entrance (2014)

Reamped, mixed and mastered at Sludge Studios Tampa/Berlin.

Taken from the EP "Circles".
Release: 27th September, 2014

https://wearecrooks.bandcamp.com/

We are Crooks - Rise (2014)

My second mastering job for OWL. 'The Last Walk' is a 25 min Doom Metal mammoth, very unlike the more compact nature of their previous release.

You can buy it here: 

https://zeitgeister.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-walk

Bandcamp

Owl - The Last Walk (Excerpt) (2014)

My very good friend Florian and ex-bandmate Filip joined Ära Krâ after the final War From A Harlots Mouth tour and approached me for a Summer 2014 demo recording session.

All the instrumentals were done here at Sludge Studios. Ära Krâ recorded the vocals themselves while I was out of the country for the rest of 2014 and sent them back over to me for the mixing and mastering, which was finished in early 2015.

Now I'm stoked to present the first song to you. I'm really happy with the outcome and it was a lot of fun working with these guys.

Ära Krâ - Strang & Schwert (2015)

New mastering job for Germany's Hardcore powerhouse Risk It! - and they deliver as always. Order the record:

http://farewellrec.limitedrun.com/

Risk It! - Gettin' Low (2015)

Mastered at Sludge Studios Berlin.

Taken from the LP "The Imperial Skies".

Chapters - The Imperial Skies (2013)

Keepin' it raw and old school with this master for this newly founded Hardcore band. These scene veterans with members of Something Inside are putting the Straight Edge back on the map!

Belief - No More Doubts

Debut EP of my band NIGHTMARER

Pre-order the limited vinyl here: 
http://nightmarer.momentofcollapse.com

Pre-order the digital release here:
https://nightmarer.bandcamp.com

Guitars/bass recorded by Simon Hawemann at Sludge Studios
Drums recorded by Mark Wüstenhagen at Dailyhero Recordings
Vocals recorded by Jay Newman of Unearthly Trance
Mixed by Marc Wüstenhagen at Dailyhero Recordings
Mastered by Simon Hawemann at Sludge Studios

Nightmarer - Ceremony of Control (2016)

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Kp51-UO7Q

Band: https://www.facebook.com/lpstck.cc/

It's The Lipstick on Your Teeth - Purity Ring (2016)

Mountain - Hawking (2016)

Album master for the Austrian band It's the Lipstick on Your Teeth.

It's the Lipstick on Your Teeth - Skin Trade (2017)

Guitars and bass recorded at Sludge Studios Berlin.
Drums and vocals recored by F. Nowak at Dailyhero Recordings.
Mixed by F. Nowak at Dailyhero Recordings.
Mastered at Sludge Studios Berlin.

Taken from the LP "VOYEUR".
Release: 19th October, 2014
Available via www.season-of-mist.com

The album VOYEUR marks my first recording job ever. I tracked the guitars and bass for this WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH album in my - at that point - unnamed home studio. It was only supposed to be a pre-production, but we were happy enough with the results, so we ended up using the tracks for the final album. The vocal and drum recordings as well as the mix have been handled by Dailyhero Recordings in Berlin, the mastering was done here at Sludge Studios again.

Buy at iTunes

War from a Harlots Mouth - Vertigo (2012)

Instrumentals recorded at Sludge Studios Berlin.
Vocals recorded by M. Boer at Echolux Studios Leipzig.
Mixed and mastered at Sludge Studios Berlin.

Taken from the LP "Aurora".
Release: 22nd Feb, 2013
Available via www.thesleeperofficial.bandcamp.com

THE SLEEPER's debut AURORA marked my 2012 debut as a recording and mixing engineer for a band other than my own.

Buy at Amazon.de

The Sleeper - Convergence (2012)

Instrumentals recorded and mixed at Sludge Studios Berlin.
Vocals recorded and mixed by C. Schwarz at Schwarz Productions.
Mastered at Sludge Studios Berlin.

Taken from the LP "Exhaust".
Release: 14th June, 2013
Available via www.shop.bastardizedrecordings.de

Science of Sleep - Dogma (2013)

Mastered at Sludge Studios Tampa.

Taken from the 7" EP "The Only Thing".
Release: Jul 27th, 2013
Available via www.farewellrec.limitedrun.com

Preorder/buy the 7"

Risk It! - Disappear (2013)

Sludge Studios is the next step in the evolution of Moulder Masters. Having started as a mastering only studio in 2008, we are now offering full production services, which include recording, mixing and mastering.

Our studios are digitally based, so we don't offer drum recordings at this point but will hopefully be able to in the future. We currently have two studios - one is located in Berlin, Germany, the other in Tampa, Florida. We are specializing in Metal, Hardcore/Punk and Indie/Alternative Rock music. Our most recent productions include:

War from a Harlots Mouth - Voyeur (guitar/bass recordings, editing, mastering)
The Sleeper - Aurora (guitar/bass recordings, mixing, mastering)
Science of Sleep - Exhaust (guitar/bass recordings, mixing, mastering)

Simon also plays guitar in War from a Harlots Mouth (Season of Mist Records).

Message us if you need some work done!