Production | Mixing | Mastering - Boston MA

Your music deserves to sound as good as the songs that inspire you.

I'm Dereck Blackburn — a mixing and mastering engineer with 25 years of professional experience and a deep commitment to making records that last. I work with artists who care deeply about their music and want a collaborator who does too.

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““Dereck is a rare mix of top-tier quality engineer and openly generous with his time; feedback is honest, culturally sensitive, and always pushes the music forward.””

— Kevin Kline, Valleyheart

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AES Boston Treasurer

Recording Academy P&E Wing

Boston Music Awards Nominee '23 '24 '25

NEMA Nominee '23 '24 '25

Host — The High Pass Podcast

GRAMMY U Mentor

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The True Faith - "They Can Always Hurt You More" - Production and Mixing

LE COUTEAU - "NOW YOU'RE NOWHERE" - MIXING

HUSBANDS - "HUSBANDS" - PRODUCTION AND MIXING

ROSER - "ROSER LP" - PRODUCTION AND MIXING - WINNER OF THE ROCK AND ROLL RUMBLE 2024

DEAD TO FALL - "DEMO REISSUE 2026" - MIXING

QUADVIUM -
"Tetradōm" - MASTERING — QUADVIUM - "Tetradōm" - MASTERING

CRIPPLING ALCOHOLISM - "CAMGIRL" - MASTERING

I have 4 of these mics because they’re $20 each. It sounds FANTASTIC on snare. Pretty much as good as a 57 but more like an SM7B. I realize this is a wild claim - that’s fine. There’s something about this mic that just WORKS when it

quiethouserecording.substack.com - This question comes up frequently in conversations I have with other producers and studio owners. Not because we are trying to maximize profits. Most people who run studios know that is rarely the reality of the bus

quiethouserecording.substack.com — On paper and in my eyes, it has exactly what I needed: Instrument jack, input gain, decent headphone amp, lightweight, USB-C, bus powered. Then it had a few things that surprised me - Z-Tone variable impedance

QUIETHOUSERECORDING.SUBSTACK.COM — If you’ve been following along, you know I’ve been using Steven Slate Audio’s VSX headphone system for a while now. The premise is compelling for anyone doing serious mixing work: a closed-ba

QUIETHOUSERECORDING.SUBSTACK.COM - I made this list for people who are interested in sync licensing and don’t know where to start. I am going to make it as simple as possible, all information from personal experience or information I’ve c

They’re here and they are very very very good. @stevenslateaudio gave us something very special here. First thing I will tell you is the lower mids and bass are really incredible. You can really hear and feel the differences between the differe

Happy Black History Month! I’d like to share with you some things that I have read that have made quite an impression on me, starting with this book about Huddie Ledbetter. I can promise you if you have even a passing interest in the history of

Happy 30th to yet another record that challenged me as a young man and made me more curious about how “real records” were made. This is a real fucking record, produced by Tori herself. A personal statement, a sword untouchable. We wore th

Great session with @couchcrash at @wondersmithaudio yesterday! 10 songs tracked and stacked, happy birthday Joey!

Here’s a list of things I wrote in my notes app this year. I didn’t come up with all of these, many of them are things I distilled from interviews, discord conversations, making daily schedules, getting up early, and staying out late. I h

quiethouserecording.substack.com - my weekly post is up now, link in bio. #musicindustry isn’t gone, it’s just optional now.

I just got my personal copy of CAMGIRL by @your.crippling.alcoholism on the same day they announced they’re now part of @theflenser family. It was an honor to Master this record and be a small part of a work that’s heavy, singular, and h

12.13.26 - Chicago IL - Friends, Family, and MUSIC.

quiethouserecording.substack.com - First off, I want to say thank you to all of the new subscribers (and about 412 new followers) from the last 3 days. I did not expect anything I wrote to take off the way Architecture for Sound: On Kevin Shields, SU

About

I've spent the better part of 25 years in studios: as an engineer, mixer, mastering engineer, and producer. I've worked across genres, budgets, and timelines, from intimate solo recordings to nationally recognized releases.

My career has taken me through some of the most respected studios in the country. Those experiences shaped how I hear music and how I think about the relationship between artist and engineer. What separates a good record from a great one is rarely gear or software. It's judgment. It's listening. It's knowing when to push and when to get out of the way.

I take a limited number of projects at a time by design. When I'm on your record, I'm on your record.

I believe in the pursuit of the sound you’re after.

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MASTERED AT QUIETHOUSE

There is a reason why so many artists trust Dereck to Master their music.

Balance • EQ • Dynamics • Spectral Repair • Fades • QC

Stem mastering • DDP w/ CD-Text + ISRC • Alt masters (acapella, clean, instrumental) • Vinyl/cassette pre-masters • Apple Digital Masters Certified • Multiple Revisions • 3–5-day turnaround or less

More Mastering Credits at Muso.ai

Quiethouse Recording is the private residential studio of audio engineer

Dereck Blackburn, who is focused on the art of recording, mixing, and mastering audio.

We are proud to work with a diverse client base who represent the best of the audio and music industry from Grammy Award-Winning artists to local DIY bands and songwriters. We provide full service end-to-end from music production and engineering to mixing and mastering audio.

We are located in the Boston Massachusetts Metro area but have the ability to provide recording, mixing, and mastering services remotely.