The Studer 24-track tape machine at TRC Studios, meters lit

Your demo, mixed like a record.

Mike Schatzlein turns rock, pop and country tracks into polished, stream‑ready masters in Nashville.

Get a free evaluation Call Mike at 423 888-8663

Press play. Judge for yourself.

Five songs mixed or remixed by Mike. Three of them started life on 24-track tape.

Dan Daley

Restless Heart

Dan, a musician and music journalist, brought us 24-tracks cut at 39th Street Studios in the early 80s. Restored and ready for streaming.

1982, 2025 remix

0:003:32

More mixes on the Streams page

Mike Schatzlein at the Avid S6 console at TRC Studios

Heart transplant surgeon. Mix engineer.

Mike Schatzlein has been mixing since he was 21, back when TRC’s consoles were large-format analog. He plays keys and trumpet, sings, and played in the rock band Reformation.

He lives for mixing. Studio Five, in Nashville, is his best mix room ever.

More about Mike

From your tracks to a master in two weeks.

1
Send your tracks and a prior mix
Upload them to our server, or ship the 24-track tape. Questions? Email or call Mike.
2
Listen while he mixes
Join live over Sessionwire, or get progress mixes to comment on.
3
Get your master
Release-ready and ready to stream.

The tape counter and transport of TRC's Studer machine

$1000 and up per song.

That’s Mike’s usual rate. Tracks he likes, he sometimes mixes for less, or even free. The evaluation costs nothing.

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Your old tapes won’t last.

Tape from the 70s, 80s and 90s is breaking down. We’ve worked with tape for 50 years and transferred more than 400 24-track tapes. You get WAV files that open in any DAW.

per ¼-inch reel: $25
per 2-inch reel: $75

About a third of what others charge. Dolby A, SR or dbx decoding costs extra. Prices as of April 2025.

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