Silk Sound

Bellingham-based recording, mixing, and live sound engineer. Welcome to my page! I'll try to keep this page current. I'd love to hear from you!

I’m Brendan Silk, a freelance audio recording engineer and music producer based in Bellingham, WA. I offer affordable, high quality audio recording, audio pre-production, and audio post-production to artists in Bellingham and the greater Seattle area. Artists I’ve worked with include Girl Guts, Candysound, Fallopia, Actionesse, Panda Panda Panda, Apparitions, and Good Hue. I’ve also produced recor

03/18/2019

New jams from The Vaticxnts! Recorded back in March of last year and remixed recently.

Live at the Shakedown, by The Vaticunts 10 track album

03/14/2019

Mixed and "mastered" this live track from The Collectors' set at The Firefly Lounge What's Up! birthday show last Wednesday. This is their first release so pretty stoked to be a part of it. Give it a listen and check out their release show at Make.Shift this Friday!

Waste (Live), by The Collectors track by The Collectors

02/24/2019

New EP from my post-instrument band Jortress. Produced, mixed, and pseudo-mastered in the studio here.

DESERT THE EARTH, by JORTRESS 4 track album

02/22/2019

Need or want a live show recorded? I'm offering fully mixed multitrack live recordings for $50 a set, plus an engineering fee if applicable (waived if I'm working the show). I've recorded over 200 sets here in town, and would love to add yours! Work examples coming soon :)

01/03/2019

Here's a neat, comprehensive but concise guide to different compression styles. Recommended for folks with an intermediate to advanced level of familiarity with software or hardware compression and the topology of different types. Only thing I'd add: optos don't necessarily pump if they have a HPF built in, as most LA-2A incarnations do (the Summit TLA-100 as well, for example). 🤓 🤘

Bobby Owsinski's Music Production Blog Bobby Owsinski's inside look at the art of music engineering and production as well as the latest music industry news and views

12/12/2018

Need a project mixed? I'm available to take on new mixing work through the end of 2018. Competitive rates, 2-5 day turnaround depending on the project. Bulk discount for multiple tracks. PM for more info!

05/29/2018

ICYMI: Check out What's Up! Magazine's interview with GLITCHLETTE's Autumn Marceau for a look into her home studio, how she got started making electronic music, and the world's greatest Pollo.

05/25/2018

New GLITCHLETTE EP is out now. This one was a treat to work on. Go give Autumn all of your money.

SUBSOIL, by GLITCHLETTE 6 track album

Live at the Shakedown, by Bradley James Lockhart

01/12/2018

New alt-country solstice jams from Bradley James Lockhart. Haven't worked on a live recording in a while, and this was one of my favorites to mix. Check it out!

Live at the Shakedown, by Bradley James Lockhart 7 track album

01/12/2018

Mixed and mastered this new release by local songsmith and flagmaster Bradley James Lockhart. Live engineering by the one and only Paul Turpin. Check it out!

Live at the Shakedown, by Bradley James Lockhart 7 track album