THE PEAK-STUDIOS TEAM
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DANIEL B
RECORDING & MIXING & Reamp
CHRIS JONES
Mixing & Mastering
ANDRE A
RECORDING & MIXING
Dennis K.
RECORDING & MIXING
DIGGAH
Feel good manager
SVEN D
Web development / usability / UX
HENDRIK S
controlling
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HISTORY: PEAK-STUDIOS - MIXING & MASTERING
Peak-Studios – Mixing and Mastering (formerly “Thug-Music Musicproduction”) was founded in 2006 in Würzburg. This online mastering studio has since been mixing and mastering music in well over 50 countries, with more than 1,000 song productions per year. Peak-Studios was one of the first professional online service providers for online mixing and online mastering. Core areas of expertise include stem mastering and audio restoration. Hip-hop, trap, pop, EDM, rock and punk rock are among the main genres we work on daily for our clients.
Below you will find a brief selection of key milestones from our history. For further insights into our work, please refer to the “References” section in the menu.
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2006
Thug-Music Musicproduction was founded. Our work focused on mixing and mastering, mainly for clients in the USA, New Zealand and Canada.
2008
Productions for artists such as Lutendberg and Kluge, Snowgoons, Wu-Tang, Pretty Ricky, King Gordy and many more.
2010
Renamed to "Peak-Studios - Mixing and Mastering"
2011
"Class Strugle" by Alterbeats (France) received a Product of the Year award in France.
2015
Winner of the German Rock & Pop Prize: "Best German Newcomer Pop Song - So Izzy"
2018
Winner of the German Rock & Pop Prize “Best German Hip Hop Newcomer – Thööö”
Peak-Studios was selected as 4th Best “Europe’s Best Online Mixing and Mastering Studio 2018”. Exceptional client support is especially important to CEO Chris Jones, who regularly speaks out about poor service standards in Germany.
Chris Jones has published in Recording Magazin and Tonspion, and has frequently appeared on the Masterlab Academy NightTalk.
Participation in a song production in the preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Opening of the Bamberg studio.
2019
Suggested for a Grammy nomination by "The Orchard" (Sony Music’s digital distributor) for the song "We are we'll be" in the category "Song of the Year".
Award for "Best Education Blog" by "Expertentesten.de"
Awarded by “Bonedo“ as the only German “online mixing and mastering company”
Website redesign.
2020
First place with Christian Torchiani “Totally doesn't matter” in the SWR TV viewers’ hit parade.
Launch of our Audio Podcast Service as a new service offering.
Christian Torchiani, Silke Vogt and Celina: entries in the Folk Music Airplay Charts Top 100.
Metal-Hammer.de interview about the release of Legal High - Rough Reboot.
Studio relocation from Würzburg to Gerbrunn (municipality of Würzburg).
Christian Torchiani - Rosalie: No. 1 and No. 3 on the VoMu radio charts (SWR4).
10 million streams for Snowgoons - Dynasty on Spotify.
Multiple No. 1 rankings with Christian Torchiani, Simon Wild and Dieter Dörnig.
Metal-Hammer.de review of "The Honest Rest".
Sonic Seducer Magazine review of "The Honest Rest".
Keys/RecMag podcast episode on streaming loudness and mastering.
2021
Expansion of the B-Studio - "Professional room acoustics in the new Peak-Studio B in a small space" by mbakustik GmbH.
Peak-Studios productions featuring Ricky Shane and Leilah Safka in Hossa Magazine.
Winner of the German Rock & Pop Prize: Best RnB Song, plus 2nd place for "Best Single of the Year 2021".
2022
Completion of the B-Studio.
Studio build consultancy in Kellmünz/Allgäu.
CD project "Children's rights - but real ones!" with Spielmobil Bamberg, in cooperation with the Bamberg Youth Welfare Office and local youth services.
Expansion: Berlin recording studio.
Relocation of the Bamberg recording studio from Eltmann to Bamberg city centre.
Sound & Recording "Studio Sofa" - on "Mastering - Loudness & Audio Restoration"
Idealo expert for "HiFi & Audio", especially for studio equipment, interfaces and microphones at Idealo.de.
2023
Construction management for a recording studio build in Kenya.
Children's Choir Project Guckheim.
Sound & Recording interview.
Relocation of the Berlin recording studio.
Participation in the study "Digitisation in the music industry and the impact on mastering for streaming platforms".
Further specialisation in "Vinyl Mastering"
First clients from Israel and Canada.
Article in "Beat" magazine about our mastering chain
Winner “German Rock & Pop Prize 2023” with the band Jets 21 in the categories:
- Best pop band
- Best song of 2023 (English language)
- Best Funk & Soul Band
- Best Rock Band (2nd place)
2024
Remote mixing and mastering as an integral part of our service
Option to provide your files after booking via the upload form, as well as the option to request a non-binding quote.
MIXING AND MASTERING REFERENCES
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SKIRT
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POP
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EDM
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BLACK
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METAL
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BAT
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DANCEHALL
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WORLD
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PUNK
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FOLK