Recording
Vocals, guitars, bass and full-band tracking, captured cleanly so the performance comes through.
Recording · Production · Original Music
Your song, recorded and produced the way you hear it
Dave Abbott Music records, produces, mixes and masters music for artists and songwriters, from a first demo to a finished, release-ready track.
Meet Dave
Many styles, one musician
Raised on the Central Coast of California, Dave Abbott grew up in Los Osos surfing and playing bass. Nowadaze, Bootise Merango, Killwatt and Criticnue are just a few of the bands he has played in over the years.
Dave plays, writes and records across a wide range of styles, and brings the same care to every one of them. Whatever your song calls for, he'll help you find its sound.
Watch
Shorts and videos
A taste of Dave's playing. There's more on his YouTube channel.
What I do
From the first take to the final master
Production
Arranging, building the track and shaping the sound so the song feels finished.
Mixing and mastering
Balanced, polished mixes and masters that sound right on every speaker.
How it works
Idea to finished track
Talk
We talk through the song, the sound you're after and your timeline.
Record
We track the parts, live or one at a time.
Mix and master
The track is balanced, polished and made ready for release.
Release
You get your finished files, ready to share with the world.
Listen and follow
Hear Dave's music
Videos and Shorts on YouTube, his music on Spotify, Apple Music and SoundCloud, and news on Facebook.
Let's make something
Got a song that needs finishing?
Whether it's a rough voice memo or a full band ready to track, tell me about it and we'll work out the best way to bring it to life.