HIILI MUSIC & REFERENCES

Hiili Music was founded in the early 2000s. The company is led by Hiili Hiilesmaa (MA), a music producer, recording engineer, and mixing engineer who has worked on numerous successful albums since the late 1990s. Albums produced by Hiilesmaa have sold more than six million copies worldwide, while his productions have accumulated hundreds of millions […]

Mixing

Mixing is one of the core services offered by Hiili Hiilesmaa. The goal is to create a balanced and effective whole in which all elements support one another and the music sounds exactly as it should. Great sound is naturally at the heart of mixing, but a successful result also depends on good collaboration between […]

Pre-production

Well-executed music pre-production saves both time and money. Because pre-production does not require studio time and can be carried out remotely, it is also a highly cost-effective part of the production process.

Mastering

Mastering is often talked about as if it were some mysterious and secretive stage of music production and album production. In simple terms, mastering is the process of refining songs so that they work together as a coherent whole and translate as well as possible across different playback systems.

Recording

The recording phase does not have to mean that the artist or the entire band relocates to a studio in another city for weeks at a time. Today, a significant part of the recording process can be carried out using the band’s own equipment and in their own spaces. This is often a sensible solution […]