Rates

The following is a list of common services that Steve provides for many artists and clients.
This page doesn’t cover fees for live performances or sideman/touring work. Those situations are all unique and negotiable.
Contact us here to discuss anything regarding live performance or touring.

Production Rates

Steve Dawson is an award-winning producer who is always taking on new clients and projects. Production rates are extremely tricky to post. The reason is that production really varies in scope from project to project. It doesn’t make sense to have one rate to produce when the artist could be an acoustic folk duo, a full rock band with a 5-piece horn section, or anything in between. Some people want to save time and money by moving very quickly, and he can do that. Others want to work at a more comfortable pace, and that’s great too. Steve is used to working in all kinds of situations, and for that reason he really needs to hear about the kind of recording you want to make and will customize a quote based on that information.
The best thing to do is to contact Steve here to discuss your project and get the ball rolling.

Steve also works in other locations regularly. If you’re interested in making a record somewhere else, just get in touch!

Overdub/Session Rates

Have Steve Dawson play on a song or songs in Nashville, or remotely. Steve is an award-winning musician with over 300 album credits, and can add acoustic, electric guitars, pedal steel, slide guitar, lap steel, banjo, and more to your songs. If you’re looking to work remotely, he will just need a rough mix to track to and a quick discussion of what you’re looking for in the tracks.

Remote Overdub Rates (You send the file, Steve records his parts and sends them back):
$200/song (1-4 songs)
$175/song (5+ songs)

In Nashville, Steve can work with you at his own place, or can come to any studio in the city for a session. Rates depend on a few things, but are generally:

$300 (half day - 3 hr session - get as much done as you can!)
$600 (Full day - 6 hr session - get even more done!)

Per-song sessions in Nashville are also possible. Contact us about booking a session or with any questions.

Mixing Rates

Steve has mixed well over 100 albums, countless singles and many EP’s. He will take your tracks that are already recorded and mix them through the studio’s API console and analog equipment. World-class converters are used to get the digital audio into the analog realm at which time your song will be mixed through the console, outboard gear and an incredible master bus chain. Prices include 2 revisions free of charge (After that, revisions are charged on an hourly basis). Prices reflect tracks that are complete, more or less edited, etc. If extensive editing is required, there will be additional charges, but that will be determined before he starts - no surprise charges after the fact!

Mixing Rates:
$500/song (1-5 songs) Including 2 revisions
$450/song (6+ songs) Including 2 revisions