18 year veteran audio engineer

speciality: producing, mastering & acoustic music recording

"I have an obsession with finding a unique sound for each project I am involved with. I find the evolution an album takes from conception to the overall voice of a finished project incredible. "

Besides for himself and others not listed here, the following represents a few of the artists Jeff has recorded and produced songs, demos or albums for:

Clark Yost John Wilber
Tom Schrader
Emily Weidauer Jeff Tweeter Dominic Clinton
J. B. Barrick Bob Johnson Paul Hardy
Spontaneous Combustion Jana Amanda Dobblemann
George Mason Dave Folkert Kate Grace
Tom Feldmann Chris Ray Sue Armitage
Gregg & Sari Buran Brent Roske Bird in the Hand
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Jeff Thornton
Maple Island Records

19030 Dreaming River Drive
Terrace, MN 56334 USA

email: jeff@mapleislandrecords.com
phone: 320/278-3019

Besides the services listed below, Jeff is your "Submissions" contact. He will take his recommendations to the MIR board for artists that may be appropriate for the label.

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  • Digital Recording
  • Production
  • Mixing / Mastering
  • Submissions

Jeff is the driving force behind Maple Island Records. As visualist and part owner/operator he personifies the ideal of songwriting as an artform. He helps to seek out and expose new artists. As your "Submissions" contact, he will take recommendations to the MIR board for artists that may be appropriate for the label.

Jeff brings much talent and experience to the table. His mixing and mastering talents sculpt a fluid architecture of sound. Built from solid beginnings with professional recording techniques your project will reach new heights in his capable hands.

View or print the PDF version of his e-book detailing the mastering process. Many musicians are uninformed about the mastering process & look at it as an unnecessary expense. This thought is often painfully brought to light, when product returns from the manufacturer with inconsistent sound levels, bad song spacing & other problems that are correctable by mastering.

To download a PDF version of the Mastering book to your PC, click "Mastering". Be sure you have Acrobat loaded before choosing this option. The file size is 284KB. The "Save As" dialog box will display. Click "Cancel" if you choose to view the information online or give the file a name, and select the name and destination to save the file to. Click "Save".

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader® to open, view or print the PDF file. The Reader is free from the Adobe site. Click the "get Acrobat Reader" button to move to the Adobe site, if you need to download Acrobat Reader®.

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