Your music deserves to sound as good as the songs that inspire you.

Transform voice memos into

playlist-worthy songs.

“Ever start a song on your phone and wonder how to turn this into a record?”

turn raw voice memos into productions you can be proud of — so your idea never dies in your Notes app.

Before:

Send me your voice memo or demo, and I’ll sculpt the arrangement around your idea while you stay hands-on at every step; together, we’ll transform that spark into a release-ready track in record time.

After:

MASTERED AT QUIETHOUSE

There is a reason why so many artists trust Dereck to Master their music.

Balance • EQ • Dynamics • Spectral Repair • Fades • QC

Stem mastering • DDP w/ CD-Text + ISRC • Alt masters (acapella, clean, instrumental) • Vinyl/cassette pre-masters • Apple Digital Masters Certified• Multiple Revisions • 3–5-day turnaround or less

Some of our clients:

memory lame

chainlacing

ship burial

god horse boxer

daphne blue underworld

sarah grella

tunneling

death by lions

luxury deathtrap

crown of birches

redwood sleeper

bikethrasher

eliza howells

miss bones

emily edrosa

the doldrums

see you at rogers

le couteau

neverless.am

aaron bear

DKNTL

death defier

black hatch

crablord

crippling alcoholism

wyn & the white light

the reputation

slim volume

charming arson

lincoln durham

duck island

zaid khan

divi

carsick cars

dalton moon

mint green

emily quinn

imogen heap

carsick cars

KIPSY

lost dog

roser

subsist

brad breeck

sidewave

redwood sleeper

the only things

the gemtones

jo strogatz / meira

ursonaut

lucy spacehead

husbands

the true faith

graveyard of the atlantic

doom lagoon

kamen ross

idle pilot

maddie lam

crone visions

loopy bang

zoe firn

roland high life

long stares

knife tricks

long stares

Recording, mixing, mastering. Taking pictures of sunsets. Hanging with the dog. Spending time with family. Making big plans. Everything feels good right now.
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Quiethouse Recording is the private residential studio of audio engineer

Dereck Blackburn, who is focused on the art of recording, mixing, and mastering audio.

We are proud to work with a diverse client base who represent the best of the audio and music industry from Grammy Award-Winning artists to local DIY bands and songwriters. We provide full service end-to-end from music production and engineering to mixing and mastering audio.

We are located in the Boston Massachusetts Metro area but have the ability to provide recording, mixing, and mastering services remotely.