Deep Blue Sea Music

12/03/2023

My SoundBetter page is LIVE! Check it out:

Hello! My name is Ethan Fields, and I am an audio engineer and musician from Long Island, NY. Growing up with a shared love for music and technology, I studied Music Composition and Sound Recording Technology at SUNY at Fredonia, and Audio Arts at Syracuse University. I draw my audio engineering exp...

25/01/2023

More music from The Newhouse Sessions is live now! Here and on YouTube:

09/12/2022

I'm happy to share several new releases I worked on during my internship at PARMA Recordings! These projects were a joy to work on, and I'm excited to share them with you all. You can view and listen to the albums at the links below:

Garth Baxter, Ask of Me What the Birds Sang (Editing) - https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6481/

ANIMO, ANIMO TWO (Mastering) - https://www.ravellorecords.com/catalog/rr8079/

Peter Sulski, Bowed Colors (Additional Editing) - https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6478/

Various Artists, "Dashing, Vol. 3" (Additional Editing, Additional Mastering) - https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6472/

28/09/2022

Hey all! Apologies for the radio silence recently - I’ve been quite busy at Sony Music, but I’m loving it so far.
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Quality Control (QC), which is my main responsibility at Sony, is an important step in the production of audio. QC engineers are the “last pair of hands” on mastered audio products, checking for any major errors or problems before they’re approved for distribution. These include extraneous noises, digital clicks and ticks, distortion, missed curse edits in clean edits, and many others.
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Outside of standard stereo releases, we also work with immersive audio formats like Atmos and 360RA, 5.1 and 7.1, and even quadrophonic audio. In addition to standard QC checks, these products must be tested to ensure that they conform to distributor standards in both immersive and binaural (i.e., rendered down to stereo) formats.
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I’m greatly enjoying my time at Sony so far. I’m hoping to do some more external audio work in the future, so stay tuned!
(Pictured are views from Sony’s US offices - since we work with high-security content, I can’t post much that I’ve worked on. Thankfully the neighborhood is quite photogenic!)

01/07/2022

This past week, I had the amazing opportunity to visit a recording session run by in the beautiful . Seeing a professional recording session of chamber music was extremely informative, and I’m so glad I got to experience it in a place as gorgeous as Rockport.

26/04/2022

Last Friday, I had the absolute pleasure of recording Elegos, a new piece by composer Jack Stamp in memory of Christopher Rouse, performed by the Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra.

Using an incredible collection of microphones from SCHOEPS Mikrofone and Shure, I was able to capture an amazing performance in a beautiful hall. I’m exited to begin working on the piece in post!

21/04/2022

In addition to this Saturday’s performance, I will be recording Jack Stamp’s new piece, “Elogos”, as part of my graduate capstone project. I’m excited to help create the first recording of a brand-new piece!

Winners Performance Jonathan Harrity, Concerto No. 1, MVT 3, Carl Maria von Weber, Studio of Dr. Jill Coggiola Keidi Sada, Violin concerto in D major, MVT 1, Brahms, Studio of Professor Will Knuth…