Welcome

I’m Mark Nemoyten, owner and manager of Hear & Now audio. I’ve been a musician almost my entire life. My performing and teaching bio is on marknemoyten.com.

I’ve been fascinated by the recording process for years, and have always sought to broaden and expand my musical horizons. About twenty years ago I started Hear & Now Audio so that I could be involved in music at a different level and get a chance to work with other musicians and help them get their music heard by a greater audience. My clients have included solo singers, Siberian folk music, 15 piece R&B bands, Concert Bands, Symphony Orchestras, blues and jazz bands, classical chamber music, opera performances with orchestra, rock bands and more. I’ve also recorded sound for meetings, lectures and corporate events.

I want to make you sound your best. I love hearing clients say, “I didn’t know we could sound this good!”

No two musicians are the same. Different styles require different approaches. In some cases the best approach is to just record the moment as accurately as possible. Other music requires using the various tools at our disposal to make a song have more emotional impact by highlighting or altering particular elements of the sound.

Recording is mostly an art, with a little science thrown in to design and implement our tools of the trade. We learn through listening, study, practice, repetition, experimentation and more listening.

I will do everything I can to bring your vision to life. I may make some suggestions, or let you hear different approaches to your mix, but you decide what sounds best.

My studio space is located in San Rafael, California. We have access to a drum set, amplifiers, keyboards and various outboard gear and percussion for studio sessions. Rates for instrument rental are very reasonable.

I have been in the music business in the San Francisco Bay Area for many years, and know many top-notch studio musicians, arrangers and composers.