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To me, every artist I come in contact with, every song I mix, every video I create, is a new adventure……..an adventure with a purpose.
Mixing, Mastering and Storytelling Music Videos-Engineer
ROBERT CICORNIO | Arm Fusion Studio
As a dedicated Mixing and Mastering Engineer at Arm Fusion Studio, Robert specializes in creating compelling music mixes and storytelling music videos. He has a track record of delivering high-quality services in the Greater SF Bay Area and working primarily with locals. He provides music mixes that clients love and his expertise and ability to pay attention to details, extends to mastering and producing visually engaging music videos.
About 8 years ago, Robert was working mainly by word of mouth from locals. He recorded, edited, mixed and mastered. He decided, about two years ago (from date of this writing), to create a website and specialize in three areas so he could provide services to the world. Since he loves to create music videos, he decided that his website would have very little writing on it and his intro to services, instructions for clients and other details would be done mostly with videos and some audio.
“You can get a message across much better when you are actually talking to someone. Why? Well, your tone of voice, your expressions, your gestures, amongst other things, will leave a bigger impact than the written word.”
One of Robert’s notable achievements, since starting his website to the world, includes a well-recorded flute project for an album produced in Germany, earning him credit on the album release. Additionally, his storytelling music videos have received exceptional feedback from both clients and viewers.
Robert’s professional goal is to help unknown artists gain recognition through music videos, which he refers to as “A Modern-Day Business Card.” In today’s visual world, with numerous platforms available, Robert believes that a well-crafted video can make a significant impact as most people prefer watching videos for entertainment, tutorials, work and just about anything.
“We are definitely in the age of Visual Platforms!! I work with artists in order to help them realize the vision for their song, fulfill that purpose, that message. Create a modern-day business card with their music and a great video that will make them stick in people’s minds. Instead of just listening to music……. people are watching it…!! Working together and sharing ideas can possibly have an impact and benefit to the artist, myself and the world. This adventure is not always a road meant to be traveled alone.”
Robert acquired most of his experience in the analog world, however he long ago made the transition to digital. Just as technology continues to evolve, so he does as well. He has developed his own new techniques, tricks and processes with mixing, mastering and music videos. He mainly works “in the box”, just like many engineers do these days (even the famous ones) – His view on that is simple;
“The Plug-ins these days are so evolved and good, that many of them mimic analog gear very closely, unlike back in late 90’s to mid-2000’s. The need for analog equipment is not necessary to achieve great mixes or masters”.
He does have an elaborate set up that helps in facilitating the processes needed to give him the listening and visual power he needs so that no details are missed.
Beyond his professional life, Robert enjoys architecture, carpentry, design, computers, great food, exercise and muscle cars. He is also a master chef and a former restaurateur, bringing a unique blend of creativity and precision to all his endeavors.
A Quick History
Robert was born into a family rich in culinary and musical talent. His grandfather was a master pastry chef and businessman, his father a restaurateur and master chef, and his mother a locally renowned singer with radio play. From a young age, Robert was captivated by music, often watching his mother and her band rehearse at home. He took piano lessons at 10 but quit early, only to later teach himself to play by ear. He also loved creating beats on furniture and dinnerware, much to his family’s annoyance.
Starting at age 10, Robert worked in his family’s restaurants and pastry shops, learning valuable lessons in work ethics and business. At 18, he faced a pivotal decision between music and culinary arts, choosing the latter first. He became a restaurateur, businessman, and chef, also engaging in restaurant design and consultation. This fast-paced, multitasking environment honed skills that seamlessly translated to his music career.
His passion for music led him to explore how certain songs evoked strong emotional reactions. While running his culinary businesses, he formed several bands, studied songwriting, and delved into recording and mixing. He spent time in professional studios, learning from engineers while recording his own songs. In the mid to late ’90s, he built two home recording studios and later established a semi-pro studio in the early 2000s, where locals could record their demos at a reasonable fee.
Our Team
Doug Chancellor
With over 30 years of in-studio experience, artistically creating full production recordings for award winning artists such as ConFunkShun, Papa Roach, Joe Craven, Tommy Lee Moffat, and Miles Helm; Doug has recorded, mixed, mastered, and produced, hundreds of projects in all genres. Having your project professionally mixed and mastered is the absolute best way to showcase your sound; Doug will creatively bring out the very best of what your tracks have to offer. “I enjoy helping artists make their musical creations come to life, and I look forward to the privilege of working with you and your music”.
Jami Williamsen
Jami Williamsen’s aspiration to make music, act, and edit films started early in life and hasn’t stopped. Her technical experience includes three years with Final Cut Pro, iMovie, along with Apple computers. Social media, such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram have become an instinct. Her fascination of the concept of story-telling, combined with her understanding of music and video gives her a unique perspective for editing numerous music-video productions.
Michael Williamsen
You recognize them from the first few notes, tap your foot, sing along, see a picture in your mind, make you hit the repeat button; are these songs magic, a gift, science, just plain luck? Maybe all of these? Who is Michael Williamsen? Find Michael on Facebook to see hundreds of music connections. Search on Linkedin: Three of the top 5 profiles of music, youth sports advocate, and real estate are his. Search him on google: He owns the first 2 pages. Amazon bestseller author, screenwriter, novelist, biographer, magazine contributor, artist, are labels people have placed on him. As a musician playing bass in the bars with his high school band teacher, disc jockey for high school dances, studying Bach in college all came together in the College for Recording Arts and his years as an engineer under Grammy winner Steven Hart, Oscar winning Dr. Richie Moore, David Kessner, Jim Gaines, and others in and out of recording studios up and down the coast of California. Michael describes himself as a storyteller. Songs, books, movies, art; all have a story to tell. What are your stories? Are you ready to take your songs to the next level?
Matt Hepworth
Growing up with a music-professor father and a well-known dance instructor as his mother, Matthew was predisposed to be in music and the arts. Later, Matthew developed an interest in computers. In 1984, he hooked a Prophet 5 to his Commodore 64 via MIDI with Steinberg’s Pro16 software—and he was hooked! Since then, he’s become an accomplished musician playing a variety of instruments, including bass guitar and Theremin. You can occasionally catch Matthew performing with The Jonni Lightfoot Band. While Matthew continues to mix and master music for a variety of clients, his main focus for the past decade is teaching people how to use digital audio software like Cubase, Nuendo, WaveLab, Ozone, and RX. He’s also deeply involved in professional video and photography. But his love of music keeps him busy with teaching, writing, mixing and mastering.
Communication is extremely important in just about anything you do. But, what is extremely more important than anything else is the patience and ability to LISTEN well……..Not just hear – There’s a BIG difference….!!!!
ARM FUSION STUDIO GEAR
Equipment
- Mackie Universal PRO 24 fader fully automated mixer
- Behringer HA8000 POWERPLAY
- Behringer VIRTUALIZER 3D FX2000
- TC-Helicon VoiceLive Touch 2
- Aphex 141b-Multi Outs for Dolby Atmos
- Tascam CD-RW900MK II Pro
- Novation/MiniNova Synth w Vocoder-USB-MIDI-Analog Stereo/Mono
- Alesis SR-15 Drum Machine
- Yamaha MOXF8 – keyboard/synth/workstation sequencer
- Monitors: KRK,Yamaha, Avantone Cubes, Yamaha Stage Loudspeakers
- Drawmer-Monitor Controller, Headphones: KRK, Shure, Sennheiser, Samson Patchbays
Software
- Cubase 12 Pro
- Davinci Resolve 19
- Audacity Audio Editor
- Kontakt 6
- Native Instruments-Various Libraries
- iZotope Plug-ins
- Voxengo Plug-ins
- dearVR Pro-Binaural Panning
- KUSH-Pro Plug-ins
- Toontrack-EZ-Drummer II
- Output-Sound Engines & Libraries
Microphones
- Condenser:
- AKG C414 XLS
- AKG C 519 MicroMic
- DPA Core 4099
- Mojave MA-301FET
- Lauten LA-120
- Shure PGA98H-XLR
- Sterling ST31 FET
- Audix F9
- Dynamic:
- Shure SM7B
- Sennheiser e835
- Shure SM57,Shure SM58
- Audix F6, Audix F5, Audix F2
Hardware
- CREATION STATION Rackmount Computer-Asus Motherboard
- Internal and External SSD DRIVES + 12Tb HDD
- APC Pro BR1000G - UPS
- Steinberg UR824 A/D Interface
- Audient ASP 800 A/D pre-amp/converters
Proficiency comes with doing something over and over many times; knowledge comes from learning new things all the time. Knowledge and proficiency working together, allows you the power to be great at anything you set your mind to.