If you’re in need of an exciting, brand new arrangement tailor-made to your a cappella group’s style, strengths and specifications, this is where you’ll find precisely what you’re looking for — literally. Mike Boxer is an experienced, award-winning arranger who’s charted tunes for a cappella groups worldwide, from high school to the pros, and he’s currently available for new commissions and ready to work with you to provide exactly what you need to add that spark to your group’s repertoire.

Interested in a more affordable solution? Dozens of ensembles worldwide have made use of one or more of the over 200 arrangements in Mike’s back-catalog, most of which are available for purchase.  Contact us if you see something you like!

It’s important to start out on the right foot — and tracking is step one. There are lots of things post-production can improve, but it’s no substitute for top-notch performance in the studio and quality recording technique. Capturing each of your group members individually, cleanly and clearly ultimately allows for the most flexibility with editing and mixing — and most importantly, the right guidance during the session ensures the right approach to the vocal performance. The dynamics, energy, tone, intensity, emotion and everything else that come with your delivery are something no computer can fix.

We employ a full setup of professional-grade equipment including Neumann mics, ProTools and i7 processors, but it’s the guys behind the controls that prove most valuable — our affordable hourly rates include Mike and/or other experienced engineers well-versed not just in the technical logistics but also in how to provide thoughtful, encouraging direction and vocal coaching where appropriate. Everything we do is about helping your group reach its full potential.

The best part: the studio is wherever you are. We come to you — just provide us with a quiet room that’s comfortable and convenient for you, and we’ll set up shop, saving you the significant expense of travel, not to mention your valuable time and energy.

After we’ve captured your group in tracking and perfected the performance in editing, we move to mixing and tie it all together. We’ll adjust levels and automation, effects, equalization, samples and sequencing and a whole lot more. The right balance gets everything sitting just right and fuses the many elements of your recording into a unified, streamlined final product, while accentuating its strengths and concealing its weaknesses. This part of the process is probably the most subjective, and where the track gets most of its character.

Like editing, mixing is done via remote — we can even work with tracks you record yourself at or at another studio, in the New York area or even thousands of miles away. Once we get a solid idea of what you want to see out of your mixes, we’ll move forward and send you mp3s of first drafts, which you then either approve or revise and send us back to the drawing board.

Style and identity varies heavily from one group to the next (and more often than not, from one group member to the next!). Whether your group’s artistic vision is clear and distinct or needs our help with fleshing out, our ultimate goal is to build a final product together with you that closely matches that vision. So we’ll be listening closely to what you have to say about it.

Are you a purist or a progressive? What existing a cappella tracks appeal to you the most, and what do you like about them? This is your project — you’re placing the technical execution in our hands, but we’ll carry it out armed with a strong sense of how you envision your mixes, so that ultimately, we’re simply an extension of you and of your creative vision, and your final mix is simply its best possible embodiment.

We’ve been around the block more than a few times in terms of seeing an album from the very start to the very end — and having someone like that in your corner can be invaluable, whether it’s your first time or your 100th.

So whether you need someone to help you navigate the big picture, or just some guidance with any one of the components of the overall process (never underestimate the value of just one more good set of ears!), we’re here to help. Our forte lies in arranging, tracking, editing and mixing — but we work with an extended professional network of the best in the business for graphic design, mastering, replication, distribution, marketing, and anything else you can think of.