Music Production
Music producer Don Strong provides the experienced, creative input needed to record your best demos, audio CD album projects and music for media.
• Creative music production - customized to your needs as a solo artist or band. Specializing in work with new and emerging songwriters, with an eye on quality and budget.
• Sound / music design for podcasts, radio and theater
• Jingles, music beds and audio production for PSAs and commercials
• Music video production
• Consultation and budgeting services for recording projects and demos
With a keen ear for lyrics, song structure and musical elements, Don’s experienced creative guidance, coaching and feedback can include musical/vocal arrangements, selecting the right studio and session musicians.
As a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Don’s work on your project also includes his services as guitarist, bassist, percussionist and background vocalist.
Don Strong, Music Producer
Starting out in New York City in the mid-1980’s as a writer/producer for Def Jam urban R&B artists, Don Strong brings a unique spectrum of experience and musical perspective to current projects in a variety of genres.
As a Minneapolis-based music producer, writer and performer, Don and company provide the experienced, creative input needed to record your best song demos, audio CD album projects and music for media.
Currently collaborating with artists in the singer-songwriter, acoustic pop, Americana, and alternative folk music categories, Don’s recent projects include: The Grind (2020) by Songwriters Circle / Twin Cities, Space Between The Notes (2018) by alternative folk-rock band Zoe Says Go and Things You Cannot Measure (2017) by singer-songwriter Dave Dvorak in addition to production work with many other writer-performers such as Mayyadda, Johanna Mathews, Mark Lickteig, Courtney Yasmineh and Jeff Alan Ross.
What clients say about Producer Don Strong:
I was a novice songwriter when I first met Don four years ago. With equal parts patience, expertise and enthusiasm, Don provided me with invaluable feedback and insight to help my songs become their best, as well as confidence to perform my songs in front of live audiences. He has now produced all three of my original albums. In the recording studio, I have seen Don’s technical genius and creativity at work as my songs blossomed into professional quality productions.”
“Don is a consummate music professional—an expert in music theory, an accomplished performer across a diverse range of music genres, and a highly talented music producer. As a seasoned veteran in the music business, he draws upon his wealth of experience to inspire and guide his clients, bringing joy and enthusiasm to the creative process.”
– Dave Dvorak, singer-songwriter
