Attention — Music Production, Mixing & Mastering

Character
over
perfection.

Production, mixing & mastering for heavy and alternative artists who won't sound like anyone else.

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HUNTED studio — control room

Interest — Proof

Sonic Proof

"Make it hit. Keep it alive."

[Original Artist] — "[Song Title]"
Practice Mix · Cambridge MT multitrack
[Artist Name — TBA] — Unreleased Track
Mix & Master · Before / After
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Dustborne — "Unholy"
Full Production · Mix & Master · Metal
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Illegall — "Modro Očko"
Full Production · Album
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BEATTEN — "Wizard from the Fog"
Full Production · Beat Making
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Tracks 2 (Dustborne — "Unholy"), 4 (Illegall — "Modro Očko") and 5 ("Wizard from the Fog") play real ~38s excerpts from the finished masters. Track 3 (unreleased single) is a real client before/after — flip the switch to A/B the original mix against the HUNTED master. Track 1 is a personal mixing exercise on a Cambridge MT practice multitrack, honestly labeled as practice — not client work.

Trust — Philosophy

We don't chase perfect.
We chase real.

Amplifying the unheard. Crafting the unseen. — HUNTED, founding ethos.

Proof — Case Studies

Selected Work

Unholy — Dustborne, cover art

Full Production · Mix & Master · Metal

Dustborne — "Unholy"

Samuel's own band — full production, start to finish.

Challenge
Dustborne's sound calls for massive, almost oversized drums — the kind that create real problems sitting in a mix without burying the guitars, bass and vocals. On top of that, the track needed to land somewhere between modern punch and an old-school character.
Approach
Full production end to end — recording, mixing and mastering — with arrangement worked out together with the rest of the band. The drum sound was built and placed deliberately so it could stay massive without taking over the mix.
Result
Released on all streaming platforms. The drums hit as big as Dustborne wanted, without burying anything else — every instrument sits clearly in its own place in the mix.
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Illegall — Modro Očko, cover art

Full Production · Full-Length Album

Illegall — "Underground Nespí"

Challenge
Illegall wanted a very specific underground, old-school sound — something that had to hit hard while staying raw and uncontrolled enough to represent the band's attitude. The first pass on the drums across the album didn't land aggressive enough, and several guitar tones needed a full reamp to get there.
Approach
Full production on the entire "Underground Nespí" album, with the band's trust to shape the songs themselves — arrangement, riffs, all of it. Drums were remixed from the ground up with heavy sample experimentation, and guitar tones were dialed in by ear alone: moving the amp head and the mic by feel, judging everything by how it sat in the mix rather than by what looked "correct."
Result
A released, full-length album the band is happy with — a sound that leans into the rawness, aggression and attitude Illegall wanted, without losing clarity.
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Full Production · Beat Making · Metal-Rap Fusion

BEATTEN — "Wizard from the Fog"

Challenge
BEATTEN wanted a genuine fusion between metal and rap — not a track that switches between the two genres, but one where even the "metal" sections still had to read as rap.
Approach
Full production, including building the beat itself. The guitar tone and mixing approach broke from anything that would normally go into a metal track — a deliberate departure that opened the door to experiment more freely with the final guitar sound.
Result
Landed exactly where the artist wanted — carrying real metal weight while still sounding unmistakably like rap.
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Full Production · Unreleased

[Artist Name — to be announced] — Unreleased Track

Challenge
The band wanted a sound that was clean and massive at the same time — the guitar tone in particular took a long search, swinging between too thin and disappearing in the mix, or too forward and overpowering everything else.
Approach
Full production. The guitar cabinet — a 4x12 Randall loaded with V30s — was mic'd with three microphones on the same speaker, one dynamic and two condensers, blended together. It's an easy tone to overcook, so getting there took several careful passes before that specific three-mic combination proved to be the right one.
Result
A heavy, dynamic track that reads clean and punchy without tipping into an overly modern, over-produced sound — exactly what the band was after.

Unreleased — artist name to follow at launch.

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Desire — What HUNTED Does

Services

  • Recording Tracking & capture
  • Reamping Real cabs, real character
  • Programming Drums MIDI drums with real weight
  • Mixing Punch, weight, clarity
  • Mastering Final polish, real loudness
  • Vocal Production Tuning, comping, character
  • Arrangement Structure & consulting

Trust — How It Runs

Process

  1. Inquiry
    You send your project & references through the form below.
  2. Scope & Timeline
    We agree on rounds, deadline and budget before anything starts.
  3. Recording
    In the studio in Žilina, or fully remote — you send your own stems.
  4. Mix & Master
    Versions back on a clear schedule, wherever the recording happened.
  5. Revisions
    Focused feedback rounds, not endless back-and-forth.
  6. Delivery
    Final masters, stems and credits, ready to release.
Samuel Krkoš, founder of HUNTED

Trust — Behind HUNTED

The Person Behind the Sound

HUNTED is created and operated by Samuel Krkoš — producer, mixing & mastering engineer, and a musician himself. He plays in Dustborne, a heavy/groove metal project, which is exactly why HUNTED understands what heavy music needs to keep its edge on record.

He doesn't just engineer the genre — he plays in it.

HUNTED, created and operated by Sam.

Trust — What Artists Say

"He didn't just record what we brought in — he pushed us to re-track parts that weren't landing yet, and spent real time on the drum sound itself: tuning, picking the right samples, all of it. When we heard the song back, the whole band was floored."

— Dustborne

"What stood out was the creativity he brought as a producer — trying things I never would've reached for on my own, testing different sounds until we found exactly what fit."

— Beatten

Proof of Craft

The Gear Behind the Sound

Logic Pro Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 Outboard 1176 Beyerdynamic DT770 / 880 / 990 Randall RH150G3 · 4×12 Boss SD-1 · DS-2

Gear is proof of craft, not the product. This is a short list, not the full rig.

Before You Reach Out

FAQ

Do I need to record in the studio, or can we work remotely?

Both. Recording — drums, guitars, vocals — can happen in person at the studio in Žilina, or you send your own stems and the whole project, including mixing and mastering, runs fully remote. Plenty of bands mix the two: track part of it here, finish the rest at home.

How does an in-studio session work?

We lock in a date and scope up front — how many songs, which instruments/vocals — then track it together live. Mixing and mastering follow the same process as a remote project from there. Sessions run weekdays or weekends depending on what works — mornings tend to be more productive than late nights.

How do I send my stems for a remote project?

Via WeTransfer, Google Drive or similar — you'll get a link after the first message. [confirm preferred tool / file format]

How long does a mix take?

About 2–4 days per song — that gap matters, it means every mix gets heard back with fresh ears before it's called done.

How many revisions are included?

One revision round on the mix, and one on the master, per song.

How does mastering work?

Mastering happens as its own step, with a gap after the mix rather than right after it — same reason as the revision gap: fresh ears, and a more transparent process end to end.

Do you work with metal / hardcore / rock?

Yes — that's the core of what HUNTED does, not a side service.

How much does a project cost?

It depends on scope and complexity — send your project with a rough budget and you'll get an exact quote back.

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