Mastering & Mixing Studio

The Lab

Located  in Miami, Florida, The [Carter Music] Lab is a mastering studio providing hi-end quality to artists who deserve pristine, beefy, competitive, and radio-ready songs alongside major label artists. CML also provides mixing services through its 16 channel Solid State Logic X-desk and NOS tubed compressors. CML also provides MIxing and Recording services.

The concept of mastering can be seen through the lenses of Dr. Deryl G. Hunt, sociologist and developer of The Ellison Model. The Ellison Model is a community building model that moves individuals, organizations, families – and in your case musicians – from diversity to unity to community.  The progression through each stage takes place in a clockwise rotation utilizing the tenants of caring, sharing, loving, honor, respect, and trust. The Ellison Model is multifaceted and can be incorporated in a variety of ways. For example, the songwriting and beat making stage may be seen as the point of diversity where a variety of lyrics and sounds are available. Upon completion of that stage, the song moves to unity through the recording, mixing, and mastering stage. Finally, the song builds community through radio play and distribution as consumers purchase the final product.

The Ellison Model serves as a springboard for a second concept called the GOMA/ABCD 7 Step Process. Goma stands for goal, objective, method and attitude.  ABCD stands for attitude, behavior, communication, and discipline. Both parts share attitude, as it is the pivotal point in shaping your behavior and communication as it relates to the outcome of your goal, objective, and method. Musicians, singers, rappers, engineers, songwriters, beat makers, producers, and executives can each use the Goma 7 Step process to assess and align their goals with their behavior and communication to ensure musical and poetic works are building an inclusive community of trust, respect, and honor.