ABOUT ME
Like so many Luxembourg musicians, I have started my musical career in the Luxembourg band scene.
In
the
mid-90s,
I
joined
the
Luxembourg
rock
band
Lifewire
as
a
keyboarder.
At
this
point
my
songs
had
rare,
if
any,
classical
elements.
Through
my
growing
fondness
for
bands
like
Queen
as
well
as
symphonic-metal
bands,
my
path
led
me
more
and
more
into
the
classical
direction,
only
to
end
up
at
the
Conservatoire
de
Musique
in
Esch/Alzette,
where
I
took
music
and
piano
lessons.
Lifewire
was
busy
in
the
years
to
come:
a
number
of
gigs,
both
in
Luxembourg
and
abroad;
and
the
release
of
a
first
CD
(”Kivas”).
We
represented
Luxembourg
at
the
Emergenza-Festival
in
Barcelona
(E),
until
we
finally
had
the
tremendous
opportunity
to
record
our
second
CD
("Burnin
Tears")
at
the
Mountain
Studios
in
Montreux
(CH)
with
David
Richards,
the
producer
of
Queen,
David
Bowie,
Michael
Jackson
and
many
more.It
was
a
great
honor
to
take
part
in
the
production
and
to
see
David
at
work.
Needless
to
say
that
I
took
the
advantage
to
watch
his
every
move.My
fondest
memory
is
being
able
to
do
the
piano
recordings,
which
I
played
on
the
same
grand
piano
Freddie
Mercury
played
on
various
Queen
tracks
a
few
decades
before.
The
highlight
was
a
duet
with
the
cellist
Nathalie
Manser
for
“La
merveille”,
a
song
stemming
from
an
impromptu piano improvisation between two recordings and which therefore could not feature on the CD.
Shortly
after
Montreux
in
2002-2003,
we
recorded
and
produced
a
video
clip
at
the
castle
in
Neuerburg
(D)
together
with
director
Pier
Hausemer, before the band members of Lifewire went their separate ways in 2003.
But
things
were
far
from
over.
In
spring
2005
a
new
line-up
gave
life
to
Pale
Obsession,
a
band
which
quickly
developed
a
slightly
different
musical
style.
3
out
of
the
4
tracks
of
our
first
CD
“Songs
of
Love
and
Death”
made
it
to
the
Luxembourg
Charts.
Many
concerts
followed
in
next
few
years
to
come,
both
in
Luxembourg
and
abroad;
we
performed
amongst
others
at
“Rock
um
Knuedler”,
“Rock
am
Park”,
“Tivoli
Rock
Festival”
in
Sweden
with
the
Swedish
power-metal
band
Sabaton.
We
were
also
very
fortunate
to
open
for
various
big
acts,
like
the
Dutch
symphonic-metal
band
Epica
and
the
German
Tokio
Hotel.In
2010-2011
we
recorded
our
next
CD
“Made
of
Glass”.
Stefan
Helleblad
(gitarrist
with
Within
Temptation)
came
to
Luxembourg
specifically
to
record
in
our
practice
facilities.
Yet
again
I
had
the
opportunity
to
watch an experienced sound technician at work, but this time in a more familiar environment.
Quote
from
Backstage
Pro:
“...
With
the
rocking
guitar
riffs,
overwhelming
orchestral
parts,
mixed
to
catchy,
melancholic
piano
and
keyboard
melodies
and
surrounded
by
Joe
MAY’s
uncommon
and
outstanding
voice,
PALE
OBSESSION
have
found
their
very
own
sound
which
will
be
kept
in
mind
!
The
perfect
mixture
between
dark
rock
and
bombastic
melodic
parts
opens
them
a
way
to
a
very
broad
range
of
audience...”
Pale
Obsession´s
musical
style
also
gave
me
the
possibility
to
introduce
more
classical
elements
and
integrate
this
type
of
arrangements
in
our
music.
A
further
step
in
this
direction
...2012
saw
the
end
of
Pale
Obsession
too.
There
was
a
deep
lack
of
common
interests
between
band
members
and
hence
there
was
no
more
reason
to
keep
the
band
alive.
All
the
band
members
are
somehow
still
carrying on with music in their own specific way.
After
using
these
last
years
intensively
to
independently
specialize
in
various
areas
of
sound
and
mixing
techniques,
I
started
to
concentrate
solely
on
film
music
and
its
various
facets
in
2017.
As
a
result
I
have
published
this
on
this
website;
something
I
had
wished
for
a
long
time.
While
I
managed
to
release
some
productions
in
2018,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
expand
my
knowledge
in
orchestration
and
to
take
correspondence
courses
in
mixing
and
orchestral
mixing.
After
the
big
project
“Die
Eichenthron-Annalen”
as
well
as
the
remix
of
the
track
“Memories”
have
been
released,
I
am
actually
-
among
other
projects
-
in
the
process
of
completing
the
Audio
Engineer
(Hofa
college)
courses.
February
2021,
I
have
won
a
jury
prize
for
my
mix
of
a
rock
track
in
the
HOFA
Xmas
Mix
Contest.
Out
of
1250
participants,
I
have
qualified under the top ten.
After
the
more
technical
and
general
audio
engineering-courses,
an
apprenticeship
in
Cinematic
Orchestration
via
ThinkSpace
Education
has been planned for 2021 and further mastering courses via the HOFA-college . Hereby a list of the different courses since then:
•
Mix By Design
by Jason Moss (Behind The Speakers - 2019)
•
Mixing Low-End
by Jason Moss (Behind The Speakers - 2019)
•
Vocal Mixing Masterclass
by Jason Moss (Behind The Speakers - 2019)
•
Orchestral Mixing
by Jake Jackson (ThinkSpace Education - 2019)
•
HOFA Audio Engineer certification
(HOFA - 2020/2021)
•
Cinematic Orchestration
by Guy Michelmore (ThinkSpace Education - 2021)
•
Mastering Certification
(HOFA - 2021)
•
Further
Mastering Courses and Masterclasses (
Ian Vargo - 2021, Warren Sokol - 2022, Piper Payne - 2022, Michael White - 2022)
I enjoy it enormously and I hope you enjoy it too.
Christian K.
STUDIO
The
centerpiece
of
the
studio
is
the
custom-built
mixing
desk
and
its
placement
in
the
acoustically
measured
and
treated
room.
This
setup
which further features digital room correction creates the best possible environment for critical listening.
The
studio
is
equipped
with
near-field
HEDD
Type
07s
with
their
dedicated
Air
Motion
Tranformer
tweeters
and
a
sub
monitor,
allowing
for
a
relatively
linear
frequency
down
to
the
sub
bass.
Further
brands
in
use
are
RME,
SSL
(Solid
State
Logic),
SPL,
Tube-Tech,
Warm
Audio,
AKG,
Sennheiser, Bose.
RECENT MIXES / MASTERS
CONTACT
COLLABORATIONS
Write me a
Musicz.lu
Jean-Luc Desorbay
Site created / content by Christian Krier (2022)
1920V1
Christian Krier (Bascharage, Luxembourg)
- Site and content created by Christian Krier (2022) -
ABOUT ME
Like so many Luxembourg musicians, I have started my musical career in the Luxembourg band scene.
In
the
mid-90s,
I
joined
the
Luxembourg
rock
band
Lifewire
as
a
keyboarder.
At
this
point
my
songs
had
rare,
if
any,
classical
elements.
Through
my
growing
fondness
for
bands
like
Queen
as
well
as
symphonic-metal
bands,
my
path
led
me
more
and
more
into
the
classical
direction,
only
to
end
up
at
the
Conservatoire
de
Musique
in
Esch/Alzette,
where
I
took
music
and
piano
lessons.
Lifewire
was
busy
in
the
years
to
come:
a
number
of
gigs,
both
in
Luxembourg
and
abroad;
and
the
release
of
a
first
CD
(”Kivas”).
We
represented
Luxembourg
at
the
Emergenza-Festival
in
Barcelona
(E),
until
we
finally
had
the
tremendous
opportunity
to
record
our
second
CD
("Burnin
Tears")
at
the
Mountain
Studios
in
Montreux
(CH)
with
David
Richards,
the
producer
of
Queen,
David
Bowie,
Michael
Jackson
and
many
more.It
was
a
great
honor
to
take
part
in
the
production
and
to
see
David
at
work.
Needless
to
say
that
I
took
the
advantage
to
watch
his
every
move.My
fondest
memory
is
being
able
to
do
the
piano
recordings,
which
I
played
on
the
same
grand
piano
Freddie
Mercury
played
on
various
Queen
tracks
a
few
decades
before.
The
highlight
was
a
duet
with
the
cellist
Nathalie
Manser
for
“La
merveille”,
a
song
stemming
from
an
impromptu piano improvisation between two recordings and which therefore could not feature on the CD.
Shortly
after
Montreux
in
2002-2003,
we
recorded
and
produced
a
video
clip
at
the
castle
in
Neuerburg
(D)
together
with
director
Pier
Hausemer, before the band members of Lifewire went their separate ways in 2003.
But
things
were
far
from
over.
In
spring
2005
a
new
line-up
gave
life
to
Pale
Obsession,
a
band
which
quickly
developed
a
slightly
different
musical
style.
3
out
of
the
4
tracks
of
our
first
CD
“Songs
of
Love
and
Death”
made
it
to
the
Luxembourg
Charts.
Many
concerts
followed
in
next
few
years
to
come,
both
in
Luxembourg
and
abroad;
we
performed
amongst
others
at
“Rock
um
Knuedler”,
“Rock
am
Park”,
“Tivoli
Rock
Festival”
in
Sweden
with
the
Swedish
power-metal
band
Sabaton.
We
were
also
very
fortunate
to
open
for
various
big
acts,
like
the
Dutch
symphonic-metal
band
Epica
and
the
German
Tokio
Hotel.In
2010-2011
we
recorded
our
next
CD
“Made
of
Glass”.
Stefan
Helleblad
(gitarrist
with
Within
Temptation)
came
to
Luxembourg
specifically
to
record
in
our
practice
facilities.
Yet
again
I
had
the
opportunity
to
watch an experienced sound technician at work, but this time in a more familiar environment.
Quote
from
Backstage
Pro:
“...
With
the
rocking
guitar
riffs,
overwhelming
orchestral
parts,
mixed
to
catchy,
melancholic
piano
and
keyboard
melodies
and
surrounded
by
Joe
MAY’s
uncommon
and
outstanding
voice,
PALE
OBSESSION
have
found
their
very
own
sound
which
will
be
kept
in
mind
!
The
perfect
mixture
between
dark
rock
and
bombastic
melodic
parts
opens
them
a
way
to
a
very
broad
range
of
audience...”
Pale
Obsession´s
musical
style
also
gave
me
the
possibility
to
introduce
more
classical
elements
and
integrate
this
type
of
arrangements
in
our
music.
A
further
step
in
this
direction
...2012
saw
the
end
of
Pale
Obsession
too.
There
was
a
deep
lack
of
common
interests
between
band
members
and
hence
there
was
no
more
reason
to
keep
the
band
alive.
All
the
band
members
are
somehow
still
carrying on with music in their own specific way.
After
using
these
last
years
intensively
to
independently
specialize
in
various
areas
of
sound
and
mixing
techniques,
I
started
to
concentrate
solely
on
film
music
and
its
various
facets
in
2017.
As
a
result
I
have
published
this
on
this
website;
something
I
had
wished
for
a
long
time.
While
I
managed
to
release
some
productions
in
2018,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
expand
my
knowledge
in
orchestration
and
to
take
correspondence
courses
in
mixing
and
orchestral
mixing.
After
the
big
project
“Die
Eichenthron-Annalen”
as
well
as
the
remix
of
the
track
“Memories”
have
been
released,
I
am
actually
-
among
other
projects
-
in
the
process
of
completing
the
Audio
Engineer
(Hofa
college)
courses.
February
2021,
I
have
won
a
jury
prize
for
my
mix
of
a
rock
track
in
the
HOFA
Xmas
Mix
Contest.
Out
of
1250
participants,
I
have
qualified under the top ten.
After
the
more
technical
and
general
audio
engineering-courses,
an
apprenticeship
in
Cinematic
Orchestration
via
ThinkSpace
Education
has been planned for 2021 and further mastering courses via the HOFA-college . Hereby a list of the different courses since then:
•
Mix By Design
by Jason Moss (Behind The Speakers - 2019)
•
Mixing Low-End
by Jason Moss (Behind The Speakers - 2019)
•
Vocal Mixing Masterclass
by Jason Moss (Behind The Speakers - 2019)
•
Orchestral Mixing
by Jake Jackson (ThinkSpace Education - 2019)
•
HOFA Audio Engineer certification
(HOFA - 2020/2021)
•
Cinematic Orchestration
by Guy Michelmore (ThinkSpace Education - 2021)
•
Mastering Certification
(HOFA - 2021)
•
Further
Mastering Courses and Masterclasses (
Ian Vargo - 2021, Warren Sokol - 2022, Piper Payne - 2022, Michael White - 2022)
I enjoy it enormously and I hope you enjoy it too.
Christian K.
STUDIO
The
centerpiece
of
the
studio
is
the
custom-built
mixing
desk
and
its
placement
in
the
acoustically
measured
and
treated
room.
This
setup
which further features digital room correction creates the best possible environment for critical listening.
The
studio
is
equipped
with
near-field
HEDD
Type
07s
with
their
dedicated
Air
Motion
Tranformer
tweeters
and
a
sub
monitor,
allowing
for
a
relatively
linear
frequency
down
to
the
sub
bass.
Further
brands
in
use
are
RME,
SSL
(Solid
State
Logic),
SPL,
Tube-Tech,
Warm
Audio,
AKG,
Sennheiser, Bose.
RECENT MIXES / MASTERS
CONTACT
COLLABORATIONS
Write me a
Musicz.lu
Jean-Luc Desorbay
Site created / content by Christian Krier (2022)
1280V1
Christian Krier (Bascharage, Luxembourg)
- Site and content created by Christian Krier (2022) -
MIXING / MASTERING.
Offering
mixing
and
mastering*
services,
which
are
achieved
either
in
a
purely
digital
environment
-
with
a
natural
and
warm
sound
in
mind
-
or
in
a
hybrid
(digital
-
analogue)
setup,
combining
the
best
of
both
worlds.
Eventually
real
tubes
and
transformers
can
further
enhance
an
otherwise
dull
or
two-dimensional
mix
with
warmth,
clarity
and
depth.
A
blend
of
technical
and
artistic
mastering
optimises
the
tracks
for
all
sort
of
digital
music
streaming
services
and/or
for
CD
-
as
the
requirements can be different.
ORCHESTRAL MOCKUPS
Also
offering
replacements
of
keyboard
sounds
imitating
classical
instruments
by
professionally
recorded
orchestral
sample
libraries,
single
classical
or
orchestral
instruments
to
entire
orchestral
sections
or
a
whole
orchestra.
Melodies
or
phrases
can
be
replaced
one
to
one
(of
course
with
the
correct
programmation
to
imitate
human
playing)
or with a new and dedicated arrangement.
ABOUT ME
Like
so
many
Luxembourg
musicians,
I
have
started
my
musical
career
in the Luxembourg band scene.
In
the
mid-90s,
I
joined
the
Luxembourg
rock
band
Lifewire
as
a
keyboarder.
At
this
point
my
songs
had
rare,
if
any,
classical
elements.
Through
my
growing
fondness
for
bands
like
Queen
as
well
as
symphonic-metal
bands,
my
path
led
me
more
and
more
into
the
classical
direction,
only
to
end
up
at
the
Conservatoire
de
Musique
in
Esch/Alzette,
where
I
took
music
and
piano
lessons.
Lifewire
was
busy
in
the
years
to
come:
a
number
of
gigs,
both
in
Luxembourg
and
abroad;
and
the
release
of
a
first
CD
(”Kivas”).
We
represented
Luxembourg
at
the
Emergenza-Festival
in
Barcelona
(E),
until
we
finally
had
the
tremendous
opportunity
to
record
our
second
CD
("Burnin
Tears")
at
the
Mountain
Studios
in
Montreux
(CH)
with
David
Richards,
the
producer
of
Queen,
David
Bowie,
Michael
Jackson
and
many
more.It
was
a
great
honor
to
take
part
in
the
production
and
to
see
David
at
work.
Needless
to
say
that
I
took
the
advantage
to
watch
his
every
move.My
fondest
memory
is
being
able
to
do
the
piano
recordings,
which
I
played
on
the
same
grand
piano
Freddie
Mercury
played
on
various
Queen
tracks
a
few
decades
before.
The
highlight
was
a
duet
with
the
cellist
Nathalie
Manser
for
“La
merveille”,
a
song
stemming
from
an
impromptu
piano
improvisation
between
two
recordings and which therefore could not feature on the CD.
Shortly
after
Montreux
in
2002-2003,
we
recorded
and
produced
a
video
clip
at
the
castle
in
Neuerburg
(D)
together
with
director
Pier
Hausemer,
before
the
band
members
of
Lifewire
went
their
separate
ways in 2003.
But
things
were
far
from
over.
In
spring
2005
a
new
line-up
gave
life
to
Pale
Obsession,
a
band
which
quickly
developed
a
slightly
different
musical
style.
3
out
of
the
4
tracks
of
our
first
CD
“Songs
of
Love
and
Death”
made
it
to
the
Luxembourg
Charts.
Many
concerts
followed
in
next
few
years
to
come,
both
in
Luxembourg
and
abroad;
we
performed
amongst
others
at
“Rock
um
Knuedler”,
“Rock
am
Park”,
“Tivoli
Rock
Festival”
in
Sweden
with
the
Swedish
power-metal
band
Sabaton.
We
were
also
very
fortunate
to
open
for
various
big
acts,
like
the
Dutch
symphonic-metal
band
Epica
and
the
German
Tokio
Hotel.In
2010-2011
we
recorded
our
next
CD
“Made
of
Glass”.
Stefan
Helleblad
(gitarrist
with
Within
Temptation)
came
to
Luxembourg
specifically
to
record
in
our
practice
facilities.
Yet
again
I
had
the
opportunity
to
watch
an
experienced
sound
technician
at
work,
but
this time in a more familiar environment.
Quote
from
Backstage
Pro:
“...
With
the
rocking
guitar
riffs,
overwhelming
orchestral
parts,
mixed
to
catchy,
melancholic
piano
and
keyboard
melodies
and
surrounded
by
Joe
MAY’s
uncommon
and
outstanding
voice,
PALE
OBSESSION
have
found
their
very
own
sound
which
will
be
kept
in
mind
!
The
perfect
mixture
between
dark
rock
and
bombastic
melodic
parts
opens
them
a
way
to
a
very
broad
range
of
audience...”
Pale
Obsession´s
musical
style
also
gave
me
the
possibility
to
introduce
more
classical
elements
and
integrate
this
type
of
arrangements
in
our
music.
A
further
step
in
this
direction
...2012
saw
the
end
of
Pale
Obsession
too.
There
was
a
deep
lack
of
common
interests
between
band
members
and
hence
there
was
no
more
reason
to
keep
the
band
alive.
All
the
band
members
are
somehow
still carrying on with music in their own specific way.
After
using
these
last
years
intensively
to
independently
specialize
in
various
areas
of
sound
and
mixing
techniques,
I
started
to
concentrate
solely
on
film
music
and
its
various
facets
in
2017.
As
a
result
I
have
published
this
on
this
website;
something
I
had
wished
for
a
long
time.
While
I
managed
to
release
some
productions
in
2018,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
expand
my
knowledge
in
orchestration
and
to
take
correspondence
courses
in
mixing
and
orchestral
mixing.
After
the
big
project
“Die
Eichenthron-Annalen”
as
well
as
the
remix
of
the
track
“Memories”
have
been
released,
I
am
actually
-
among
other
projects
-
in
the
process
of
completing
the
Audio
Engineer
(Hofa
college)
courses.
February
2021,
I
have
won
a
jury
prize
for
my
mix
of
a
rock
track
in
the
HOFA
Xmas
Mix
Contest.
Out
of
1250
participants,
I
have
qualified under the top ten.
After
the
more
technical
and
general
audio
engineering-courses,
an
apprenticeship
in
Cinematic
Orchestration
via
ThinkSpace
Education
has
been
planned
for
2021
and
further
mastering
courses
via
the
HOFA-college . Hereby a list of the different courses since then:
•
Mix By Design
by Jason Moss (Behind The Speakers - 2019)
•
Mixing Low-End
by Jason Moss (Behind The Speakers - 2019)
•
Vocal
Mixing
Masterclass
by
Jason
Moss
(Behind
The
Speakers
-
2019)
•
Orchestral Mixing
by Jake Jackson (ThinkSpace Education - 2019)
•
HOFA Audio Engineer certification
(HOFA - 2020/2021)
•
Cinematic
Orchestration
by
Guy
Michelmore
(ThinkSpace
Education - 2021)
•
Mastering Certification
(HOFA - 2021)
•
Further
Mastering
Courses
and
Masterclasses
(
Ian
Vargo
-
2021,
Warren Sokol - 2022, Piper Payne - 2022, Michael White - 2022)
I enjoy it enormously and I hope you enjoy it too.
Christian K.
STUDIO
The
centerpiece
of
the
studio
is
the
custom-built
mixing
desk
and
its
placement
in
the
acoustically
measured
and
treated
room.
This
setup
which
further
features
digital
room
correction
creates
the
best
possible environment for critical listening.
The
studio
is
equipped
with
near-field
HEDD
Type
07s
with
their
dedicated
Air
Motion
Tranformer
tweeters
and
a
sub
monitor,
allowing
for
a
relatively
linear
frequency
down
to
the
sub
bass.
Further
brands
in
use
are
RME,
SSL
(Solid
State
Logic),
SPL,
Tube-Tech,
Warm
Audio,
AKG, Sennheiser, Bose.
RECENT MIXES / MASTERS
CONTACT
COLLABORATIONS
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*
Mix
and
mastering
projects
can
be
booked
together,
however
-
to
ensure
the
necessary
objectivity
after
the
mixing
process
-
I
would
advise
to
rely
on
an
other
mastering
engineer
or
allowing
enough
time
between
the
mix and the mastering sessions.
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