Alta Mira Music

WHERE MUSIC COMES ALIVE

OUR STORY

Alta Mira Music is a full-service production, development, and publishing company built on the belief that music should feel as alive as the people playing it.

Founded to handle the distribution, publishing, and vinyl pressing of our own releases, Alta Mira is now evolving into a full-service label for artists who share a love for raw musicianship and analog production.

Inspired by the grit of '70s rock, the warmth of tape, and the magic of musicians playing in a room together, we're here to champion records that breathe—where every horn stab, every chord, and every turn of phrase carries the human touch.

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OUR SERVICES

We can meet you wherever you are in the creative process— from voice memo to vinyl

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Creation

We’ll bring your ideas to life with our
expert team of arrangers, musicians,
and collaborators.

  • Song Development

  • Arrangement

  • Studio Musicians

Production

Record with warmth, clarity, and a sense
of place. Our studio blends vintage
gear with modern precision.

  • Studio Recording

  • Mixing

  • Mastering

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Distribution

We partner directly with digital and
vinyl platforms to get your music into
the world— and into the right hands.

  • Digital Distribution

  • Vinyl Pressing

  • Publishing & Rights Management

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Promotion

Build your brand, tell your story, and
reach your people through visual
identity and media strategy.

  • Artist Branding

  • Visual Media

  • PR & Media

Our framework

Our comprehensive approach meets you at any step in your creative process,
ensuring that your music moves seamlessly from concept to audience

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Song Development

Refine your compositions, arrangements, and instrumentation with hands-on creative support.

Recording

Track your music at Alta Mira Studios using vintage gear and analog techniques. Capture the spirit of a live performance with timeless sonic quality.

Mixing

Polished, warm, high-fidelity mixes. Major Label Sound. Neighborhood Prices.

Mastering

Finalize your project with Studio B Mastering and Grammy-nominated engineer Dave Harris.

Rights Management

Secure your ownership and splits with Mesa Wallet’s contract builder—built for transparency and longevity.

Artist Branding

Work with Creative Identity Lab to define your artistic voice using a proven framework inspired by the Harvard Business Review’s brand identity matrix.

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Distribution

With Vydia, you get more than just a dashboard—you get a direct relationship with humans behind the platforms.

Publishing

As a registered BMI publisher, we make sure you're collecting income beyond streaming—from radio to sync to performance royalties.

Vinyl Pressing

Partnering with Pour House Pressing, we turn your music into beautiful, physical records— one of the highest-earning merch items.

Visual Media

Create cinematic music videos and engaging social content with filmmaker Josh Rob Thomas.

Press & PR

We help craft your artist story and help you get it in front of the right outlets with custom press releases.

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Our Partners

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We've built relationships with industry leaders to provide you with comprehensive services at every stage of your music career.

Grammy-nominated engineering

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Digital rights management

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Artist branding and identity

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Boutique digital distribution

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High fidelity custom vinyl

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Visual content and direction

What Artists Say

Dane Chelcun
Guitarist, Your Friends

“Joe does excellent work using unique, in-depth recording concepts, and some of the coolest studio gear around to get an impeccable sound. Joe is a wonderful person and it was a pleasure working with him!”

Nathan Harris
Guitarist and Songwriter

“Joe is not just a sound engineer, he truly listens to you as an artist, and tries to pull the best performance out of you. He works with you asking questions to figure out what the sounds is, so he can help get it out into the world in full range, high fidelity, analog audio that always feels warm and nostalgic.”

Andrew Miramon
Guitarist, Secret Formula Band

“Recording at Alta Mira Studios with Joe was the perfect way to bring our first album to life. Working as a recoridng engineer and producer, Joe pushed us through long recoridng sessions and keot us sane while capturing great takes. In the end, Joe made our music sound like it was recorded in that era of albums we love”

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STILL HAVE QUESTIONS? let’s chat.

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