Hans Pieters is a Dutch producer, mixing and mastering engineer,  who worked at Excess Studios, Rotterdam from 1992- 2012. And Hans is a very good bass player.

Hans has his own studio called 'The People's Noise', located in Capelle aan den IJssel near Rotterdam (NL).

Hans has worked with many bands and artists, to name but a few: After Forever, Epica, Elegy, Thanatos and Helloïse. You can find his complete portfolio at Discogs. I am proud that 'Rise' and 'Here to Stay' are now added to this list of achievements.

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In January 2019 I got in touch with Hans through a mutual friend, and from there we started a close cooperation. My project was moving towards production at the time and Hans helped me to get things going. Hans is very knowledgeable, service minded, helpful and extremely patient with my comments and suggestions that never ended. Hans made a coherent piece of the 'Rise' album, that has many contributions of guest musicians and diverse styles of music. We worked mostly remotely, in our own studios, sharing the audio via Google Drive. Modern methods that worked well for us old farts.

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When entered the mixing stage of 'Here to Stay' it was logic to work with Hans again, since our cooperation worked very well.

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Fast Forward to 2024. Hans was the only option to do the mix of the Past Forward EP. Our way of working is unique and the quality of the output is increasing every release. On Past Forward you will hear Hans on bass too, delivering the goods, since I wanted to have a 'true' bass on this release, which I'm not.

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If you ever need any help with anything that is audio related, then give Hans a call, he is one of the best in the business. 

 

Contact Hans Pieters: hans@thepeoplesnoise.nl