"As a professional musician, I appreciated the experience in music that you brought to this project. Your knowledge of and sensitivity to issues of choral music in particular were very evident in the way you dealt with the ensembles during the recording session and in the time you and I spent in post-production editing. It was great to have another set of capable ears to help arrive at the best product possible."

Dr. David Brown
Director of Choral Activities
Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah GA


"Thanks again for your great work. I think it turned out beautifully in every respect, and you were so good with the choir that day!"

Dr. John W. Semingson
Director of Music Ministries
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Nashville TN


"We've been mixing some orchestral tracks at Arf! recorded by Rich. The brass sound like real brass - warm and full. A difficult accomplishment, especially considering they were tracked in the orchestra pit during a live show."

Alan Silverman
Arf! Digital Mastering
New York City


"It was a pleasure to collaborate with Sonare and Rich Mays on this CD project. Rarely do you find someone who has the choral and organ expertise who can also provide such refined recording and editing techniques. The production was indeed a collaboration. This most recent CD for us has exquisite audio which it has made us very proud."

Dr. Stephen G. Schaeffer
Director of Music and Organist
The Cathedral Church of the Advent, Birmingham AL


"I just got back from a visit to Alan Silverman's "Arf! Digital" mastering studio here in NYC. We listened to the 'Body and Soul' [performance] tracks and he was very, very impressed with the recording quality. So once again, thanks for doing a great job."

Stuart Math
Stuart Math Films
New York City


"The recorded sound was exquisite. Rich uses the finest technology has to offer, but more than that, has the knowledge necessary for proper mic placement to achieve optimum results. We used our CD as a fundraiser for our church music program, and had paid off the cost and were making money within the first week of sales. Rich's editing ability allowed for a recording that showed the choir at its best. Most helpful was the fact that Rich is an accomplished musician himself and can make quick and pertinent suggestions that make the final recorded product better."

C.G. Walden
Director of Fine Arts
Decatur First United Methodist Church, Atlanta GA


"Rich Mays is a pleasure to work with. His professional manner, technical skills and organization of time are very proficient and effective as is his evident joy in the collaboration of making music."

Kenneth Schermerhorn
Conductor and Music Director
Nashville Symphony Orchestra


"It was such a pleasure to work with Rich Mays on our last recording project. Doing a "live" session was really a challenge, and Rich rose to it with flying colors. Having a REAL musician doing the editing made my job a whole lot easier, BRAVO!"

Scott Atchison
Organist and Choirmaster
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, Atlanta GA


"Sonare has served all recording needs for the Savannah Symphony Orchestra for five seasons. We have always not only been satisfied but delighted with results. He is a rare combination-- an expert audio engineer and professional musician in his own right. Recently, I have been doing many commercial recordings abroad. I can say without hesitation that Rich's work is equal to or in many instances superior to these."

Philip Greenberg
Conductor and Music Director
Savannah Symphony Orchestra


"I am extremely pleased with the recording of the inaugural CD of our new organ. The sound is just what I had hoped for, and the editing was very professional. His knowledge of not only all the digital technology and microphone placement, but also of the organ repertoire and the instrument itself was very useful . It was an added bonus to have him tune a pipe in the middle of our recording session!"

Sarah Hawbecker, Organist
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
Atlanta, Georgia


"I have made recordings in New York, Toronto and Scandinavia, but I have rarely found a recording engineer as outstanding as Rich Mays. The fact that he is an artist himself might account for his unerring ear and musical taste. The recording he produced for our choir was nothing short of sensational!!"

Maya Duesberg Roos
Director of Choral Activities
Savannah Country Day School


"I have been familiar with and benefitted from Rich's engineering and editing talents for 20 years, and can say that he brings as much artistry to the project as the musicians. His present level of work does not suffer in any way when compared to what I experience as a player in a major orchestra that records regularly."

Mark Hughes
Assistant Principal Trumpet
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra


"In the recording we made together, Rich captured the sound of the pipe organ, brass, percussion and room superbly. His own suggestions were insightful, and his flexibility and professionalism made the entire experience a rewarding one."

Dr. Paul S. Jones
Organist and Music Director
Tenth Presybterian Church, Philadelphia, PA


"Sonare's recordings of Savannah Music Festival concerts are always accepted by Georgia Public Radio and National Public Radio for on-air broadcast. Rich is efficient, prompt and thoroughly professional."

Savannah Music Festival


"I was truly amazed at how well Rich could on-the-fly mix tunes that he had never heard before for our 9-piece acoustic ensemble. The recording session went smoothly and we never got bogged down with equipment glitches."

David Duckworth
Recording Artist and Producer/Arranger


"What Sonare brought to our on-site recording experience was simply heads above anything we had experienced previously. He was not only punctual, a team player, but he also put our entire group at ease in the taping process, and the final product mirrored all the hard work our performers had put into it. Rich is a gem-- an artistic recording engineer."

Mark Williams
Conductor, Composer, Professional Musician


"Mr. Mays has an intimate knowledge of music, (both choral and instrumental), the technical aspects of producing a CD and most importantly how the two interplay. His production advice during recording and his attention to detail in putting our disc together helped us to offer a high-quality recording for national distribution."

Brian J. Taylor, organist-choirmaster,
St. John's Church, Savannah


"Rich Mays brings a plethora of experience to his recordings. He is a savvy engineer, a well trained musician and one who understands all of the intricacies of the recording process."

Tom Elliot
Trombonist, Westminster Brass