Define Your Sound

A clear, crisp, and professional sound. Hands-on production. No cutting corners. No nonsense. Real commitment. Real work.

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Why Very Tight?

I’m here to help you develop your sound, your musical ideas, and your artistic goals. We’ll capture real and authentic tones starting at the source. None of that “we’ll fix it later in post” stuff.

As a direct result of our collaboration in the studio, many unsigned bands have received label offers from Roadrunner, Warner, Deathwish, Southern Lord, Ripple Music, Triple Crown Records, Vision of God, Mayfly, Head2Wall, Metal Blade, and others.

What Very Tight Does?

The studio specializes in band and artist recording, mixing, mastering and production for rock, indie, metal, punk, and hardcore genres but also working with singer songwriter, folk, acoustic, a capella, and noise artists. We want to take your performances and turn those into a professional, finalized master. Not only having the gear is necessary to do so, but also having the personality and expertise is a must. That’s what we do: Respect the people, the art, and the equipment. By having open communication about the project, we’ll get the best sounding possible results.

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Studio

Very Tight Recordings is located in Pittsburgh, Pa near the Allegheny River, and is owned and operated by Matt Very. The facility is just under 3,000 sq ft housing a spacious control room, responsive live room, three isolation rooms, complete kitchen, and lounge. Available for usage are over 50 mics, 30 amps, 4 full drum kits, 11 snares, 23 guitars, tons of cymbals, and more pedals than you can count (seriously). The studio’s control room features Genelec monitors and subwoofer for absolute clarity and accuracy when reviewing performances and mixes

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Engineer

Owner and founder, Matt Very established Very Tight Recordings in 2006. Over the last two decades, he has worked for numerous clients ranging from worldwide labels to basement rock bands. Regardless of the size and reputation of the work, he sticks to his roots: raw, unfiltered, music. The recording mindset is a combination of both new and old school recording techniques giving the sound a unique blend and character. Capturing audio at its source, real drums, amps, and keys, he’s able to maintain a realness to the sound that is sometimes lost with digital emulation.

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