About James Bunton.

Photo By Peter Katz.
James Bunton is a Toronto, ON based independent producer / mixer and multiple Dora Award winning sound designer / composer.
Recent credits include audio production and mixing on works by Donovan Woods, Vivek Shraya, For Esmé, Ansley Simpson, Too Attached, Evening Hymns, Leanne Simpson, KASHKA, and on the Friends In Bellwoods and SLOW Volumes compilations.
Sound design and compositions include works for Quote Unquote Collective, Scott Free Productions, Tanja Jacobs, Frank Cox-O’Connell, Forcier Stage Works, Susie Burpee, Anandam Dancetheatre, Canadian Stage, Philip McKee, Departures Entertainment Inc. (Outdoor Life Network), Stuart McIntyre & Paul Mathew (Consul Media), and Richie Mehta (Rickshaw Productions).
Please contact for rates and availability. Cheers!
CONTACT:
james.bunton@gmail.com
I like to work with a hybrid system that I find combines the best of what both the analog and digital worlds have to offer. Here are some of the things that I use when mixing, and / or tracking for projects:
AUDIO INTERFACE / CONVERSION:
Antelope Orion 32
Burl B2 Bomber ADC
RME MADIface USB
MONITORING:
Bose Sounddock System
Dangerous Monitor ST
Genelec 8040As
Hear Technologies Hear Back System
KRK 10s Subwoofer
Mackie HR824s MK1
Realistic Minimus Micro Cube
TC Electronic Clarity M Stereo
Tivoli Audio Model One
Yamaha NS-10Ms w/ QSC Amplifier
EQUALIZATION:
API 5500 Stereo Equalizer
Kush Clariphonic Parallel Equalizer
Neve Portico II Equalizer
Shure SR107 Equalizer
COMPRESSION:
DBX 118 Dynamic Range Enhancer x 2
DBX 119 Decilinear Compressor
DBX 560A Compressor / Limiter x 2
Empirical Labs EL8-X Distressor
Joe Meek MeC Photo Optical 500 Series Compressor
Pendulum OCL-500 Opto Compressor
Purple Audio Action 500 Series FET Compressor x 2
Rupert Neve Designs Portico II VCA Compressor
Symetrix 501 Peak-RMS Compressor / Limiter
Symetrix 501 Peak-RMS Compressor / Limiter w/ Valley People VCA
UREI / JBL 7110 Peak-RMS Compressor / Limiter
Whitby Abbey Analogue Custom G-SSL Style Stereo Compressor
MICROPHONES:
AEA A840 Active Ribbon
AKAI M-7 x 2
AKG C414 B-ULS x 2
Apex 210 Ribbon
DPA 4060 x 2
Lawson L47MP / FET (With upgraded M7 capsule by Fox Audio Research)
Mr. Bin Binaural Head by Inspekto Gadjet
Shure 57
Shure SM7a
Shure SM7b
Sony ECM-260F x 4
Sony ECM-53
Unisphere I 565SD x 2
Unisphere PE588
PEDALS
Drivebreaker Overdrive from Kyoto
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man /Analogman Mod
Empress Reverb (This thing is amazing.)
Hologram Infinite Jets Resynthesizer
MXR M134 Stereo Chorus
Pladask Taken Arrhythmic Delay
Studio Projects VTB-1 V Series
OTHER PROCESSING:
Acousticon Dictograph Tube Head
Amplexus Music Custom Carnhill Colour Box
Antares AVP-1 Vocal Producer
Aphex 104 Aural Exciter Type C2 With Big Bottom
DBX 120x Sub Harmonic Synthesizer
DIYRE Colour 500 Series Module (15ips, CTX, JFT, Level-Loc)
Realistic Stereo 1/8" Reel To Reel
Roland RSS-10 Sound Space Processor
Rupert Neve Designes 542 Tape Emulator x 2
Studio Projects VTB-1 V Series
Tascam 414 MKii Portastudio Cassette 4 Track
Tascam M-06 Mixer
TEAC MB-20 Dual Channel Strip Box (mod by Josh Snider)
TEAC Model 2 Mixer
Webcor Regent Tube Mono 1/8" Reel To Reel
OUTBOARD EFFECTS:
Bricasti M7M Stereo Reverb Processor
Furman RV-1 Reverberation System With Limiter
Radial Tank Driver w/ Various Spring Reverb Tanks
Vantage EM-650 Analog Echo
PREAMPS / DIs:
API 3124+
Great River ME-1NV
Heritage HA73jr
Rupert Neve Designs 511 x 2
Rupert Neve Designs Portico II Preamp
Phase 3 MP-2
SHURE M67 x 4 (With direct outputs mod by Josh Snider)
Sound Devices MixPre-D x 2
INSTRUMENTS:
Acetone Rhythm Ace FR-2L
AKAI MPD218
Arturia Keystep Controller & Sequencer
Critter And Guitari Organelle
Epiphone Les Paul Electric Guitar
Fender Precision Bass
Grendel Drone Commander
Jaymar Mini Wooden Piano
Kay '63 Acoustic Guitar
Kay Parlour Size Acoustic Guitar
Korg Volca Beats (Modded by Synths When)
Korg Volca Keys (Modded by Synths When)
Korg Volca Sampler
Moog DFAM
Peavy Spectrum Digital Bass Sound Module
Roland DDR-30 Digital Drums
Roland JU-06 Boutique
Roland RD-100 Electric Piano
Roland Sound Canvas
Roland TR-08 Boutique
Tascam M-06
Yamaha CP70 Electric Grand Piano
Yamaha HandySound HS-500
PLUGIN EFFECTS:
Brainworx (Saturator, Vertigo VSC-2)
Cableguys (ShaperBox, Half Time)
Celemony (Melodyne 4)
Eventide H3000 Factory Harmonizer
HOFA (IQ-EQ, IQ-Reverb)
Izotope (Ozone 8 Advanced, RX6, Stutter)
Nugen (Monofilter, Stereoizer, Stereoplacer)
Plugin Alliance (Elysa MPressor, MaagEQ4, etc...)
Soundtoys 5
SynchroArts (Vocalign)
TAL (Chorus, Reverb 2, Sampler, etc...)
UAD (Plenty...)
Valhalla (Plate, Room, Shimmer, VintageVerb, etc...)
Waves (SuperTap6, RComp, RVerb, etc...)
VIRUTUAL INSTRUMENTS:
Arturia V Collection 6
Errorsmith & Native Instruments Razor
GForce ImpOSCar
GForce MTRON Pro
GForce Oddity
GForce Oddity 2
GForce String Machine
LA Scoring Strings
LA Scoring Strings (First Chair)
Native Instruments Kontakt (Various)
Native Instruments Reaktor (Various)
Native Instruments Una Corda
Sonic Projects OPX-II
TAL U-NO-LX
XFer Serum