Parallel Tone
Parallel Tone studio environment, mixing board and monitors

Sound Design & Music Production

The sound
underneath
everything.

Independent producer and sound designer in Atlanta. Mixing, mastering, original score, and sync licensing for artists who know what they want.

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Production credits & placement

NPR Tiny Desk
Netflix Original Score
Adult Swim Singles
Pitchfork Best New Tracks
Spotify Editorial Playlists
HBO Documentary
SXSW Official Showcase
Def Jam Session Producer

01 / Selected Work

What's shipped.

A cross-section of original production, co-writes, and sound design. Filtered for what actually landed.

Echoes in Parallel full-length album
Echoes in Parallel
LP · 2024
New
Threshold: EP production
Threshold
EP Production · 2023
Soft Architecture: ambient score
Soft Architecture
Original Score · 2023
Five collaborations: co-production credits
Five Collaborations
Co-Production · 2022
140+ Original tracks released
38 Artists worked with
6 Sync placements in 2024

02 / Services

What you're actually hiring for.

No package tiers. No upsells. Tell me what the project needs and I'll tell you what it costs.

Original Production
Full beat-to-master production for artists, labels, and independent releases. I write the music or produce to your demos. Genre-fluid: don't ask what I specialize in.
From $2,400 / track
Mixing
Stereo mixing from stems or session files. I use Neve 1073s, SSL buses, and enough hardware compressors to make the DAW nervous.
$450–$900 / track
Mastering
Analog-informed mastering for streaming, vinyl, and broadcast. You get stem masters included. No separate charge for revisions that matter.
$180–$320 / track
Original Score
Film, documentary, branded content, games. I've done all of them. Deliverable formats for picture lock, ADR, and sync. Licensing handled by my attorney.
Rate on request
Sync Licensing
Catalog available for TV, film, and advertising. Non-exclusive and exclusive arrangements. Pitches done in 72 hours.
License on request
Studio atmosphere, Parallel Tone production environment

“Sound is the last thing the audience notices and the first thing they feel.”

03 / About

Marcus Osei. One studio. No interns.

Marcus Osei: producer and sound designer at Parallel Tone

Marcus Osei started Parallel Tone in 2016 after producing records out of a windowless room in Decatur for three years. The window situation has improved. Everything else stayed the same.

He works on one project at a time. He has a rule about that. It's the only thing he won't negotiate.

The studio runs on Pro Tools, a healthy selection of vintage outboard gear, and a 4-hour no-screen rule after noon on Sundays. He won't tell you what gear he uses until he knows what you're trying to make.

04 / Start a Project

What are you making?

Tell me the project. Tell me the budget. If it's the right fit, I'll respond within 48 hours. I don't take every project. I'm honest when I can't do what you need.

Currently booking Q3 2026.

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