Chief Engineer · Avid Pro Tools Certified

Kai McGilvery.

Name: Sonic-Rocket Productions, LLC
Price range: $$

Kai is a recording engineer, mixer and mastering engineer in North County San Diego, with a passion for helping artists bring their creative visions to life. Your engineer on every session at Sonic-Rocket.

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Kai McGilvery · Chief Engineer, at the console in Sonic Studio

About Kai

Every sound, its own approach.

Kai McGilvery is an audio engineer, mixer and mastering engineer at Sonic-Rocket with a passion for helping artists bring their creative visions to life. With experience across hip-hop, R&B, alternative rock, reggae and more, Kai brings a versatile approach to every project, adapting his techniques to complement each artist's unique sound.

His experience includes working with artists such as Haiti Babii, Amaya Jane, Big Sad 1900, 88thagang, Sufyan Alani, Citrus Jr. and Pinnacle Roots, as well as working with McDSP. Beyond audio engineering, Kai has experience in video and media production, including recording video content for AshleeOnAir at iHeartRadio and contributing video work for The Breakfast Club.

Kai McGilvery, Chief Engineer at Sonic-Rocket, at the BET Awards

BET Awards, 2022

Kai McGilvery at the console in Sonic Studio

Kai's approach

The studio should feel like a second home.

As an artist himself, Kai understands the creative process from both sides of the studio. He believes the studio should feel like a second home, where artists can feel comfortable expressing themselves, experimenting with new ideas and developing their sound. His approach combines technical precision, creative exploration and collaboration to bring each artist's vision to life without losing what makes their music unique.

— Recording, mixing and mastering in both rooms

— Hip-hop, R&B, alternative rock, reggae and more

— Avid Pro Tools Certified

— Video and media production experience

Hear his work

Mixed and mastered by Kai.

A few of the releases Kai has engineered, mixed or mastered, across hip-hop, R&B, reggae and Arabic pop. Press play on any of them.

Outside (Official Visualizer)
AmayaJane & Haiti Babii · prod. 88thagang

Play The Game (Mic Performance)
AmayaJane, Big Sad 1900 & Imon Soleil · prod. 88thagang

Chalice
Pinnacle Roots

Maa Alsalama
Sufyan

Zaffow Habibi
Sufyan

Reading Signs
LxLKosher

Leave Me (Official Video)
LxLKosher

Walang Katulad (Lyric Video)
CJAY ft. Vicente Clx, Enzo Galapin

Hide Your Face
Fuklempt

…Athens, Georgia (album playlist) McDSP · Instagram McDSP at NAMM · Instagram Everything on Kai's Linktree

Worked with

A North County recording engineer for artists, labels and studios.

Haiti Babii

Artist

Amaya Jane

Artist

Big Sad 1900

Artist

88thagang

Artist

Sufyan Alani

Artist

Citrus Jr.

Artist

Pinnacle Roots

Artist

McDSP

Audio plugins

AshleeOnAir · iHeartRadio

Video content

The Breakfast Club

Video work

Out and about

Photo gallery

In the booth

Behind the camera

At the keys

Kai McGilvery patching the outboard rack

Patching the rack

Kai McGilvery at the Sonic Studio console

At the console

Mixing

Sonic Studio

BET Awards, 2022

On set

The Breakfast Club

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Come meet Kai, and discover what you can create together.

Whether you are recording your first song, tracking a full band or putting the finishing touches on your next release, Kai works to create an environment where artists feel at home, their ideas are valued and their music can reach its full potential.

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