The Art of Putting it All Together
The Best in Vintage Gear
Analog and Digital Used together
Where REAL musicians record
Vintage Vibe / Modern Facility
Getting the Best Tones is where we start

real musicians record at smiley face records

Our passion and art is music. We work with artist and musicians who have that same passion and want to take their music to the next level. We use organic recording techniques and vintage gear with modern digital technology to paint pretty pictures sonically.

we strive to capture a performance NOT create one

We want to push past perfection and capture real, honest performances. We will NOT trigger drums, autotune vocals or use excessive looping or cutting and pasting of performances. That is not organic, it is NOT real and it truly strips out the human element.

RECORDING The Art of Capturing the Sound

Music is our life. The first step to a great recording is properly capturing that perfect tone. Every piece of the puzzle from the instrument and performer to microphone selection and placement is a crucial part of capturing the best representation of the music.

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MIXING The Art of Putting it All Together

Once we have that perfect "shot" and have captured the performance, the next step is to mix that performance to present the best possible representation of your music to the masses. This is the stage where everything starts to come together in your project.

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MASTERING The Art of Preparing the Final Mix

Mastering is what gives depth, punch, clarity and volume to your tracks. The tracks are shaped, sculpted, scooped, equalized, compressed, and finessed into sonic perfection through the audio process known as mastering. Mastering is widely misunderstood, and often mistaken for mixing.

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Testimonials

  • I now have a successful local career because I had Smiley Face Records record my first CD (check it out at my site below) and design my killer website. Cindy also helped to video me while I recorded the CD and also posted those videos plus my professional photos on the website. You can say she offers to total package. Hell, she even designed my business cards and created my YOUTUBE site (currently over 12,000 hits). My advice. Call Cindy and let her handle it all. You will be shocked at how reasonable she is. I now have 3 party/event planners that use my site to promote me and I don't have to call around begging for work. See you guys in Vegas cuz that's where I am heading. Dino John - Dino John sings the Classics

  • Smiley Face Records is by far the best place to record in Houston. I had recorded in many studios big and small and didn't quite feel comfortable until I met the one and only Cindy Pruitt. Newest Recording equipment...? Cindy has it, Vintage Recording equipment... Cindy has it, add that to the overwhelming sense of comfort and sense of Artist support that Cindy's personality naturally exudes and you get a combination for making music that can not be matched by anyone anywhere else. Since I found Smiley Face Records it became my sole location for recording. Jimmie (J Metro) Moore - www.IamJmetro.com

  • When we performed at Chances, we were blessed to have Cindy Pruitt handle our sound. She paid attention to how we wanted the guitar equalized and made sure that the balance of vocals and all the instruments were just right. We've had many a bad experience with other so-called "sound engineers" and its nice to have someone like Cindy who is not only very good at what she does, but truly cares about getting your sound right and not just rushing through it. JShanti Marsena - Soul Fixx