Here's what some of our clients have to say about their experience working with Ivory Tower...

 

Working with ITR has drastically helped our sound. Mike has taken a rather unfocused talent and honed in to the essence of it, and brought it out.

"The cd sounds freakin' amazing. I couldn't be more pleased. Mike performed nothing less than pure magic"

AMAZING!! Mike brought out so much more in us than we ever thought was there! His production has taken our music to a level we never imagined. He has played a huge part in helping us realize our dreams of music.

Our favorite thing about working with ITR was hearing what our music was before ITR and then hearing our music after ITR. There's no comparison. We learned priceless lessons about creating music through working with Mike, who also made it an exciting, fun experience throughout the entire project! He has become more than a producer, but a friend and musical mentor. Someone we really appreciate and want to work with throughout the rest of our musical career.

ITR exceeded all of our expectations because we couldn't have begun to expect what we got! We can't express enough our satisfaction and appreciation for what ITR has done with our music and maturity as artists. ITR is a Godsend that lives up to it's name because it has played a huge part in helping our dreams become a realization.

"I knew it would be good, but it ended up sounding great. Mike is the bomb dot com."

Mike's vocal coaching was extremely helpful and he helps build confidence in
you that is exhibited live.

I would recommend working with Mike Thompson to any musician. Mike is personable professional and most of all extremely good at what he does. The quality of this recording alone has turned heads.

I have never met someone that is so good at what they do, and professional, and still maintains the relationship and makes you feel extremely comfortable around him.

"If you've heard the ITR artist sampler disc, you can hear that each ITR artist sounds totally unique and fresh, with a sound that is authentic to their voice, songs, instrumental style and musical vision."

"If you are an artist who is offered the chance to work with ITR - TAKE IT. Pray about it of course, but trust me - take it."

"It's so rare to find a good record producer or recording studio. I duplicate
CDs for a whole bunch of them, but Mike really is the best."

"…Mike [is] a true musical and inspirational mentor"

"Mike's ability to listen, synthesize, and even step inside and stretch to new levels my artistic understanding left me confident that with ITR, I had the highest probability of realizing my goals as an artist."

"…my intention to pursue music has been taken as seriously by my producer as I take it myself."

"To me the mark of a good producer is one who can bring out what is hidden inside each artist and stay true to the artist's gifts and calling. ITR definitely has the market cornered on the ability to do this and achieve true excellence throughout with each project they produce."

"I've learned so much. I've been pushed to write better both lyrically and musically."

"With ITR's blended approach, we got big room sounds where we needed them and avoided big room rates where we didn't, and as a result, I got both big results out of my own skills as well as big time savings on my pocketbook."

"ITR provides a range of services that is virtually unparalleled in the mid-range market in which he competes. I found producers who were comparable engineers, but not vocal coaches; comparable equipment, but not into new artist development; comparable prices, but not comparable quality. Once factored into the equation, this array of competencies created a cost-benefit ratio that was shockingly low."

"ITR will always be my production company, my studio, and my first choice for all things musical."

"I don’t think we could have had as much fun with anyone else, and the sound quality is excellent."

"…if you want your music to sound like unique, precious, rare diamonds, check out ITR. But be prepared to take your own music as seriously as they do."

"Working with Mike is truly like working with a mentor. He doesn't slam your stuff - even if it downright sucks. He only suggests ways to make it better. In other words, he won't set you off on a path that leads to a brick wall. Instead, he'll set you off an a path with so many forks in the road, you'll have no choice but to keep going until you find what it is you're looking for."

"…and my producer has continued to make himself available to me to answer business, management, marketing, promotion and booking questions, and even to evaluate record label offers and determine the best personnel to hire for various career development issues. I know from talking to other artist friends that most production companies don't do this. "

"ITR is really unique in what they offer - just as they treat every client as a 'whole package', so they provide the whole package of their services to each client. "

"It's brought me back to my music. Before I stepped into ITR for the first time, my life was dominated by a job I hated and a path destined for mediocrity. But the first time I played my stuff for MD and he expressed interest in it, I knew that it was time re-commit myself to what I knew - and what I've always known - that I'm best at. You see, not only has working with ITR been a learning experience musically, but it triggered a real turning point in my life."

"…not only has Mike been fun and easy to work with, but he's taken something that started out as a Chevy and he's turned it into a Mercedes. "