Damien Rainaud is a Los Angeles–based producer, mixing and mastering engineer focused on metal music. His work has been released through Nuclear Blast, Napalm Records, Ear Music and Roadrunner, for artists including Fear Factory, DragonForce, Wings of Steel, Once Human and Glyph.
He handles everything from full productions to mixing and mastering, working with artists in person or remotely, wherever they are. As a touring bassist and drummer himself, he knows what a band needs to hear from its record.
Have a record in the works? Get in touch and let's talk about it.
2026
Roboticist
Fear Factory
Producer
Mixing
Mastering
2021
Aggression Continuum
Fear Factory
Producer
Engineer
2019
DragonForce
Producer
Mixing
Mastering
2024
DragonForce
Producer
Mixing
Mastering
2015
Genexus
Fear Factory
Co-Producer
Engineer
2023
Wings of Steel
Mixing
Musician
2025
Winds of Time
Wings of Steel
Producer
Mastering
2018
Stage of Evolution
Once Human
Mixing
Mastering
2023
Starbound Stories
Marc Hudson
Co-Producer
Mixing
Mastering
2022
Honor Power Glory
Glyph
Mixing
Mastering
2016
E.V.O
Almah
Mixing
Mastering
2020
Osyrhianta
Fairyland
Mastering
2024
De Facto De Jure
Esodic
Mixing
Mastering
2020
DarkTribe
Mixing
Mastering
2026
Like Water
Gustavo Di Padua
Mixing
Mastering
2024
Contact
Pascal Allaigre
Producer
Drums
Mixing
Mastering
2024
Non-Euclidean Spaces
Anthropia
Drums
Mixing
Mastering
2018
Spheric Universe Experience
Mixing
Mastering
2019
Nothing Without Pain
Elisa C Martin
Producer
Mixing
Mastering
2023
Remnants of Rapture
Lycanthro
Mixing
Mastering
Listen
Selected work by Damien Rainaud, including albums and singles by DragonForce, Fear Factory, Once Human, Wings of Steel, Glyph, and more. Featured playlist below.
From the first idea to the finished record. I help with song arrangements, instrument tones, and creative direction during tracking.
Heavy, clear and punchy. Every instrument gets its own space, and the energy of the song stays intact.
The final step before release. Loud, clear and balanced, so your record sounds right on streaming, CD and vinyl.
How it works
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Send your tracks or stems
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Get a first mix
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Send your feedback
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Receive the final files, ready for release
About
Damien Rainaud is a music producer, mixing engineer and mastering engineer based in Los Angeles, focused on metal music. He's also a drummer, bassist and composer from France.
He's the bassist of Once Human, the drummer of Glyph, and has toured with DragonForce as their live bassist. He mixes with the performance in mind: the feel, the groove, the energy of the take.
He has produced, mixed and mastered albums for Fear Factory, DragonForce, Once Human, Wings of Steel, Almah, Glyph and many more, released on Nuclear Blast, Napalm Records, Ear Music and Roadrunner Records. From pre-production to the final master.
Have a record to mix, master or produce? Tell me about it.