Working with Nile (Harpsona)

I would love to work with you to help bring live harp to your project! Regardless of scope or style, I am happy to hear from you to see how we can work together.

I provide quality recordings in a timely, well-organized manner and make adjustments as needed to ensure everyone is happy with the output.

This page details what I can do for and/or with you.

  • Austin Wintory

    “Working with Nile has been an absolute dream. I've always been a bit picky about harp, spoiled for almost 20 years by the very best of LA and London's studio musicians. But as my needs evolved and in particular, I needed someone who could record from home, experiment with mic'ing techniques and fold into my sometimes-esoteric approach, Nile's proved a godsend. I'm hooked!”

  • AETHER

    “Nile was so much fun to work with, she brought a great energy to the creative space and presented a lot of well composed and executed ideas for our project. Everything was delivered in an excellent fashion too with audio quality and deadlines.”

  • Clark Aboud

    “Adding Nile’s harp recordings into the piece was that “exactly what I heard in my head, but better” moment. A chance to have her playing on another project can’t come soon enough.”

  • Adam Gubman

    “Nile is an incredible talent whose magical ability on harp is only exceeded by her fantastic positive attitude. She executes flawlessly with style and panache that no sample library can match! 10/10 would recommend.”

  • Louie Zong

    “Nile is a super talented and professional musician I’ve had the pleasure of featuring on a few tracks of mine. She always nails the vibe and receiving harp tracks from her is like opening presents on Christmas morning!”

My Services

  • Record harp given sheet music and mock-up tracks

    If you have sheet music and a mock-up (e.g., MIDI) with a click track, then I can record the harp part, composite all the best takes, and align it to match the provided audio.

    This allows for an easy drag and drop of live harp recording into your project to replace the mock-up.

    Annotated sheet music

  • Record stems given vague direction and vibes

    Do you consider yourself more of a producer than a composer? No sheet music? No problem!

    I can record various stems to match what you’re looking for. Just provide the feel, rough tempo, and any chords or key signatures you want included. I will provide a variety of organized stems with descriptions and iterate as needed.

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  • Compose short harp pieces for...

    Working on a short animation or video project (e.g., commercial)? Want harp music for it? Look no further!

    From mysterious to sorrowful, from ethereal to hopeful, I can compose and record something with the harp to fit a storyboard. To bring in more instruments and sounds, I am happy to collaborate with others.

  • Provide feedback on written harp parts

    Planning on working with a local harpist, but want someone to review the readability and provide feedback on what may or may not work well for the harpist?

    I can annotate the sheet music, suggest changes, and provide general feedback to help improve your harp writing.

  • Record electric harp with effects

    Although I primarily work with my acoustic, concert grand Lyon & Healy Style 11 pedal harp, I also can record with my Cassista ClearTones 30 electric harp.

    If you need a unique sound, look no further! I can record with different effects pedals, similar to what you may do with an electric guitar. My pedal collection is small, but I am happy to expand it.

  • Experiment with mic config and placement

    To get a full sound, as of 2023, I have been recording with 3 mics. Two Rode NT1-A condenser mics positioned close to the column and to the side of the harp, as well as an Izotope Spire Studio gen 2 omni-directional condenser mic positioned further away to capture more room sound.

    Want different placements or config? Just let me know!

Examples

Harp recorded given written parts provided by Austin Wintory. Harp with voice, orchestra, and traditional Thai instrumentation for the Thai Cave Rescue soundtrack (0:17 start).

Electric harp with reverb pedal.

Harp recorded given vague directions and vibes. Transformed into a full track and beautifully produced by Aether (full track).

Harp recorded given vague directions and vibes. Transformed into a full track and beautifully produced by Louie Zong.

Original harp composition given direction and a storyboard from KEX Studios.

Harp recorded given written parts provided by Austin Wintory. Emotional musical number (0:47 start).

Excited to work with me?