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Meet Your Sales Engineer

Mac Hatton

Meet Your Sales Engineer

Mac Hatton

Hey! I'm Mac Hatton. I've been with Sweetwater since 2004 and I've been involved in recording and production for almost 20 years. Before coming to Sweetwater, I worked in Nashville including three years working at a large (7 studios) facility. I also did freelance work, editing, programming and engineering.

Sweetwater hours are more accommodating to my wife and two kids, so I made the move to Indiana. In addition to studio work, I spent a number of years mixing front of house and I continue to spend time in the studio. This professional studio and live sound experience helps me provide you with the solutions you need for your set up, be it studio, live installed sound or mobile recording. I've also set up numerous solutions for mobile churches.

I look forward to helping you with the next step in your audio journey. Give me a call!

How Can I Help?

As your personal contact here at Sweetwater, please let me know anytime I can offer help or advice.

(800) 222-4700 ext 1358

E-mail Mac

Interview with Mac...

  • Education/Certifications:

    Vincennes University - Audio Recording. The Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences. Certifications from Avid (Icon, System 5 and Venue), SSL, Focusrite, Apple. Sweetwater University.

  • What was your occupation before coming to Sweetwater?

    Engineer/Programmer/Editor

  • Why did you first apply for a job at Sweetwater?

    Sweetwater gave me the chance to stay involved in audio, but have "normal" hours so that I could spend time with my wife and kids. I've been here since 2004 and have yet to be here at 2 a.m., drinking stale coffee to keep working!

  • Gear you own:

    Pro Tools + Complete Production Toolkit, Studio One Pro, Maschine a (virtual) pile of soft synths and samplers, MPC 2000 XL, CD turntable. Event 2020 monitors. An ever-growing collection of microphones. Thousands of drum samples.

  • Family info:

    Beautiful wife, Carrie and two amazing kids, Kaleb and Carissa.

  • Favorite magazine:

    Tape Op. I hang on to back issues until they fall apart. It's the only magazine I've kept every issue of since I started subscribing, back in 2001.

  • Guilty pleasure of choice:

    The Andy Griffith Show. I've got just about all of the black and white episodes on tape (yes, I still keep a VCR around), and can pick up dialogue in just about any episode wherever I hit play.

  • What did you dream about doing for a living when you were growing up?

    Something related to music. When I learned what an engineer was, that's what I wanted to do. The first time I walked into a studio, that was it for me, I was hooked.

  • Describe the most dramatic situation in which you provided the Sweetwater Difference for a customer, or the most unusual/creative solution to a customer's problem:

    I have a client who invested quite a bit into a very nice studio, and his engineer/wiring guy bailed on him early in the install process, leaving him stranded with a very nice, non functioning studio. I arranged to come in and re-wire his studio, then use it that week to record a band that I had previously scheduled for a remote recording. The session went off without a hitch and I was able to leave my client with a working studio.

  • What in your background prepared you most to help your customers with their audio needs?

    The countless hours spent in studios, venues and geeking out in manuals.