Recording
Recording. My bread and butter. I'll spare you the story of how I got into recording, and definitely dodge the "why" question.
I record all styles and all genres. Period. I'm lucky (though that's a matter of perspective, I suppose) in that I never get locked into doing too much of one thing for a very long time. My personel hell would be to record the exact same type of music constantly. Give me rock and roll one day, and classical the next. Polished country pop and screamo to mix it up. Hiphop. Jazz. Electronica.
There's one constant in all of the various genres: my clients are overwhelmed with the quality and the project is finished on time and on budget. All things should be like that. My dry cleaning should be like that. Or an oil change. But I digress. On time and on budget. My personal mantra.
A few quick examples.
For classical music I tend to rely on a stereo pair of microphones (aka mics), and then augment with additional mics as needed. Many of my clients record live performances for release to public radio or for professional purposes. Others will record sans audience for commercial release.
There's a definite emphasis on the ensemble or artist performing in the room, interacting with it. Enhanced, but true. Idyllic yet accurate.
For more "pop" music, or "commercial" music, I do a bit more production. Studios, overdubs, session artists, programming, etcetera, etcetera. Every "pop" project is different, but different than the above in that you're usually aiming for idyllic and stylized results. A different sort of truth than in the classical realm.
One final example is that of the live recording of "pop" music. This is the doozy. It's also my speciality. I'm able to multitrack your show with a split of the mic's that your live sound guy is using. I'll also add a few extras of my own. This is one of those things that many people do but few do right. Relax, you're in good hands!