About Us

Hal Batt
Owner, Producer, Musician, & Engineer

Hal S. Batt was born and raised in Miami, Florida where he attended the University of Miami School of Music and Miami Dade Community College of Music. Batt began his composing and producing career in 1983, working with legendary artists such as Lionel Hampton, Boots Randolph, Regina Belle, Gerald Alston (The Manhattans) & Jean Carne.
He entered into the latin market soon after that, co-writing and arranging the single for Julio Iglesias entitled "Agua Dulce, Agua Sala" which sold just under 4 million copies and reached the #1 position as a pop single in Billboards Hot Latin tracks. It was nominated for a Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album. This song was included in Julio's greatest hits album released in 1998, an album that quickly reached platinum status.
Following this very successful release, Batt was signed to a worldwide publishing contract for the next 7 years with Peermusic. Batt also received "El Premio ASCAP Award" for the most played latin songs in America. In 1995 and 1996 he was honored for the songs, "Agua Dulce, Agua Sala" (Julio Iglesias), "Solamente Tu Amor" (Chayanne) and "Ni Una Lagrimas" (Noelia) which was honored with BMI award for the most played latin songs in America in 2002. 

Jacob Batt
Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Studio Manager, Technical Director, & Graphic Designer

Jacob’s road to engineering started at a young age with his introduction to the recording studio by his father, Hal Batt. Throughout his childhood, Jacob frequently assisted (punching in, patching in, etc.) in sessions that came through Afterhours, but as he became older, Jacob became fascinated with both the recording process and equipment and began his learning of audio engineering under the mentorship of his father. Soon into his mentorship, Jacob was integral in the restoration and transfer of over 300 reel-to-reel tapes and vinyl. Now, Jacob is a frequent figure at Afterhours as he is often engineering and assisting with sessions that come through its doors.
In addition to his engineering ability, Jacob also contributes his knowledge of electronics through the maintenance and repair of equipment. Jacob can often be found at Afterhours engineering, assisting, or maintaining/repairing equipment as to ensure that any project that comes through Afterhours sounds great on its way out.