Brooklyn MixCon Preview: Marc McClusky — The Indie Rock Mix
Brooklyn MixCon is coming up on December 6 & 7! Five workshops & Q&A’s organized by genre, at the Living Room in Brooklyn—Presented by SonicScoop and the Deli Magazine.
Each day this week, we’ll take a closer look at the mixers who will be sharing their secrets: Matty Amendola (Indie Pop Mix: Focus on Drums);
Marc McClusky (Indie Rock Mix: Focus on Distorted Guitars);
Kevin Killen (The Sparse Mix: Ballads/Clean Instruments);
J. Chris Griffin (Mainstream Pop Mix: Focus on Separation);
Ariel Borujow (EDM Mix, Low End and Loudness)
Connect with this mixer’s wisdom in person at Brooklyn MixCon! Visit here to RSVP.
Today, we’ll be talking to Marc McClusky, whose free presentation is made possible by Soundtoys.
Mixer Name: Marc McClusky
Marc McClusky will be at Brooklyn MixCon on Sunday, 12/6.
Website: http://selftitledmgmt.com/clients/MarcMcClusky.html and http://marcmcclusky.com
Location: UES, Manhattan
Clients/Credits: Weezer, Bad Religion, Everclear, Motion City Soundtrack, Social Distortion, LetLive, Ludo and many others. Current projects include Punchline’s, Thrilled and Motion City Soundtrack, Panic Stations
My Mix Angle: I like cartoons and comics a lot. Old Warner Bros. Bugs Bunny cartoons had such amazing music. They could tell the story with no dialogue just music. They married perfectly. I think about mixing like that.
I listen to my instinct. What is this song making me feel? Bummed out? Happy? Angry? Then I try to make the mix feel like that emotion. If a song is angry, for example, maybe I’ll try to make something jarring and stick out to simulate what movements people make when they are pissed. When you are angry you don’t just stand there and say you’re angry, you throw shit around and punch stuff. Your movements are erratic and jarring.
For Example:
Weezer – “Mykle and Carli”
Ludo – “Whipped Cream”
Motion City Soundtrack
Hot Melts – “Edith”
At Brooklyn MixCon, I’m Focusing On Distorted Guitars in an Indie Rock Mix Because: In a rock mix, the guitars are just as much a personality as much as they are an instrument.
Sneak Preview: I’m going to explain how I think about mixing, and you could quite possibly have your own epiphany.
I Love Leading Audio Workshops Because… I enjoy inspiring people—that’s why I got into music in the first place.
Brooklyn MixCon is made possible by Soundtoys, Focal, iZotope, Universal Audio, SPL, B&H, & Eventide.
Don’t miss Brooklyn MixCon, December 6 & 7 at the Living Room!
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