As mixers, two of our main objectives are to achieve a balance in both the frequency response and the dynamic range. Many might assume that EQ and compression are the tools used to address these objectives.
You wouldn’t be wrong — they certainly can be. But the more I do Read more...
Is the record label recording studio back on the rise?
Time was when a record company and their own recording studio were inseparable. Some of the most cherished music ever has sprung from facilities that were entirely owned and operated by the labels that constructed them: Atlantic, Capitol, Columbia, Motown, Read more...
Every mix I do starts with a conversation with the artist.
My goal is to deliver something great. The best way for me to do that is to get a clear understanding of what each artist considers good. Music, like food, is all about taste. So the only way I Read more...
If Mark Needham is experiencing downtime, it’s strictly self-imposed.
Few mixers keep busier than Needham, whose talents seem always to be in demand. His discography of platinum artists span decades, and they tell the story of his success better than anything: American Authors, Blondie, Fleetwood Mac, Imagine Dragons, The Killers, Read more...
We often make hundreds or thousands of decisions on any given project. How many of them really count?
Most of us like to tell ourselves—and others—that although any one of our little tweaks may be too small to be heard, it’s the net effect of all of them together that Read more...
