🎛️ Mixing SZA, Engineering Bob Dylan, Collaborating with Rick Rubin
Published 12 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader! You won't want to miss these recent Mix Protégé gems 💎 including how I got my start as a 20-year-old Pro Audio sales guy at Guitar Center and wound up mixing #1 albums for iconic artists like SZA, Neil Diamond, The Avett Brothers, and more.
🎛️ How I "made it" in the New Music Business
The face I made when I got the call to work with Rick Rubin
I’m so excited to share my journey as an engineer, mixer, and producer on Ari Herstand’s New Music Business podcast!!! Ari is a legend - a champion for independent artists, a master of the ever-changing music business landscape, an accomplished musician and songwriter himself, a mentor to many (including me) and a friend.
Hear me dish all the deets, like:
Why I love my console and faders so much
My early days in L.A. and how I built my network
The mystery man who taught me how to put myself out there
How I met Rick Rubin
The incredible mentors I've learned from
My first big break mixing Neil Diamond
What the heck's a 2nd Engineer?
The business of engineering, mixing, and producing
What it means to "make it" in the New Music Business
Follow, stream, and celebrate these incredible artists who've made Mix Protégé a part of their process. Each of these songs spent time in our Member Spotlight forum (or were featured in my livestreams or instructional videos) and are now out in the world for us all to enjoy ... on repeat!
Big congrats to Shimmer Island for the release of Believe In You, the most infectiously feel-good jam I've heard in ages!
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