Mixing
💀️ Single track mix £150 per track
💀️ EP/Album mix (4+ tracks) £100 per track
💀️ Unlimited Revisions When you are ecstatic with the final result, the project is finished.
💀️ You will receive 24 bit WAV Masters (mastered in a separate session) + Pre-Masters (to send to another mastering engineer) + Mixed Stems (for remixes, etc)
💀️ Tutorial Mix with video recording of the session £200
💀️ Live Tutorial mix over Zoom call (and video) of the session £250
If you are struggling with money/poor mental health and think music-making might help, send me an email.
How to submit stems
24 bit / 44.1 or 48k WAV or AIFF stems.
Break down as much as possible - kick, snare, bass, FX channels, etc. Send group-processed channels as well as individual.
Keep plugin FX, EQ, compression and any sound colouring embedded in the files. If you are questioning any part of your mix, send an unprocessed stem as backup.
You're welcome to send an Ableton session, I have noticed a growing trend of people submitting this way. I can then investigate and rectify any issues first before the mixing begins.
Overall I will assume that everything sounds the way it does because you want it that way. If anything sounds off to my ears, I will speak to you first. Usually this just means clipping, etc.
Do I need mixing?
You've finished a piece of music, that's a win. Making music is fun. But if you're anything like myself, the fun diminishes when your track migrates itself into the world, into playlists, DJ sets, or just through the ears of those around you. Unless you plan to keep your music a secret, you can't really avoid comparison. I know many of you will say "just stop comparing yourself" and I agree, it's not helpful during the music-making process. But if you want your music to 'do something' in the world, do not lose sight of the state of the world.
People's ears and minds are climatised to music that is engineered the way McDonalds engineer their food. Wholesome music will often fall by the wayside and miss the audience it deserves, simply because as music creators, we can tend to live in a bubble (although this is fine too). It can be daunting, but a light of truth comes from analysing your music in context, and if you act accordingly with skill and intention, you can turn your 'diamond in the rough' demo into the crown jewels in a few moves.
DJs will be familiar. You have those favourite tracks, when played out on a big system, they somehow don't sound as 'correct' as some of the others. Over time, these tracks are eventually dropped from our set in place of others that 'just work'. This is really sad.
Also, why does our own music sound fine at home, but when we derail our friend's party to overconfidently play our latest work, suddenly it fails. Is our music actually bad? Or was the rest of the party's music somehow 'extra good'? How exactly? What is going on? 🛸
Hi 📞️ I am Mike. I can unlock your music's full-spectrum. 🌈️👂️
I can also teach you how to do it yourself. 💪️
Back in the day, recorded music was built by a team of minds, splitting the load and maximising brainpower across songwriter, arranger, producer, recording engineer, mix engineer, mastering engineer, etc. Nowadays people say "I make tunes" or "I want to learn Ableton" as a single discipline, but really this means several individual skills, each taking time and effort to study. Some of these skills may even benefit from lack of experience, such as the composition stage. But when it comes to audio engineering, there is no substitute for experience. Despite an abundance of free and accessible resources out there, it's unrealistic to find the spare "10,000 hours" needed to practice and absorb every production eventuality.
Asides from this, outsourcing your mixing and mastering jobs can yield results that are impossible to achieve alone. You learn a lot about your own music by letting someone mix and master it for you. Once you hear the possibilities, it will unlock a new vision for your future tracks.
Philosophy and approaches to mixing
Efficient mixing adds another layer of storytelling to your music, turning the most stale/repetitive loops into exquisite sonic worlds that are full of life, character, meaning and animation. Great music is well-balanced music. We often discuss balance in nature, balanced diet, balanced lifestyle, it's a characteristic of any successful system. We can find balance in your own music too. Respect for your work is important. Your original demo mix is studied and referenced throughout the session in order to remain faithful to the creative intentions.♎️
When receiving mix/mastering feedback in the past, I've noticed how people tie their personal-life-story in with music they make. There's often a personal reason for the decisions made. Accentuating authenticity and your music's unique qualities with a caring and understanding approach is my aim. I will apply my best strategies first, some may seem functional, others off-the-wall, but I aim to exceed your expectations of what is possible with your own music. If you happen to disagree with anything, it's your music and you get always get the final say, which is why I offer unlimited revisions. 🤝️
Once you receive your first mix version, I hope to receive a list of change requests. This is fairly standard and probably the best way to work, going back and forth a couple of times. 9 times out of 10, the client is very happy with the second or third submission. If something is still not working, this is usually a good time to discuss a Zoom meeting to finalise the last few details in person.
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