Zen and the Art of MIXING

Mixerman

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Mixerman Publishes
30 October 2020

Music; Techniques of music & music tutorials; Music recording & reproduction; Popular psychology

When I think back to my best mixes--regardless of their commercial success--in each and every case, I can only describe the experience as one in which I was working from deep within, outside of any external forces. I wasn't thinking; I was doing. I wasn't scared of what anyone would think. I wasn't scared of failure. All my decisions were made with confidence, and once a judgment was made, I didn't second-guess myself. I allowed the music to guide me, and I based all of my mix decisions on nothing more than one simple criterion: Are the song and production doing what they're supposed to be doing?

That sounds nice, huh? I mean, that's the headspace you want to be in when you're mixing! The problem is, you can't get there if you're focused on all the wrong things, and we're all susceptible to distraction and self-doubt. Great mixing involves trusting yourself, first and foremost. And I can promise you, that trust is downright infectious to everyone on your project.

Great mixing isn't about manipulating sound. It's about the decisions you make in regards to the music, the balances, and how you use the arrangement to push the listener forward through the song. This is accomplished thought concrete strategies and techniques. You can spend the next decade mixing two songs a day to get there. Or you can get Zen & the Art of MIXING 2021, and I'll explain the thinking behind great mixing. And then watch your confidence soar.

By: Mixerman
Imprint: Mixerman Publishes
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 445g
ISBN: 9780960040513
ISBN 10: 096004051X
Pages: 302
Publication Date: 30 October 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mixerman here. My friends call me by my given name, Eric Sarafin. I've worked with many gold and platinum selling national and international acts, including The Pharcyde, Ben Harper, Spearhead, Jeff Lorber, Tone Loc, Lifehouse, Barenaked Ladies, Amy Grant, Pete Murray, and Foreigner, and that's just to name a few. I gained notoriety as Mixerman when I published my diary The Daily Adventures of Mixerman, which was posted online to the delight of over 150,000 fans. Since that time I've written a number of books on the recording arts, including this one.

Reviews for Zen and the Art of MIXING

Mixerman is a fearless, erudite and witty writer and thinker. Buy this book. Buy all of Eric Sarafin's books. NOW. -Dave Pensado (Christina Aguillera, Beyonce, Pink) Finally, a book that teaches the Art of great mixing, not the pseudoscience. At long f*#@ing last. -Ken Scott (The Beatles, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Elton John) I learned early-on that great recording engineering and mixing is largely a matter of keeping your mind out of the way and here is one man's brilliant approach to accomplishing precisely that. -Bob Olhsson (Stevie Wonder, Jackson Five) Without belaboring the technical, he encompasses the creative, spiritual, practical, and business aspects in a simple and entertaining read -Ron Saint Germain (U2, Mick Jagger, 311, Whitney Houston) Dough head. You gave away the farm. -Aardvark (Alan Parsons, Johnny Reed)