Why mixing Bhangra is different from mixing pop music

Life is varied at a commercial recording studio. We literally don’t know what’s going to come in next. This is great because it keeps us on our toes and helps to keep our perspective wide. A couple of weeks ago I received my first Bhangra song to mix....
From Mixing Rock Music to Recording Orchestras

From Mixing Rock Music to Recording Orchestras

As recording engineers go, I guess I’ve always been a ‘focus on what’s coming’ rather than a ‘rest on past glories’ type. So I hadn’t even thought what my last 5 years in the recording studio might look like. The new facebook...