Your rough mix doesn’t need to sound polished. It just needs to communicate the balance, feel and direction you want, so your mixing engineer knows where the song is supposed to go.

Bonbon Noir’s Lady on the Hill is a beautifully calm and ghostly piece of psychedelia, full of harp-like plucks, haunting vocals and a poignant cello. Mixed and mastered by Mick Morrison.

I’ve started a mailing list for independent artists, producers and songwriters, with occasional mixing, mastering and music release tips from the studio.

I recently mixed and mastered “The Falling Man” by Melbourne singer-songwriter Andy Fillmore. It’s an acoustic-driven track that builds into an epic crescendo, featuring hard-hitting electric guitar, soaring vocal harmonies, and a standout vocal performance from Andy.

Illude have released a new double single, ROT and At The End. I mixed and mastered both tracks, which capture a real live energy in the performances, paired with fantastic songwriting.

Arkavello’s single Spaghettified is out now. I had the pleasure of mixing and mastering this one, and in this post I share a few thoughts on the track and the release.