Inside the Mix
Ep. 47 — Marcus Reeves, Mix Engineer
Marcus Reeves
Mix Engineer — Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Thundercat
We sat in his LA studio at 2 AM and let the tape roll. Marcus walked us through why he still reaches for outboard gear when every plugin exists, how he handles artist feedback that contradicts his instincts, and the one mix he almost walked away from.
The Sessions
Three clips. Thirty seconds each. You'll know if this is your kind of show before the fourth minute.
The Room Where Sound Lives
Priya Nair — Studio Acoustician & Producer
Priya has designed rooms for four Grammy-winning studios. She explains why a $200K SSL console sounds ordinary in the wrong room, how she tunes a space by ear before any measurement tool touches a wall, and the acoustics secret that most producers never learn.
"The room is the first instrument. Everything else is just signal."
— Priya Nair, Episode 01
Pressing Wax in the Digital Age
Tomás Guerrero — Vinyl Mastering Engineer
Tomás has cut lacquers for over 3,000 albums out of his Berlin workshop. He breaks down what gets lost in the digital-to-analog transfer, why some records bloom and others sound flat, and the backlog crisis hitting every pressing plant on earth.
"Every cut is a conversation between the music and the physics of the groove."
— Tomás Guerrero, Episode 02
Touring Without Losing Your Mind
Aaliya Hassan — Front-of-House Engineer
Aaliya has mixed 200+ shows a year for the past six years across arenas and intimate clubs. She talks through the gear that travels, the diplomacy required when a headliner wants a mix that fights physics, and what she does when a monitor blows mid-set.
"You have thirty seconds to fix it and ten thousand people watching. There is no panic option."
— Aaliya Hassan, Episode 03Subscribe
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