We recently connected with Chris Brady and have shared our conversation below.

Chris, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.

Mentorship is so important. During my undergrad time at Hofstra University, I formed a bond with a professor, Jason Hanley, who was able to open my eyes to computer based recording and mixing. He then directed me to a Music Technology master’s program at New York University. At NYU, I met so many great professors and students who exposed me to different types of music, but more importantly, it’s where I developed my love for mixing and mastering.

I dove into learning everything I could about mixing and mastering. It led me to Mix with the Masters and spending time learning directly from Andrew Scheps in the South of France. His knowledge, guidance, and mentorship were integral to shaping the mixing engineer that I am today.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I am a drummer by trade and was in many bands growing up. We would always be interested in recording. I starting by tapng shows like Phish and Pearl Jam. I channeled that into trying to tape my own band. I started by recording our rehearsal sessions and then I got the bug and tried to learn all I could to multi-track record our band.

Nowadays, I don’t record much anymore. My current clients will send me their raw tracks or Pro Tools sessions, they will tell me what their vision is, and it is my job to deliver their vision to them. I help my clients overcome problems that they could not solve on their own. After years of mixing and master experience, it reduces the amount of time, and gets the mix where it needs to be quicker.

I think my ability to connect with artist and bands and be able to deliver on that vision is what sets me apart .

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

For me the most rewarding aspect of being a creative is seeing the looks on the face of the artist when they hear their track and say this is either exactly what they were hearing in their head, or what it came out so much better than they were expecting.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

In the beginning of my mixing journey, I wanted to learn all the rules. What EQ moves did I have to use on this instrument or what compression settings did I need after this EQ. I tried to copy all the settings that the pros used and you know what I learned? You have to throw all of that out. You serve the song. There is not way one to get to a completed mix. You have a thousand little decisions that ultimately shape the sound of the mix. You learn the rules to know why you are breaking them.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://chrisbradymixing.com/
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