Grammy Nominated Engineer Darren Heelis

September 16, 2025

Darren Heelis wearing Audeze MM-500 headphones mixing in the studio

Audeze Artist Profile

Darren Heelis

Darren Heelis is a Grammy nominated engineer and mixer based in West London. He has worked on projects with the likes of Sam Smith, Sienna Spiro, Giorgio Moroder, Calvin Harris and Mae Muller, including 12 UK number ones. He has also worked extensively with many legendary South Asian Artists.
 

About the Headphones

 
"They’re like having another pair of studio monitors, so have enabled me to be able to trust doing mix tweaks away from the studio. The detail is incredible. You kind of know instantly what needs to be where or what’s not sitting right in a mix."
- Darren Heelis
Audeze MM-500 headphones laying on top of an amp
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