Alex Lifeson is a Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush.
Elliot Scheiner is an engineer and producer. He started working for Phil Ramone at his A&R studios which at that time was considered one of the best studios in the country.
James 'Jimmy T' Meslin is a Grammy winning recording, mix, and live sound engineer based out of Long Island, NY. He's probably best known for his work with prog-metal giants Dream Theater and their affiliated projects.
Dave Way has been mixing longer than he hasn’t. Platinum albums, No. 1 singles, 4 Grammys, 19 Billion streams with names like Michael Jackson, Fiona Apple, P!nk, Xtina Aguilera, Ringo Starr, Iron And Wine, Sheryl Crow, Marshmello, Fall Out Boy, Kesha, Macy Gray, TLC, Victoria Monet, Sons Of Anarchy, Tracy Chapman, Ben Folds, John Doe, MC5, Spice Girls, Weird Al, Paul McCartney, Bobby Brown, Mick Jagger and many, many more.
November 05, 2024
"The LCD-5s have improved the speed of my work flow... An excellent set of monitors and a well treated room will cost you at least 30k. Buying headphones that give you that kind of performance is incredible value!"
Winning a Juno award for the album Falling in Africa in 2022.
The bulk of my work is mixing. I do take on a few production projects that I feel will actually follow the process of making a great recording.
I started playing piano when I was 6. Then I was asked by the dean of woodwinds at Berklee to attend their school when I was 16. I had just started playing bass in a rock band at that time, and never looked back. Big band music has always been a huge part of my life. As a Canadian bassist Rush was the automatic default! I will listen to Lyle Lovett 1 day and then Robbie Robertson or Allison Kraus and Robert Plant and then Rush Power Windows.
Working with Nick Blagona and Rich Chycki at Metalworks in Ontario was a huge part of my development. I've been able to work with Brad Pitt for a full week doing narration for a TV Series. You soon understand why he is successful. Working with Kenny Aranoff was amazing! Studying and or working with Andy Wallace, Chris Lord-Alge, Michael Brauer and Jack Joseph Puig cannot be understated.
Control Room acoustics are always a challenge. We've all worked at great places which have had the correct builders and budget to support that effort. The problem is we all try to do with something less: IE buying materials from your favorite music store and a software program to test the room. I can say confidently that gets you halfway there in most cases. I've purchased other decent headphones however there is a sonic stamp that you will ultimately be fighting. I borrowed a friends LCD-4s and that was the real answer for my situation...
My SSL AWS Console into a Chandler Curve Bender is where everything starts. I have a Retro Instruments 76 and an original Purple on my vocals. Distressors on the BGS. An LA 2 and an 1176 on the bass, a RED 3 on my drum buss and a stereo Manley Pultec going into a stereo A Design Comp is on the Kick and snare. I do prefer NUENDO as my DAW. The Plug In Alliance stuff is always great. Radix and Lindell are killers too.
You need to be a fan of your own work.
I've always checked my mixes with headphones for the bad stuff. Now they are a major part of getting sounds.
The LCD-5s have improved the speed of my work flow. I’ve used them on dramatically different projects so far! African Contemporary, Rock and Country!
An excellent set of monitors and a well treated room will cost you at least 30k. Buying headphones that give you that kind of performance is incredible value!