Mick Guzauski Masterclass on Pop and Funk Mixing [ft. Jamiroquai]
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Mick Guzauski, critically-acclaimed GRAMMY-winning mixer for Daft Punk, Michael Jackson, Pharell, Mariah Carey, Chairlift and more walks us a real working funk/pop mix from the multi-platinum selling artist, Jamiroquai's latest release.
In this detailed mix walkthrough, Mick talks about everything from session setup to mix bus treatment to EQ'ing individual instruments as he dives deep, taking us under the hood on a track-by-track basis.
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The recording engineer did an outstanding job on this track, most of the work essentially.
And the producer. And the musicians. As it should be!
-Justin
Love Mick's enthusiasm, he sounds like a happy nerdy kid. The world needs more people who are this passionate about music.
YESSS HAHAH I Loved him
So EQuing to get rid of unwanted sounds, making sure one instrument doesn't "interfere" with another, or EQuing to lift certain frequencies to add presence. Next, use compression to make sure your instrument or vocal performance is balanced. Then do some side-chaining to make gaps for certain sounds like high-hats to shine. Then of course you'll be using reverb and delays throughout. And don't try to make a LOUD mix. Just shoot for a balanced mix so that everything "sits" in the mix, in it's own frequency range. This is basically what I'm hearing all "Master Producers" saying.
@@blindmelonstubbly its basically a compression, but triggered by another instrument. It's mainly used for kick and bass, because they both exist around the same frequency. Whenever kick drum hits, the bass gets compressed and makes space for the kick, so it can be heard easier.
What you also get is how he uses the gear.
sidechain to prevent certain sounds from taking up too much space and causing other instruments to lose oomph
It’s all about “masking”.
The thing here is the recordings are basically spotless so very very minor processing is going to happen.
Get Lucky has one of the best-sounding mixes I've ever heard. Kudos to this gentleman!
thanks to Mick, cherry bomb goes crazy too 😹
I love how Mick was sponsored by UAD but spent just as much time talking about FabFilter and Soundtoys. A lot of integrity there, and a great mix!
Half the battle of mixing is getting a great recorded audio, the record engineer rocks!
Agree. Not taking anything away from Mick but yes, most of the tunes he mixes are recorded on exceptional gear by world class engineers recording world class talent.
@@ernestbuckley8671 Yeah, it's always a joint effort. But also knowing which tracks to leave untouched or only apply subtle processing on makes a great engineer. Someone unexperienced might have tweaked things a lot more... unnecessarily.
I think you mean 100%
@@ernestbuckley8671 this the lamest excuse 😂😂 you can have great material and still make it bad
Taking it the next level is truly the art of it
Recording it well is an art but long as the recordings aren’t clipping, that’s about half of that battle.
@@maxreaper25 I have mixed tunes where friends were playing on tracks to world class session players. My friends are good musicians but they do not make a living playing. The tracks with the world class session players were not only easier to mix but those mixes sounded a whole lot better. I can tell you that when you work with world class talent, you start to look like world class talent. Mick is a legend, no one is taking that away from him. He has a track record that is unmatched. All I'm saying is, the musicians and singers make a world of difference.
What I love about this is that he’s not afraid to leave something alone if it already sounds good from the production. So many people take great sounds and feel the need to put a million plugins on them when actually little to no processing is required.
true, but his "raw" material is really good already :p everything is edited and preprocessed
It may be that a lot of the sound engineering took place using outboard equipment, but the point is valid nonetheless.
Pretty sure it was fairly comprehensively mixed on an SSL by Matt from Jamiroquai before Mick got it. Between them they did an amazing job, whole album sounds massive.
this is because of the keen ear. the more you train your ear the more you trust it to do what you want
Totally agree. The number of tracks with zero inserts was impressive. Amazing contrast in colors between the different sounds, which obviously he doesn't f*** with if already correct.
Like how can you not like this guy
02:20 Mix Playthrough
04:10 Workflow
06:11 Bass
08:25 Drums
15:34 Keyboards
20:45 Guitars
25:40 Backing Vocals
27:05 Lead Vocals
30:25 Master Bus
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love how authentic this guy is
Shout out to this guy and the high quality production of this video.
This guy mixed the best album of the 10's RANDOM ACCES MEMORIES
Clever trick with the HH sidechained to kick for groove enhancement !
Right!? Very clever
agree! also note he put sidechain on the snare also.. not common
classic ;-)
This Mike Wazowski is a genius! Now i understand. A big eye for the Music Production!
Underrated comment
It cannot be understated how important a great recording and arrangement help create at a great mix.
Yes, and would love to see a rundown of what mastering did after the mix.
Really enjoyed that. You guys got the audio and mic levels just right which makes it a pleasure to listen to aswell as a pleasure to watch. So many other channels get this so wrong and it shouldn't happen on an audio related video. Thanks again.
Agreed!
YEs yes yes !
This even happens on blockbuster movies so how fortunate are we here?
YES!! Haha I watched a lecture thing Joe Dart gave at berklee I think and you couldn’t hear his bass for your life
just thinking about how a great mix starts with something essential - a well recorded and good composition/arrangement.
Truth!
Recording is great, I really like how much dynamic range he leaves in the mix and he doesn’t over compress anything
I remember hearing this song for the first time 2 years ago. Hard to believe that it's only 3 years old. I love the work Mick did on this. Every instrument is given equal space.
Lots of great information there! Thanks SonicScoop and thanks Mick!
to have it look so flawless and easy takes decades of experience, props!
I could watch Mick talk through his mixes all day. So cool!
Generous and humble person. Love him.
it seems that Mick's greatest trick is infusing his enthusiasm and happiness into the music :) what a cool guy
Wow. Thank you for uploading those!
Thank you so much! Such great bits and pieces we can all learn from
Not just a genius at his craft, he seems like a very nice man :)
Mick's presentation is awesome. Great talent
Thanks Mick for taking time to share the knowledge behind the mix, always learn something new & interesting!!!
pure F**ing gold right here! Love the artist, his album and the engineer.
Great video. Thanks for publishing.
A genius at work. Thank you for the information Mick. This is like a teacher showing you exactly where to read coz that's where the exam is coming from.
Awesome work Mick. You own this sophisticated pop funk mixing style.
Man, these lessons are KILLING!
What a nice guy! A total legend for sharing a lot of awesome methods too. An incredible, invaluable production lesson.
this guy loves his life! nice vid! this is knowledge.
I love this guys mix on this song! Very crisp and still warm. Very nice!
Mick is the real deal. That's why he's there and we are all commenting.
Mick Guzauski is such a master. Hopefully one day I can be that great.
Really great! Even the video was well mixed! :)
Going to buy this album now... hadn't heard it before this video. Great work!
Such a buttery smooth sound
definitely. it's his blueprint. sounds exactly like his work on the daft punk's album.
wouldnt say it was this much balanced dynamically, vocals especially, sucks on DP...and crunch guitar chords at second phase of the chorus are sounding off of the proper mid freq mix, like a phone simulator
how do you get that silky sound?is it the convertors or is this bounced thrue a ssl console or what?can somebody tell me?
It's technique not tools.
it's recorded properly.
I LOVE stuff like this, when do you ever sit beside a guy mixing awesome Jamiroquai?
Straight to the point, very enthusiastic guy...Oh man, I love this man. Thank you for the Video sharing full of knowledge 💎
I really Love that with good productions like these, there really Isn't much need for very intrusive mixing/doctoring . I always tell clients that the better the production/recording the less processing I need to do.. when something is produced really well, as mixers, all we need to do basically is balancing the instruments carefully.. It's really nice to see this illustrated by a world famous band mixed by a world famous mixer ;-)
This is amazing! Thank you!
This was great! Thanks Mick.
Mick is the Best.... Love You Mick!
Forget about the mix, what a production!!
Great for learning and thanks a lot! In this case, personally I think huge ‘pre-mixing’ work was done in the recording process (eq, compression, etc) when putting everything into the DAW, and it is possible a lot of obvious things were made in the production stage - so it sounds so clean and overall great
Mick Guzauski = best mixer . Period
He did an amazing job with daft punk
This is awesome. I had the pleasure of working on a song mix of an artist I produced named SVALA at his home studio back in 2000. It was the first time I saw a SONY Oxford console. His work is amazing!
In my opinion one of the greatest mixers in the world!
that sidechained hh was so sick never thought to do that before
23:11 when he reveals the real secret of this amazing mix :) fantastic presentation.
what a joke
Truth lol
im so much love this guy
so cool to see this stuff!
Amazing skills!
Love this!
Master at work. Loving this.
A+ energy from this man
Micks Mix with Mick!
Wonderful guy, fantastic track, great video. Cheers.
this guy is awesome.. great vid
A masterpiece... a masterclass
Time well spent. Takes a playful approach and a keen ear to know when you've "got it", and just get the cohesion happening, mix done. Overprocessed is the norm, and this goes to show how far a little here and a little there will take you, once everything occupies its own space. Textbook "Do", y'know?
Great decision on the side chain in the hi hat
Thank you!
This oxford eq on the master bus is adding a lot of polish :)
Such a great insight, brilliant video
Love this guy
WOW! love him
It's a good song with an amazing mix. This guy is a big ball of mixing talent!
This man is awesome
watched the hole thing, amazing
Thank You !
Thank you so much.
Love this guy!
Smooth Mix
I love this!!
he is a genius...love his mixes for Walter Afanasieff
You don't need to do much when everything is recorded beautifully!
That is one of the secrets of great mixing for sure... great recording!
-Justin
Studio One has the input control for each track. Really helpful indeed.
I really like the plugins and mix Mick did on the Antelope Audio Orion interface. Those ( Antelope Plugins) are killer!
mick, you are the best!
that lil side chain high hat pump hahaha... dude your cool mick.
Mick is best!!!
Mick’s Mixing at mixcon
Genius!
sooo good!! ♡
this something u have to re watch about 3 times - Peanskean Riddler
Wonderful
Great and cool tips for beginners
cheers
The Alpha Compressor is probably the plugin that shaped the mix the most in that session, with all the beautiful distorsion from the warm fonction... yet, he pass on it so fast!! Maybe he didn't want people to notice his secret ? ;-)
Woah! Where did these come from? Haven't started watching yet but Mick Guzauski is one of my favourite mixers of all time. Thank you
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SonicScoop, this is really amazing. I'm down here in South Africa and information is really scarce this side. would love to subcribe to your school on mixing.
+Job Thako
You have the internet, you have literally all the information of everything ever lol
this guy rules!
Thriller guitar vibe
A mixing masterclass with Geoff Swan would be a dream come true
THANKS A LOT!! :)
Ever since i saw them i have wanted guzauski swists