On choosing where to Mix and also Not Killing Each Other

[mrc]

I agree, I would be willing to talk to the years privately, and tell him of my experience if he's willing to pm his email. I have no desire to mix for him or them, being on both sides of the glass is difficult at best.

[casey campbell]

I think that from a band member perspective, if you just spent 8 MONTHS tracking the thing, the last thing you want is to be getting into the 4th or 5th revision of the mix. I'd put it in the hands of a professional who's done work that you all love.

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[Artifex]

Off topic, hello from Chicago! Where you guys based out of in Chicago? What style of music is it?

[Sean Sullivan]

I'd say pick one song and send it to your friend in Michigan and a third party and compare the three and see which you like best. I've done spec mixes for artist on my own time and sometimes I get the gig, sometimes I don't, but it's always a worthwhile experience.

[MoreSpaceEcho]

so....erm...what happened to our OP?

[Nick Sevilla]

so....erm...what happened to our OP?

He drowned in our sea of commentary...

Let's throw him a lifesaving device.

[TheYears]

Hey everyone, thanks for all the replies! I thought you guys had really good common sense ideas about choosing a mixer. The band pretty much decided to go with the Michigan without comparing his work to anyone else's (even though several people offered to make sample mixes). The sample mix I heard from Mr. Michigan I wasn't a huge fan of (that's an understatement), but the rest of the band apparently loved it, and I began to feel like I was an embattle president fighting for universal health care and just kind of gave up my crusade for a different mixer.

We are from the mostly the Logan Square area of Chicago and play a raucous style of Folk 'n' Roll ( think The Band meets Tom Waits meets Iron & Wine ).