Fenn Soroll retweeted
Nothing cracks me up more than artists giving up on a mix because they don’t like a Mix 1.
So let me explain something real quick.
What is a Mix 1?
Mix 1 is simply an engineer’s first interpretation of the song you sent. His first impression of what the song needs exported for your review & direction.
He’s not you.
He didn’t make the music with you.
He wasn’t there for the vibe, the emotions, or the late-night decisions.
He’s a 3rd party receiving stems, and once those stems land, the music is open to a completely different interpretation of how it could sound.
The quality of Mix 1 is not directly proportional to how good your engineer is.
In most cases, it’s actually the roughest version they can put together just to establish a starting point.
If it’s not heading in the direction you want, that’s normal. That’s where feedback, clear notes, and reference tracks come in.
Knowing what you want,
Learning how to communicate it.
Using other songs to explain the sound you’re chasing (we call them ‘Reference tracks’)
That’s how the process works; not by writing off because it doesn’t sound like your demo on the first pass.
It’s just step one. The magic happens when you guide the process.
Fenn Soroll retweeted
Lo que queda claro con el accidente de Adamuz es que hoy estamos aquí y mañana puede que no.
Por eso tú vida nunca puede centrarse en un Excel, pasar 12 horas detrás de un ordenador o sacrificar cosas por ahorrar un poquito más, hay que aprovechar al máximo el tiempo que nos queda en este mundo y disfrutar de la vida con tu familia y allegados.
Cuando pasan estás cosas nos damos cuenta de lo afortunados que somos por vivir, tener todo tipo de comodidades y discutir por gilipolleces.
Todo el ánimo a los heridos, familias y que descansen en paz las víctimas.
Fenn Soroll retweeted
An A&R sent me a 30-second TikTok clip of a song. It sounded great, so I asked for the full track.
When I received it, I felt the arrangement wasn’t working — what was used as a verse felt more like a chorus, and the song had more verses than it needed.
I rearranged the structure, cut the unnecessary verses, and turned the strongest section into the chorus.
After that, the track still didn’t feel big enough, so I brought in a vocalist from Nigeria to add extra vocals to the chorus. Me and a collaborator also added additional vocals to help build it up.
Once the song felt right, I mixed it and helped source artists for the remix.
The record went on to reach number 2 in the charts and has over a billion Spotify streams across the original and the remix.
I didn’t make the original beat, but I produced the final record. I didn’t take producer credit because my label signed the song, and credit wasn’t necessary for me.
Fenn Soroll retweeted
Los reyes son el acto de amor más puro de unos padres hacia su hijo. Se gastan un pastón en regalos para que el mérito se lo lleve otro.
Recordad aquellas mañanas de ilusión en las que ellos estaban incluso más felices que tú solo por verte feliz.
Duro.
Fenn Soroll retweeted
Joze, un Productor y DJ mexicano, fue a un show donde Zedd y Madeon estaban tocando juntos. Llevó una USB con el remix que hizo a una canción de Zedd. Se los aventó a la cabina, anunciaron que se iban a arriesgar a tocarlo y resultaron gratamente sorprendidos. Para que vean que muchas veces sí vale la pena llevar tus demos a un show, nunca sabes cuándo será tu oportunidad.
Made this one today and decided to release it as an Audius Premium Track
"Get The CD" out only on @audius
audius.co/fennsoroll/fenn-so…
#newmusic #housemusic #techhouse
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Had this track in a folder for a long time and I thought about releasing it, instead of leaving it there
"Now Fuck That" Out Now!
open.spotify.com/album/1q3eq…
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Fenn Soroll retweeted
Good mix is like a good car.
It is subjective, but to a degree. Someone calls BMW terrible, someone will say it’s great. Same about Range Rover, Mercedes. It is a matter of taste, for sure.
But you don’t need to be super smart to understand that all these cars are better than Fiat or Kia, objectively.
You know what I mean?
If you mix music with great engineers, it won’t make EVERYONE to like your song. But you will never be ashamed of your music and can proudly present your songs to any big name, label or whatever. It affects your reputation and brand, objectively.
Fenn Soroll retweeted
🎚️ Andrew Scheps on mix revisions.
"I think, as with a lot of people who do what we do, I'm very insecure about my mixing. When I finally get a mix to the point where I'm ready to send it to the artist, there's a lot of angst involved. I generally don't like anything I do, and I'm sure nobody else will like it either. The adrenaline rush when I hit send on the email with the link to the mix is not all a good one!
Then come the mix notes. By definition any changes anybody wants to a mix means that you didn't do it the way they wanted it, which can easily be classified as a failure. What I've tried to do over the years (and have only lately become even slightly successful at it) is to not take things too personally. It's hard because you've gotten the mix to a point where you think it would ready to go out into the world, but the reality is that it's impossible to hear through other people's ears, and there is no "right" way to mix and there certainly is no such thing as a "perfect" mix."
Source: Gearspace interview.
@natemixing
New song "Bulletproof (Hint Of Motion)" with PREXSE, Josh Botz and Vic Rippa, out now!
open.spotify.com/album/6JCsu…
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Pre-Save "Bulletproof (Hint Of Motion) Coming July 26
audius.co/prexse/fenn-soroll…
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The second one of the remixes, now available
Otimo & Vic Rippa - Hold On (Fenn Soroll Remix)
open.spotify.com/album/0p14y…
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Pre-Save
"Otimo & Vic Rippa - Hold On (Fenn Soroll Remix)"
Coming June 7
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/fe…
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1 year ago i made this bomb remix of this classic, you can listen and dl here:
on.soundcloud.com/z1ooR
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I have done an interview with @tanzgemeinschaft talking about my music career and some thoughts about everything in general
If you want to know me better you can check the full interview here
tanzgemeinschaft.com/tgms-fu…
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