Zen and the Art of MIXING

(Technical Reference). In his first book, The Daily Adventures of Mixerman, the author detailed the frustrating and often hilarious goings on during the process of recording a major-label band. Musicians, engineers, and producers laughed and cried at the crazy goings-on they'd never imagined or recognized all too well. Now Mixerman turns his razor-sharp gaze to the art of mixing and gives followers and the uninitiated reason to hope if not for logic and civility in the recording studio then at least for a good sounding record. With a firm commitment to art over technology and to maintaining a grasp of each, Mixerman outlines his own approach to recording success, based on his years mixing records in all genres of music for all kinds of artists, often under trying circumstances. As he states in his introduction to the new volume, "Even if you're not a professional mixer, even if you're a musician trying to mix your own work or a studio owner in a smaller market, you have your own set of pressures to deal with while you're mixing. Regardless of what those pressures are, it's important to identify and recognize them, if for no other reason than so you can learn to completely ignore them." But how? "That's where the Zen comes in."

Mixerman distills a successful career's worth of aha moments into understandable and practical terms for both professional and hobbyist alike. If you change how you think about mixing, you'll be well on your way to learning how to mix.

"Mixerman is a fearless, erudite and witty writer and thinker. Buy this book. Buy all of Eric Sarafin's books. NOW."

-Dave Pensado (Christina Aguillera, Beyoncé, Pink)

"Finally, a book that teaches the Art of great mixing, not the pseudoscience. At long f*#@ing last."

-Ken Scott (The Beatles, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Elton John)

"I learned early-on that great recording engineering and mixing is largely a matter of keeping your mind out of the way and here is one man's brilliant approach to accomplishing precisely that."

-Bob Olhsson (Stevie Wonder, Jackson Five)

"Without belaboring the technical, he encompasses the creative, spiritual, practical, and business aspects in a simple and entertaining read"

-Ron Saint Germain (U2, Mick Jagger, 311, Whitney Houston)

"Dough head. You gave away the farm."

-Aardvark (Alan Parsons, Johnny Reed)