My initial introduction with Grant was in the wake of the recording sessions of my first full
length album. A dear friend of mine referred his mixing work to me and I was instantly
impressed and wanted to work with him if he was available. As an artist I’ve grown a true
appreciation for the art of mixing music that I had ignored in my musical youth. Making me
even more thankful to have met someone of Grant’s caliber in today’s day and age.
Hearing Grant’s ability to paint with the sounds we had captured from the sessions
reminded me of records like The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who, and other acts where the
mix engineers were artists. They created space and shapes to the recordings in a way that
emulated a 3 dimensional world… that made records with sonic depth and made you feel
like you were in the room as it happened, that tied the delicate knot between energy and
refinement in a way that made you believe that you could do it too. Grants perspective on
sound makes me feel that way.
Since my debut album Grant has mixed a full length live album, An acoustic EP consisting of a live in studio performance, and currently the first round of mixes for my second full-length album. No joke, he has made me believe in Alchemy as a science by watching his
process of mixing music. By the time I hand my music off to be mixed I’m almost always
plagued by imposter’s syndrome, nerves about the art we’ve been sweating over for so
long and when Grant sends it back to me the sounds truly melt that all away. To be able to
trust that your music will always sound drastically better than when you send it out gives
me much more confidence.
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