Michael Brauer Issue 64
FEATURE ‘BRAUERIZING’ THE MIX Michael Brauer has mixed The New York-based star mixer, Michael H. the ladder from the proverbial tea-boy beginnings Brauer, has a reputation for eclecticism, both to staff engineer at Media Sound Studios in NYC countless singles and albums in the wide variety of artists and genres he’s worked during 1976-84, picking up tricks of the trade from over the years, developing his with, and in his approach to mixing. His credit list is the likes of Bob Clearmountain, Mike Barbiero, certainly very impressive and exceptionally Tony Bongiovi, Harvey Goldberg, and others. He own approach to compression wide-ranging, featuring stellar names like The subsequently went freelance and graduated to the along the way. ‘Brauerizing’ Rolling Stones, Coldplay, Prefab Sprout, Was (Not role of occasional producer, but for the last 15 years Was), James Brown, Aerosmith, Jeff Buckley, David or so he has preferred to almost exclusively work the mix, as he calls it, is his Byrne, Tony Bennett, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart, Paul as a mixer. Ironically, given the absolutely massive (trademarked) signature. McCartney, Ben Folds, Pet Shop Boys, Bob Dylan, amount of outboard in his studio, Brauer likes to de- Willie Nelson, MeatLoaf, John Mayer, Martha emphasise the importance of technology and prefers Text: Paul Tingen Wainwright, Pete Murray and many, many others. to talk about feel and colours. Photography: Michael Brauerul Tingen As for his approach, Brauer has become legendary When approached about giving us the lowdown in the mix world for his liberal and innovative use on his mix of Coldplay’s hit Violet Hill, Brauer of compression.
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