Members L6Sguy Posted August 31, 2007 Members Posted August 31, 2007 posted several years back, this is the day-to-day diary of Mixerman, an anonymous engineer/mixer who also served as moderator over at prosoundweb.com forums. the reason for the diary is that he was contracted to do some engineering for a band's major-label debut, but said band had also been the subject of a major bidding war = stakes are high. so mixerman, being the kind soul he is, thought that to post the daily activities/etc for the forumites would give a great 'on the job' sorta view. 6 weeks of recording, some songwriting, some drama. a smashed window into the engineering booth no names were given, all aliases. i cannot emphasize enough how crucial this read is, not from a 'use this compressor/mic/software' POV, but from a band, music, recording studio, etc POV, i've never seen nothing like it, nothing so compelling even. you'll likely piss yourself laughing, but you'll also be a wiser bandmate in the future the mixerman diaries
Members SpectralJulian Posted August 31, 2007 Members Posted August 31, 2007 Funny stuff. People say they know who he is and who the band is but won't spill the beans. I wanna know
Members L6Sguy Posted August 31, 2007 Author Members Posted August 31, 2007 Funny stuff. People say they know who he is and who the band is but won't spill the beans. I wanna know i've seen copies of the book with craaaazy asking prices.i'd always hoped he was alan parsons.
Members Vince Posted August 31, 2007 Members Posted August 31, 2007 it's cool, but I really want to know who it is!
Members Happy_Thom Posted August 31, 2007 Members Posted August 31, 2007 I love the mixerman diaries - is there any way to read the rest of it without paying?
Members andreas Posted August 31, 2007 Members Posted August 31, 2007 Buy the book? That's what I did - reread it a couple of months back, and laughed my head off again /Andreas
Members surgical Posted August 31, 2007 Members Posted August 31, 2007 I've just read week one, and it is great so far!
Members L6Sguy Posted August 31, 2007 Author Members Posted August 31, 2007 Too long you're kidding, right its not like reading a recipie, theres a story, characters, and an absolute armful of educational material. the content makes it worth it.
Members Craise Posted August 31, 2007 Members Posted August 31, 2007 I read this a while ago... Did he ever reveal what band it is?
Members opultaM Posted August 31, 2007 Members Posted August 31, 2007 you're kidding, right its not like reading a recipie, theres a story, characters, and an absolute armful of educational material. the content makes it worth it. I don't read anything that isn't about spaceships....Or... i'm at work and will give it a shot later
Members HuskerDude Posted August 31, 2007 Members Posted August 31, 2007 It's not nearly as funny, but another thing that should be required reading for anyone interested in pursuing music as a career.http://www.mercenary.com/probwitmusby.html
Members M900 Posted August 31, 2007 Members Posted August 31, 2007 It's not Phil, but he knows who Mixerman is. You can figure it out too, and it's easy. Remember that Google is your friend. At one point, they even had the suspected Mixerman dude's discography, and there's at least one skeleton in his recording closet. As for the band, at least one person has come out to claim that he was in the recording session, but he did not name the actual band. I think it's a composite of events from various recording sessions. Is the book available again? I wanted to buy it but I think he ran out of the first run. c
Members object88 Posted August 31, 2007 Members Posted August 31, 2007 I lent my copy of the book to a neighbor, and never got it back. Damn.
Members therhodeo Posted August 31, 2007 Members Posted August 31, 2007 Wasnt it Tom Lord-Alge or however you spell it? I also heard the band was Lifehouse maybe? I could be way off but I think I heard that.
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 31, 2007 Posted August 31, 2007 It's not Phil, but he knows who Mixerman is. Correct - I am NOT Mixerman. I DO know who / know Mixerman. NO, I will NOT reveal his identity to anyone. It's only a thin "secret" at this point, but I gave my word, so no matter how easily people can figure it out, they're still not going to get the name from me. As for the band, at least one person has come out to claim that he was in the recording session, but he did not name the actual band. I think it's a composite of events from various recording sessions. I have always thought that this was the case, although I have never confirmed that with MM. But even as a veteran of thousands of recording sessions, and having personally seen many examples of similar events firsthand, I have never worked on a single project that incorporated so many examples of things at their worst; so many things going so drastically wrong with one single project. Thus while I suppose it could be a true accounting of one band, one project, I tend to lean towards the "composite" theory. Is the book available again? I wanted to buy it but I think he ran out of the first run. c I don't know if it's available again in book form or not - sorry.
Members 1DZReverendDavidLee Posted August 31, 2007 Members Posted August 31, 2007 Correct - I am NOT Mixerman.. :eekphil: :eekphil: Oh really...
Members 66_skylark Posted September 1, 2007 Members Posted September 1, 2007 interesting stuff, Thanks L6Sguy
Members L6Sguy Posted September 1, 2007 Author Members Posted September 1, 2007 no thanks necessary, just make sure to never take the special muffin.
Members p4vl Posted September 1, 2007 Members Posted September 1, 2007 It's not nearly as funny, but another thing that should be required reading for anyone interested in pursuing music as a career.http://www.mercenary.com/probwitmusby.html I'd rather deal with a major/indie label than a Medici Pope who had people assassinated in church. Ask Mozart/Beethoven/Bach about writing music funded by insane, Syphlytic Royalty and Clergy.
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