Mixing / Production

English producer and four‑time Grammy Award‑winning mixer Robert Orton, aka The Hitmixer, has worked with million‑selling artists including Lady Gaga, Enrique Iglesias, Backstreet Boys, Sting, Lana Del Rey and Robin Thicke.

Although he grew up aspiring to be a hip‑hop producer, Zach Crowell has made it big by leaning into his Nashville roots.

All mix engineers need technical skills — but what’s most important is our ability to bring out the emotion in the music.

Canadian producer / engineer Garth ‘GGGarth’ Richardson has worked with some of music’s biggest acts, and from his vast discography he discusses how he created an iconic bass tone.

The biggest hit of the decade so far took Shaboozey and his team half an hour to write — and weeks to perfect.

Widely credited with not just inventing techno but also coining the name, Juan Atkins tells the story of his genre-defining record, ‘No UFOs’.

Since forming in 2002, Irish instrumental outfit God Is An Astronaut have developed a unique sound that incorporates ambient electronica, post‑rock guitars, cinematic soundscapes and captivating melodies.

Songwriter and producer Charlie Handsome has drawn on his huge array of influences to reinvent modern country music with Morgan Wallen and Post Malone.

Daniel Moyler is a London‑based mixing and recording engineer who when asked to dissect a favourite sound, focuses on the drum sound from ‘Crowbar’ by Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes.

Why choose between rock and pop — when, like Andrew Watt, you can excel at both?

Respected British record producer and engineer David Lord chooses XTC’s ‘All You Pretty Girls’ as a favourite sound from the many he’s recorded.

Taking the decision to follow his instincts has elevated Julian Bunetta to the top rank of contemporary songwriters and producers.

English‑born producer and mix engineer Warne Livesey has worked with a wide array of musical artists from Australian band Midnight Oil to Scottish pop‑rockers Deacon Blue to blue‑eyed soulster Paul Young.

Danny Harle has made a career out of taking pop music seriously, culminating in a key role on Dua Lipa’s hit album Radical Optimism.

What would you hear — and what might you learn — if eight top producers mixed the same project their own way?

Hit‑Boy’s freewheeling production style has made him one of the hottest producers in the USA.

We’ve never had so much choice when it comes to the tools we use to make music — but it’s important that you can choose quickly, and with confidence.

Where better to reinvent the hits of Swedish pop titans Roxette in Dolby Atmos than Stockholm’s legendary Atlantis Studios?

Can plug‑ins ever match the sound of outboard and an analogue console? Our unique comparison recreates a 48‑channel hardware mix using software alone.

Over the years, David Kosten has helped create many weird and wonderful sounds, and selects ‘Seal Jubilee’ by Bat For Lashes as a favourite.

When the opportunity came to work with his childhood heroes Judas Priest, Andy Sneap didn’t just engineer and produce — he also mixed, mastered, and became the band’s touring guitarist.