Mixing / Production

Legendary engineer Phill Brown has worked with the biggest names in music, from Led Zeppelin and David Bowie to Cat Stevens and the Rolling Stones. Asked to choose a favourite sound from his vast catalogue, he nominates the drum sound on ‘After The Flood’, from Talk Talk’s 1991 album Laughing Stock.

Yungblud capped a triumphant 2025 with a hit collaboration with Aerosmith. Long‑term producer Matt Schwartz was behind the desk.

Asked to nominate a favourite sound from his vast back catalogue, Jeff zeroes in on the drum recording for Shania Twain’s 1997 hit ‘Man! I Feel Like A Woman’.

If there was a monitoring system that was reliable, affordable and sounded the same everywhere, would you use it for mixing? Well, there is — and you probably already own it.

Songwriter, producer and musician Carter Lang has built a stellar career on collaboration and a love of obscure hardware.

You can now explore SOS For Artists with a free trial!

William Basinski’s archival recording project gained a life of its own when the tapes began to deteriorate, and then took on a new significance in the wake of the September 11th attacks.

Guitarist Steve Rothery is the longest‑serving member of prog‑rockers Marillion, and here he details how he got his favourite guitar sound on Marillion’s ‘The Great Escape’.

To perfect Olivia Dean’s intimate, personal sound world, the artist and producer/songwriter Zach Nahome decided to step outside the studio.

With our nu‑disco tune mixed and mastered, we turn our attention to distributing and promoting it...

Famed recording engineer and record producer Kyle Lehning started his recording career at the age of 18 in Nashville. His career trajectory saw him go on to work with a virtual Who’s Who of the American country music scene...

For their first major‑label release, Wolf Alice hired super‑producer Greg Kurstin to channel their inspiration.

There’s more to crafting perfect pop vocals than slapping on a bit of compression and Auto‑Tune!

These audio files accompany the Pop Vocal Mixing article in SOS November 2025. The song featured in these examples is 'April Blues', by the artist Moni Blue.

Remember the nu‑disco tune we wrote last month, using the loops and instruments in SOS For Artists? Now it’s time to flesh it out, mix it and master it...

American‑born producer, engineer and mixer Dave Sardy has worked with household names including Bush, Johnny Cash, Oasis and The Who. A favourite sound from his impressive discography is the guitar drone on ‘(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady’ from Oasis’ 2008 album Dig Out Your Soul.

Five years in the making, Netflix’s smash hit animated movie tested its music production team to the limit.

Pesky pops proving problematic? Here’s how to pull them down...

This month, we set ourselves a real‑world challenge: compose and release a new tune, using the tools provided in an SOS For Artists subscription!

Experienced American producer Bill Schnee picks the 1978 track 'Never Even Thought' from Colin Blunstone as the sound he's most proud of creating in the studio.

Eddie Bazil explores advanced vocal processing techniques to achieve a clean, professional vocal track.