Andrew Scheps: How a Mix Feels is More Important than How it Sounds

How a Mix Feels is More Important than How it Sounds, another very interesting chat with Andrew Scheps! Emotion vs Sonics and The Beatles Get Back discussed...
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I had another GAS with Andrew Scheps, one of the most respected and well-reputed mix engineers in the music industry
Andrew has worked with a number of incredibly successful artists on chart-topping albums such as By the Way by Red Hot Chili Peppers, 21 by Adele and Beyoncé by Beyoncé.
These days Andrew resides in the UK, where he enjoys a peaceful life in the English countryside.
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According to Wikipedia...
Andrew Scheps is an American mix engineer, recording engineer, record producer, and record label owner, based in Los Angeles and the United Kingdom. He received Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album for his work on Red Hot Chili Peppers' Stadium Arcadium, Album of the Year for Adele's 21, and Best Reggae Album for Ziggy Marley's Fly Rasta.
A Long Island native who got his start playing jazz trumpet, Andrew Scheps has mixed records for artists such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Adele, Metallica, Jay-Z and many others. After graduating from the Recording Engineering Program at the University of Miami, he spent some time working for New England Digital as a field service technician for the Synclavier, one of the first digital synthesizers / samplers / workstations, then on the road with Stevie Wonder (as a keyboard tech) and Michael Jackson (mixing live sound), before settling in LA.
Having got into mixing a few years before the analog-to-digital revolution, Andrew worked with a collection of vintage gear at his Punkerpad West studio in Van Nuys, California, including a Neve Electronics BCM-10 with ten 1073s that were used for reference during the Waves Audio Scheps 73 plugin modeling process.
Scheps is known for his balanced, modern sounding and often loud mixes. In July 2015, while being interviewed on Pensado's Place, he declared to work completely "ITB" (in the box), which stands for working completely inside a computer, without the use of external gear. His 100% transition to ITB mixing occurred halfway through mixing the Hozier record in the summer of 2014. "Going back into the box wasn't a sonic decision, but I actually rediscovered that I really like it. It's great to be able to work on three or four songs at the same time. I have not gone back to working on the desk since then. While I miss some of the visceral hands-on aspects of the console, there is a lot of creative freedom working this way. It might seem like a drastic change, but it is only the tools that have changed: remarkably my philosophy and sound have stayed the same".
He is also the owner and president of Tonequake Records and Punkerpad UK (formerly Punker Pad West).
Grammy Awards:
Ziggy Marley - Fly Rasta (Best Reggae Album)
Adele - 21 (Album of the Year)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (Best Rock Album)
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[@HavingaGAS]

I had another GAS with Andrew Scheps, one of the most respected and well-reputed mix engineers in the music industry
*FULL PODCAST HERE: **ruclips.net/video/iwk9zKRfo7k/видео.html*

[@AccordingToShapes]

Andrew's mixing is awesome, but his attitude takes him to next level status.

[@NickHolum]

There are DEFINITELY a lot of "artists" out there getting bogged down with production and sound design... I think it's absolutely a problem. Like everything else there will be exceptions to the rule, as Andrew pointed out. But way too often I see "artists" quibbling over the right plugin to fix their snare sound, or which mixing technique will make their guitars sound bigger, rather than practicing their craft... ya know... the thing that'll actually fix their problems.

[@steviewalker4029]

Thanks for the Juana Molina tip...she's uniquely talented.

[@rgrgraterol]

Juana Molina is an absolute beast. Orgullo Sudamericano :)

[@tommy9951]

Honestly I always thought that rooftop gig had the audio dubbed in from the studio. If you watch it close there’s a lot of times things don’t quite line up. It sounds incredible, but I’m sure that’s not the live recording.

[@JulianFernandez]

Juana Molina is dope indeed. Check her out! thanks for sharing.