Will Beasley: Achieving a Full Sounding Mix

Will Beasley is an American producer/engineer, and musician from Richmond, Virginia. His credits include artists such as Turnstile, The Dangerous Summer, Emarosa, and Asking Alexandria. Will's love for music was developed at an early age and he spent his teenage years playing live shows with various bands and learning the mechanics of recording. At 18, Will moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and began working alongside legendary producers Paul Leavitt and Brian McTernan. After years of gaining invaluable experience, he moved to Richmond, where he currently resides and operates Studio A at the Bakery Recording Studios, a beautiful, newly developed facility in the heart of the city.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

• Starting with solid recordings  
• Why you need to put so much value in getting the performance right
• Workshopping songs in pre-production
• Treating vocals as an afterthought
• How to prevent your songs from sounding “over-produced”
• Creating space around instruments in your mix
• Double-tracking tips to get more width out of your mix
• Keeping your signal chain simple
• Getting big drum sounds
• Why ring is a good thing with snares
• Automating ambiance throughout a song
• Why tempo makes a big impact on your reverb settings
• Using room samples

To learn more about Will Beasley, visit: https://www.willbeasleyrecording.com/

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