As I mentioned in the editing and engineering sections, I often get hired to just mix and/or master records. Most of the music in these various playlists are songs and records that I mixed. During pandemic times it seems like mixing is mostly what I’ve been doing, and it is definitely one of my favorite parts of making a record. So many possibilities and directions. I enjoy being that person, that filter, that brings a record together and potentially to places no one had yet imagined before I got to lay my hands on it! That being said, many times, before I mix a record, the client(s) and I might just listen to records and talk about influences and directions the mix might go. Such a fun part of the process. I have enjoyed slowly incorporating mastering into my skill set. I resisted for a long time, and I often still send stuff out to be mastered, but many times I find that the client prefers the direction I had been taking their music and asks me to also master the record. Now that I’ve had a chance to compare my masters to the many, often more expensive pros out there, I find myself comfortable and confident in their company mastering records.