Michael Brauer

Michael Brauer is a New York-based mix engineer whose credits encompass a wide range of genres, and include The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Coldplay, John Mayer, Ash, My Morning Jacket, Ben Folds, Dream Theater, The New Radicals, Change, Fountains of Wayne, David Poe, Wilco, Alpha Rev and Ron Sexsmith.

Brauer has established himself as an A-List mix engineer with a recent string of highly successful albums. He received a Grammy for "Best Male Pop Vocal and Performance" for his work on John Mayer's Continuum, "Best Alternative Album" for Coldplay's Parachutes, and also "Best Rock Album" for Coldplay's "Viva La Vida". Michael mixed James Morrison’s debut album Undiscovered for Polydor which debuted at #1 in the UK and has since gone platinum in the UK, and The Kooks’ debut album Inside In / Inside Out which has also been certified triple platinum in the UK. Recent albums Michael mixed include My Morning Jacket's "Evil Urges", Brazilian Girls's "New York City", and The Fray's "The Fray. He has recently mixed singles for John Mayer, The Enemy (#1 UK single chart), Paulo Nutini, Mr. Hudson & The Library, Evans Blue, a surround sound mix for the My Morning Jacket 'Okonokos' DVD, Coldplay, and The Fray.

Brauer is known for an unusual implementation of parallel compression in which vocals or instruments are sent to five compressors, each adjusted for its own timbral and tonal quality. These are then blended by ear to achieve the desired result.[1]

Contents

Albums mixed (recent highlights)

Grammy Awards

Grammy Award winning albums

Singles mixed (recent highlights)

Music education

Michael Brauer has been part of a music education initiative called the Fermatta Master Class Series which is a series of master classes taught to aspiring musicians of the Fermatta Music Academy in Mexico. He has also been teaching week-long seminars during the summer in the south of France at La Fabrique where he shares his knowledge about his mixing and compression techniques.

References

  1. ^ Senior, Mike (April 2009). "Cubase: Advanced Vocal Compression". Sound On Sound (SOS Publications Group). http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr09/articles/cubasetech_0409.htm. Retrieved March 19, 2010. 

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