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 Pop Vocal Album" 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]
Discography
| Artist | Release | Record Label | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angelique Kidjo | Eve | 429 Records | Mix |
| Delta Rae | Chasing Twisters - EP (2 tracks) | Sire | Mix |
| Yuna | Nocturnal (3 tracks)[2] | Verve | Mix |
| Cillie Barnes | Happy Valley - EP | Loma Vista/Republic | Mix |
| Haerts | Hemiplegia - EP | Columbia | Mix |
| Yoko Ono | Take Me to the Land of Hell[3] | Chimera Music | Mix |
| Birdy | Fire Within (2 tracks)[4] | Domino | Mix |
| Tom Odell | Long Way Down (3 tracks) | Sony UK | Mix |
| Dani Martin | Dani Martin | Sony Music Espana | Mix |
| Keith Urban | Fuse (1 track)[5] | Capitol Nashville | Mix |
| John Mayer | Paradise Valley (1 track)[6] | Columbia | Mix |
| Ben Rector | The Walking In Between (9 tracks) | Independent | Mix |
| Mayer Hawthorne | Where Does this Door Go (Deluxe Edition) (6 tracks) | Republic | Mix |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | That's It[7] | Sony Legacy | Mix |
| Pacific Air | Stop Talking[8] | Republic | Mix |
| Mark Owen | The Art of Doing Nothing | Polydor | Mix |
| Natalie Maines | Mother[9] | Columbia | Mix |
| Atlas Genius | When It Was Now (2 tracks)[10] | Warner Brothers | Mix |
| Dave Matthews Band | Away From the World[11] | RCA | Mix |
| Twin Shadow | Confess | 4AD | Mix |
| Grizzly Bear | Shields[12] | Warp | Mix |
| Rumer | Boy's Dont Cry[13] | Atlantic | Mix |
| John Mayer | Born and Raised (6 tracks)[14] | Columbia | Mix |
| Florence and the Machine | Live MTV Unplugged[15] | Universal | Mix |
| The Kooks | Junk of the Heart[16] | Virgin UK | Mix |
| Daryl Hall | Laughing Down Crying | Verve | Mix |
| Grouplove | Never Trust a Happy Song[17] | Atlantic | Mix |
| Christina Perri | Lovestrong[18] | Atlantic | Mix |
| Colbie Caillat | All of You[19] | Republic | Mix |
| The Vaccines | What Do You Expect From the Vaccines?[20] | Columbia | Mix |
| Brett Dennen | Loverboy[21] | Dualtone | Mix |
| Clare McGuire | Keep Coming Back | Atlantic | Mix |
| Young the Giant | Young the Giant[22] | Roadrunner | Mix |
| Belle Brigade | Belle Brigade[23] | Warner Brothers | Mix |
| Birds of Tokyo | The Saddest Thing I Know | EMI Australia | Mix |
| Chase Coy | Where the Road Parts | Republic | Mix |
| Stars | Sad Robot | Soft Revolution | Mix |
| Isaac Russell | EP | Go-Beat | Mix |
| The Rescues | Let Loose the Horses | Republic | Mix |
| John Mayer | Battle Studies[24] | Columbia | Mix |
| The Bravery | Stir the Blood | Island | Mix |
| Colbie Caillat | Breakthrough[25] | Republic | Mix |
| Regina Spektor | Far | Warner Brothers | Mix |
| Alpha Rev | New Morning | Hollywood Records | Mix |
| Barcelona | Absolutes | Motown Records | Mix |
| The Fray | The Fray[26] | Epic | Mix |
| Coldplay | Viva La Vida[27] | EMI | Mix |
| Copeland | You are My Sunshine[28] | Tooth & Nail | Mix |
| The Doves | Kingdom of Rust | Heavenly Records | Mix |
| My Morning Jacket | Evil Urges | ATO | Mix |
| Mandi Perkins | Alice In No Man's Land | Sony | Mix |
| Travis | The Boy With No Name | Independiente | Mix |
| KT Tunstall | Drastic Fantastic | Virgin UK | Mix |
| John Mayer | Continuum[29] | Aware/Columbia | Mix |
| James Morrison | Undiscovered[30] | Polydor | Mix |
| The Kooks | Inside In / Inside Out[31] | EMI | Mix |
| Idlewild | Warnings/Promises | EMI | Mix |
| Dream Theater | Octavarium | Atlantic | Mix |
| Coldplay | XY[32] | EMI | Mix |
| Ben Folds | Songs for Silverman[33] | Sony | Mix |
| Bob Dylan | Lovesick | Sony Legacy | Mix |
| Paul McCartney | Driving Rain Tour | Capitol | Mix |
| Aimee Mann | Lost In Space | Super Ego Records | Mix |
| Pet Shop Boys | Release | Capitol/Parlophone | Mix |
| Josh Pyke | Memories & Dust | Ivy League/Island | Mix |
| Coldplay | Parachutes[34] | Parlophone | Mix |
| Fountains of Wayne | Traffic and Weather[35] | Ivy League/Island | Mix |
| The Great Fiction | Slow Progress for Simplicity | Chrysalis Music | Mix |
| Elvis Presley | Prince from Another Planet | Sony Legacy | Mix |
Grammy Awards
- Coldplay – Viva La Vida (Best Rock Album)
- Coldplay – Parachutes (Best Alternative Album)
- John Mayer – Continuum (Best Pop Vocal Album)
- John Mayer – Battle Studies (Best Engineer non-classical)
Grammy Award winning albums
- Tony Bennett – Unplugged (Album of the Year)
- Booker T & The MG's – That's the Way It Should Be (Best Instrumental Performance)
- Aretha Franklin – Who's Zoomin' Who (Best Female R&B Vocal Performance)
Singles mixed (recent highlights)
- American Authors - "Believer" from upcoming release Oh, What a Life
- Kelis - "Jerk Ribs" from upcoming release Food
- Colbie Caillat - "Hold On" (Universal Republic)
- Birdy - "Wings" (Warner UK)
- Of Monsters and Men - "Little Talks" (Universal Republic)
- Young the Giant - "My Body" "Cough Syrup" (Roadrunner)
- Grouplove - "Tongue Tied" (Canvasback/Atlantic)
- Colbie Caillat - "Fallin' For You" (Universal Republic)
- The Fray – You Found Me (Epic Records)
- Coldplay – Viva La Vida (EMI/Parlophone)
- Coldplay – Violet Hill (EMI/Parlophone)
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
- ↑ Senior, Mike (April 2009). "Cubase: Advanced Vocal Compression". Sound on Sound (SOS Publications Group). Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/nocturnal-mw0002578637/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/take-me-to-the-land-of-hell-mw0002558140/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/fire-within-mw0002564799/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/fuse-mw0002554862/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/paradise-valley-mw0002560058/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/thats-it%21-mw0002545370/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/stop-talking-mw0002519430/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/mother-mw0002492382/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/when-it-was-now-mw0002466619/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/away-from-the-world-mw0002401535/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/shields-mw0002409487/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/boys-dont-cry-mw0002344022/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/born-and-raised-mw0002339580/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/mtv-unplugged-mw0002334845/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/junk-of-the-heart-mw0002185184/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/never-trust-a-happy-song-mw0002197160/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/lovestrong-mw0002112406/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/all-of-you-mw0002135667/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/what-did-you-expect-from-the-vaccines-mw0002099974/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/loverboy-mw0002111299/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/young-the-giant-mw0002079481/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-belle-brigade-mw0002118083/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/battle-studies-mw0001338117/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/breakthrough-mw0000823303/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-fray-mw0000700960/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/viva-la-vida-mw0000787235/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/you-are-my-sunshine-mw0000799123/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/continuum-mw0000544035/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/undiscovered-mw0000548906/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/inside-in-inside-out-mw0000549582/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/x-y-mw0000633950/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-for-silverman-mw0000252975/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/parachutes-mw0000101998/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/someone-to-love-mw0001082535/credits