Music is a beautiful thing. There are great bands, awesome vocalists, masters of musical instruments, amazing songwriters and YES, that's all good, but sometimes someone "not-so-famous" is almost completely responsible for the thrill-ride that is the musical journey.
I'm listing a few songs that I feel have been mixed incredibly well, and SURE... these artists are DAMN GOOD, but the guy behind the mixing desk deserves special mention since he's created some audio magic here. the final mix is sublime. All of these are definitely worth another listen if you haven't heard these in a while.
*Feel free to list your own personal favorites here, whatever their genre.
Various
"Come Undone" Artist: Duran Duran
"One In A Million" Artist: Ne-Yo
"Lily Was Here" Artist: Dave Stewart Feat. Candy Dulfer
"Say You Love Me" Artist: Jessie Ware
"Starboy" Artist: The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk
"Black Velvet" Artist: Alannah Myles
"Wild Horses" Artist: Gino Vanelli
"Teenage Dream" Artist: Katy Perry
"Vicious Games" Artist: Yello
"Between The Sheets" Artist: Fourplay Feat. Chaka Khan
"We Are The People (Shapeshifters Vocal Mix)" Artist: Empire Of The Sun
"Fragile" Artist: Sting
"Say It Right" Artist: Nelly Furtado
"Laid so low (Tears Roll Down)" Artist: Tears For Fears
"Sacrifice" Artist: Elton John
"The Heart Wants What It Wants" Artist: Selena Gomez
"Fascination Street (Extended Mix)" Artist: The Cure
"Can't Get You Outta My Head" Artist: Kylie
"Behind The Wheel" Artist: Depeche Mode
"I Want a Dog" Artist: Pet Shop Boys
"Raconte Moi" Artist: Stacey Kent
"Blue Bayou" Artist: Linda Ronstadt
"It's Like That" Artist: Run DMC vs Aerosmith
"Hazard" Artist: Richard Marx
"Don't Stop" Artist: Janet Jackson
"Alive and Kicking" Artist: Simple Minds
"I Don't Wanna Know" Artist: Maroon 5 Feat. Kendrick Lamar
"Why" Artist: Annie Lennox
"Dreams" Artist: Fleetwood Mac
"Missing" Artist: Everything But The Girl
"Oops Up" Artist: Snap!
"To Be a Lover" Artist: Billy Idol
"Private Investigations" Artist: Dire Straits
"Don't Stop The Music" Artist: Rihanna
"Human Behaviour" Bjork
"Through The Barricades" Artist: Spandau Ballet
"Say What You Want" Artist: Texas
"Domino" Artist: Jessie J.
"Insatiable" Artist: Darren Hayes
"Groovejet" Artist: Spiller Feat. Sophie Ellis Bextor
"Angel" Artist: Massive Attack
"Where The Streets Have No Name" Artist: U2
"Life's What You Make It" Artist: Talk Talk
"Dare (Soulwax Remix)" Artist: Gorillaz
"La Vie en Rose" Artist: Grace Jones
"Coming Around Again" Artist: Carly Simon
"Just An Illusion" Artist: Imagination
"Sweetest Smile" Artist: Black
"Relax (Take It Easy)" Artist: Mika"
"Don't Give Up" Artist: Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush
"Walk On By" Artist: Dionne Warwick
"Tom's Diner" Artist: Suzanne Vega
"Show Me Love" Artist: Robin S.
"I Need You" Artist: Leann Rimes
Dance/Trance: (Listed seperately since most artists in this genre are their own sound engineers.)
"My Head Is A Jungle" Artist: Wankelmut Feat. Emma Louise
"Don't Give Up" Artist: Chicane Feat. Bryan Adams
"Fast Car" Artist: Jonas Blue Feat. Dakota
"Silence" Artist: Delerium
"Be As One" Artist: Sasha & Maria
"Need To Feel Loved" Artist: Reflekt Feat. Deline Bass
"Broken Bones" Artist: Love Inc.
"Sundown" Artist: Chris Lake
"Titanium" Artist: David Guetta Feat. Sia
Rap/Hiphop (Listed seperately so as not to waste the time of the rap haters)"
"I Love The Way You Lie" Artist: Eminem Feat. Rihanna
"Always On Time" Artist: Ja Rule Feat. Ashanti
"Nasty Girl" Artist: Notorious B.I.G.
"Prince Igor" Artist: Warren G.
"Hush" Artist: LL Cool J.
"Give It To Me" Artist: Timbaland Feat. Justin Timberlake & Nelly Furtado
"Caught Out There" Artist: Kelis
"Here Comes The Hotstepper" Artist: Ini Kamoze
"Shut Up" Artist: Black Eyed Peas
"Gin & Juice" Artist: Snoop Dogg
*In choosing these, I was constantly asking myself... "would this song still be GREAT, without the engineer? " That answer is YES, but definitely "not as."
I'm listing a few songs that I feel have been mixed incredibly well, and SURE... these artists are DAMN GOOD, but the guy behind the mixing desk deserves special mention since he's created some audio magic here. the final mix is sublime. All of these are definitely worth another listen if you haven't heard these in a while.
*Feel free to list your own personal favorites here, whatever their genre.
Various
"Come Undone" Artist: Duran Duran
"One In A Million" Artist: Ne-Yo
"Lily Was Here" Artist: Dave Stewart Feat. Candy Dulfer
"Say You Love Me" Artist: Jessie Ware
"Starboy" Artist: The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk
"Black Velvet" Artist: Alannah Myles
"Wild Horses" Artist: Gino Vanelli
"Teenage Dream" Artist: Katy Perry
"Vicious Games" Artist: Yello
"Between The Sheets" Artist: Fourplay Feat. Chaka Khan
"We Are The People (Shapeshifters Vocal Mix)" Artist: Empire Of The Sun
"Fragile" Artist: Sting
"Say It Right" Artist: Nelly Furtado
"Laid so low (Tears Roll Down)" Artist: Tears For Fears
"Sacrifice" Artist: Elton John
"The Heart Wants What It Wants" Artist: Selena Gomez
"Fascination Street (Extended Mix)" Artist: The Cure
"Can't Get You Outta My Head" Artist: Kylie
"Behind The Wheel" Artist: Depeche Mode
"I Want a Dog" Artist: Pet Shop Boys
"Raconte Moi" Artist: Stacey Kent
"Blue Bayou" Artist: Linda Ronstadt
"It's Like That" Artist: Run DMC vs Aerosmith
"Hazard" Artist: Richard Marx
"Don't Stop" Artist: Janet Jackson
"Alive and Kicking" Artist: Simple Minds
"I Don't Wanna Know" Artist: Maroon 5 Feat. Kendrick Lamar
"Why" Artist: Annie Lennox
"Dreams" Artist: Fleetwood Mac
"Missing" Artist: Everything But The Girl
"Oops Up" Artist: Snap!
"To Be a Lover" Artist: Billy Idol
"Private Investigations" Artist: Dire Straits
"Don't Stop The Music" Artist: Rihanna
"Human Behaviour" Bjork
"Through The Barricades" Artist: Spandau Ballet
"Say What You Want" Artist: Texas
"Domino" Artist: Jessie J.
"Insatiable" Artist: Darren Hayes
"Groovejet" Artist: Spiller Feat. Sophie Ellis Bextor
"Angel" Artist: Massive Attack
"Where The Streets Have No Name" Artist: U2
"Life's What You Make It" Artist: Talk Talk
"Dare (Soulwax Remix)" Artist: Gorillaz
"La Vie en Rose" Artist: Grace Jones
"Coming Around Again" Artist: Carly Simon
"Just An Illusion" Artist: Imagination
"Sweetest Smile" Artist: Black
"Relax (Take It Easy)" Artist: Mika"
"Don't Give Up" Artist: Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush
"Walk On By" Artist: Dionne Warwick
"Tom's Diner" Artist: Suzanne Vega
"Show Me Love" Artist: Robin S.
"I Need You" Artist: Leann Rimes
Dance/Trance: (Listed seperately since most artists in this genre are their own sound engineers.)
"My Head Is A Jungle" Artist: Wankelmut Feat. Emma Louise
"Don't Give Up" Artist: Chicane Feat. Bryan Adams
"Fast Car" Artist: Jonas Blue Feat. Dakota
"Silence" Artist: Delerium
"Be As One" Artist: Sasha & Maria
"Need To Feel Loved" Artist: Reflekt Feat. Deline Bass
"Broken Bones" Artist: Love Inc.
"Sundown" Artist: Chris Lake
"Titanium" Artist: David Guetta Feat. Sia
Rap/Hiphop (Listed seperately so as not to waste the time of the rap haters)"
"I Love The Way You Lie" Artist: Eminem Feat. Rihanna
"Always On Time" Artist: Ja Rule Feat. Ashanti
"Nasty Girl" Artist: Notorious B.I.G.
"Prince Igor" Artist: Warren G.
"Hush" Artist: LL Cool J.
"Give It To Me" Artist: Timbaland Feat. Justin Timberlake & Nelly Furtado
"Caught Out There" Artist: Kelis
"Here Comes The Hotstepper" Artist: Ini Kamoze
"Shut Up" Artist: Black Eyed Peas
"Gin & Juice" Artist: Snoop Dogg
*In choosing these, I was constantly asking myself... "would this song still be GREAT, without the engineer? " That answer is YES, but definitely "not as."
