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Wes Hawkins
Since my last post, I've been back and forth between Las Vegas and San Diego, piece-by-piece tracking a demo for my own band in San Diego, DETHSURF, and mixing it in Vegas. Additionally at Audio Mix House under the supervision of Josh, I've single-handedly set up, miked, established gain structure, tracked, and torn down a drum set numerous times. That variety of practice- being a guitarist by trade and having minimal knowledge of drums- has been invaluable. I won't air some mic and placement tricks I've learned along the way, but I will say I'm excited to have a couple of the input lists up my sleeve.
Bass, guitar, and vocal tracking reinforcement has been a pleasure at Studio West in San Diego by way of my former colleagues. There, I am fully involved in the engineering and production of my own work with DETHSURF. Amidst these San Diego visits, Audio Mix House has allowed me to sit in on a number of client sessions- some solely vocals, others with a live five-piece band. Being able to take the workflow and professionalism I witness at Audio Mix House into my own sessions has been particularly rewarding.
