I was fortunate enough to attend Mix Nashville 2015 this past weekend. I always like to attend events like these due to the knowledge gained from simply listening to other engineers explain their thought process. Also the amount of networking opportunities available at these events make the trip worthwhile. The event was put on by Mix Magazine and Nashville's AES chapter. My primary focus was to attend all the panels. Panels included subjects on studio business, tracking, vocal sessions, and hybrid mixing. They were all helpful but the vocal session and hybrid mixing panels were my favorites. A live vocal session was done on stage in a attempt to get a better performance from your vocalist. I will definitely be using some of the tips I learned. The hybrid mixing panel consisted of two of my favorite Nashville engineers. Jaquire King and Jeff Balding headlined the panel. Hybrid mixing is utilizing both the digital and analog components of audio. I am a firm believer that its the way to go in 2015. Overall the experience was amazing and I ended up loving the city of Nashville. I don't know what the future hold for me but the idea of making a career in Nashvile does sound appealing.
