Fox Spring Music

d into the back of it. Along the way I became a bass player, a guitarist and a drummer. I am catastrophic on keyboards (but it's amazing what you can do with MIDI editing software!). For years I fought the urge to dive in deep, thinking it was just a seductive distraction from composing and playing, but it kept calling to me. Eventually I thought "Why am I resisting this?" and went all-in on mixing. Good decision and here we are. THE NOTES ARE ONLY HALF THE MAGIC

The way I see it, in music, the notes are only half the magic. What I mean is there are two parts to experiencing music: there's the musical content, like notes, rhythms, harmonies and lyrics; and second, there's the actual sound itself. For example are the drums deep and punchy? Do they have controlled, focussed power or are they raucous, trashy and exuberant? Is it deep and satisfying or edgy and threatening? The pure enjoyment of sound itself and the emotions it evokes have always been at least half the fun for me. But both parts need the other: the notes can't exist without sound, and the sounds don't make any sense without notes to play. The challenge is in mixing these two worlds, the music and the sonics, so that each enhances the other and the combination carries the emotion and power the artist intended. At times the job is really creative and at times intensely technical. It takes a love of music and a love of "technical stuff". Which is right where I began, trying to make music with my ZX Spectrum and my terrible drum machine in 1984. Along the way, playing in bands, writing, producing and recording with others, I've deepened my understanding of music and the creative struggle that bands and artists are engaged in. I've also discovered an obsession for the techniques and the technology of mixing. Finally, I've been around on the planet long enough to know the value of professionalism and the joy of working with people who care deeply about doing a great job. I aim to be that guy every time. So please get in touch if you feel I can help with your musical projects. Cheers,
Alasdair