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Originally Posted by
LIMiT
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Give them what they want, but also finish the mix your way.
When it's completed.... A/B the two mixes.
Let them have the one they want,..and keep yours for your reel (resume).
If they're releasing it, and you don't want your name associated with that mix, ask them nicely to use a nickname ...like... Mixed by Sir K. Ick Tooloud.
+1
but remember this.... ur not dave pensado. till your at his level, bands arent going to care much for your masterpiece mix. simple as that. im pretty sure even he gets asked to do revisions sometimes.
last two times i was asked to change my mix... at first i thought the same as you, but seeing the level of musicianship of the dude who asked me to change it, i thought, yeah sure whatever, he KNOWS his instrument so he probably knows what he's talking about; and my mixes sounded muuch better after the changes. i feel my mixes/mixing drastically improved.
in my experience....
if its a noob musician, theyre probably going to think everything sounds great, no matter what. only good musicians will point out flaws.
if its "artistic" stuff. its their call not yours.... unless ur Bob Rock, Quincy Jones or at their level.
if you have an amazing sonic vision, write your own stuff and apply it to that. if people like it, they'll come to you for YOUR sound, and they'll tell you so.