MIXERMAN’S Ultimate Guide to PRODUCING Records, Music & Songs

Artists have to be producers, songwriters have to be producers, musicians have to be producers. Recordists and mixers have to be producers—and most of those producers now have to be recordists, mixers, and mastering engineers too.

Rather than reject that reality in an attempt to hold onto some archaic, elitist notion of the past, I set out to write a modern producing guide that meets the needs of today’s music-makers.

That turned into a monumental task. Nearly 600 pages later, I’ve written the most comprehensive book I’ve ever published on producing recorded music.

Making records is hard. Misinformation is everywhere. And most of us are wearing multiple hats just to get the job done.

Today, you need to learn it all—which is a problem, considering it took me nearly my entire career (thus far) to learn everything I share in this guide. It takes years of dedicated focus across varied real-world situations to master any one discipline. It’s absolutely insane to try to master them all at once. But that’s the world we live in—and that’s why I wrote this book.

As a gold and platinum award-winning mixer, engineer, and producer, my goal was to create an essential, no-BS guide full of battle-tested strategies for producing professional-quality music—whether for yourself or others, at home or in a full-scale studio.

Making music is an art. The decision-making process requires a human perspective. This book comes from my unique experience as a professional music-maker, developed over decades of technological shifts and evolving musical trends.

I don’t just tell you how to produce music—I tell you why I make certain decisions, and why you might make certain decisions, whether musical, technical, organizational, or political in nature. There’s insight in this book you won’t find anywhere else.

Covers everything: songwriting, arranging, recording, mixing, mastering, engineering, acoustics, creative vision, and studio politics.

For Home Producers, Songwriter-Producers, Self-Producers, and For-Hire Producers—if you make music, this book is for you.

Cuts through the BS—no useless jargon, no academic fluff—just real-world, practical advice and explanations that focus on what's most important.

Your mix is your production. Your production is your mastered mix. If you want to create professional, competitive, and emotionally impactful music, this Guide will prove invaluable—a resource you'll return to for years to come.