Eric Sarafin aka MIXERMAN wrote Zen and the Art of Mixing in 2010. I recently finished reading the revised 2021 edition, and it’s great. Here are just a few of the many gems…
”Frankly, the moment you bring up a track it should speak to you. There’s a story contained in every raw production, and as you become more adept at mixing, you’ll become equally adept at reading the story contained within.”
”You don’t want the listener to think; you want them to react.”
chopek yourself
Woody and me
For the past few Januarys, I've been posting a photo of Woody Guthrie's 1943 New Years Rulin's. This time I decided to set them to music and write a new song. Check it out…
https://youtu.be/j9Pm35fCGlE
2021
Ok. Here we go. Any questions?
chopek yourself
New song sing along
In case you missed it, I made a new lyric video for my latest single “Unspoken Hopes”. Check it out on the VIDEOS page!
BTR 2020
Excited to announce that my summer single "With Every Love Lost" is included in the Best of 2020 from BTRtoday! Check out the full playlist…
btrtoday.com/listen/dealerschoice/best-of-2020-week-4-singles
ATL update
We’re getting settled at our new place in Atlanta. The studio has a fresh coat of paint and will be ready more music in 2021.
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Sing with me... forever
For those who like to sing along, I made a lyric video for my latest single “Unspoken Hopes”. All together now from the top with gusto...
https://youtu.be/4VT_5Qyttwc
Planning ahead
Ready for 2021.
HBD Shane!
Happy Birthday to Shane MacGowan!
Let’s all celebrate with Songs of Shane on the MUSIC page!!
Best of 2020
Big thanks to Alex Greene at The Memphis Flyer for including my latest single "Unspoken Hopes" in the year-end wrap-up! Check out the song on the VIDEOS page, and read the article here…
memphisflyer.com/memphis/10-from-20-great-memphis-sounds-from-the-year-from-hell/Content?oid=24445428
Let's get jazzy...
I’ll be the special guest on That Jazz Show TONIGHT, streaming live on Facebook at 10:00 PM EDT. Tune in here…
facebook.com/That-Jazz-Show-110519503711232
Handmade video
In case you missed it, I made a video “by hand” in my backyard with some found windows and a few cans of old paint. Check out “Unspoken Hopes” on the VIDEOS page.
B'ham radio TONIGHT
Tune in to Birmingham Mountain Radio TONIGHT for Essential Indie with Geno. He'll be playing my latest single "Unspoken Hopes"! Show starts at 9:00 PM CST. Click link to listen everywhere...
https://bhammountainradio.com/
Down Under
Big thanks to Indie30 in Australia for including my latest single "Unspoken Hopes" on their New Pop/Rock Spotify playlist! Listen here…
open.spotify.com/playlist/1d5rg9ZVreeSEI0GKETWqj
Hello GA
We have arrived in Atlanta, and this is our new neighborhood! Lots of cool stuff around here, and I’m really looking forward to checking everything out (while wearing a mask).
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Memphis Flyer video premiere!
Thanks to Chris McCoy at The Memphis Flyer for premiering the new video from my latest single "Unspoken Hopes"! It's an honor to share it with my friend Paul Taylor, especially since we both recently left Memphis. My first gig shortly after moving there in 2014 was on Saturday, April 19 at the Blue Monkey playing drums with Paul. It seems to have come full circle that we're featured here together. Read all about it…
memphisflyer.com/FilmTVEtcBlog/archives/2020/12/15/music-video-two-fer-tuesday-stephen-chopek-and-paul-taylor
