A Brave Mix

Big Season

JamesHurley — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:35:14 +0000

Welp, its been a massive 6 months for A Brave Mix and James (me).

Projects:
Closed out the mix for Numa’s “Greatest Of All Album” (Brisbane AU) and flew off to Seattle, WA to co-produce, engineer, and mix Foursquare United Generation‘s 2012 studio album “On The Rise”. After I returned from recording Foursquare UG I started mix on Perth rockers The Calling Of Levi‘s latest release “Movement”, then turned right back to Foursquare UG’s record and finished up that mix. All the while I have been participating in a 12in12 (one song every month for 2012) project for Nathan Ironside’s The Stirring. And most recently I was off to Hoboken NJ’s Water Music Studios Big Room to mix Adventure Land’s next single. And somewhere in there I hit up Miami to engineer an EP for Rendezvous Miami with Nathan Finochio producing.

Studio Upgrades:
Through this season we’ve been able to purchase some much needed upgrades. Among them, a new MacPro, SPL Mixdream XP, additional IO, Apogee Rosetta 200, SPL Transient Designer, and a plethora of plugins.

Recent Work

Possibly Fading – Reference

JamesHurley — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:11:08 +0000

From the artist:

“James is every striving band’s dream. He was so determined to give us the best shot that we could have ever wanted, and he never fell short of getting us the best sound he could possibly get. He brought fresh ears, new ideas, experience and talent to the table and working with James has been an unforgettable experience for all of us. His exceptional mixing skills have inspired us to return with fresh ideas, and we all look forward to working with James once again.”

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Thoughts from a tour…

JamesHurley — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 06:39:06 +0000

So I’ve been out with Parachute Band for a week and a half (ps if you don’t know them… you should!) and have encountered a very wide range of PAs and desks… everything from a large D&B rig to tiny 6″ QSC boxes (no lie) and from Digidesign D-Show consoles all the way down to a unique Yamaha EMX5016CF (two actually)… The tools were definitely helpful on some dates in that they ‘were almost not even there’ enabling me to operate at my fastest and my best… and on other dates, like one with an LS9, they were very much in my face, slowing me down, or distortion was a default ‘feature’…. Here is what I brought away… Regardless of the tools or limitations of the PA is it always possible to think outside the box and achieve something great if you don’t give up or give into the situation. Whether its 2 faders, less than 5db headroom before clipping, and 2 hours of fader riding OR 192 faders of glorious digital console love, limitless plugin power, and headroom out the arse on a D&B rig ever fader under my control will ALWAYS get the same amount of love and attention until it sounds its absolute best… as far as I’m concerned… ‘good doesn’t cut it!’

Some kind words!

JamesHurley — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:34:34 +0000

Just posting some kind words from a recent client after he received his band’s mixes for an upcoming EP.

“You took us from ‘cool’ to ‘my love for music is restored’. And everything about the experience. Your advice, your suggestions, the ease of communication… You’ve blown any sound production experience I’ve ever had out of the water.” -Aaron Mader, “The Logician”, Toronto CA.

Interesting quote…

JamesHurley — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:44:06 +0000

I just heard an interesting from Andrew Koss, owner of Tainted Blue studios in NYC… he made a note about the state of the music industry and the way artists are needing to present their music in a way that gets noticed by labels. He says:

“…to make their music what it needs to be in order to find success in this industry right now… demos aren’t cutting it anymore, you need to have a great sounding radio ready record.”

Food for thought.

“I Believe In Us” radio mix released this week…

JamesHurley — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:03:14 +0000

Just popping by to happy let you all know another radio mix I did was released this week globally. “I Believe In Us” by the The Calling Of Levi is available on iTunes as of the 1st of August. Check it out and support good Aussie music!

TCOL – “I Believe In Us” (Radio Mix) by ABraveMix

Nathan Ironside – Reference

JamesHurley — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:16:20 +0000

From the artist:
“Working with James ‘the brave’ Hurley is always an experience! I’m impressed with both his ability to get the job done efficiently and to deliver exactly the sounds I’m looking for.
I’ve worked with James on several projects now (6) and not only do we have a lot of fun but his ear for sonic quality (great mixes, warm guitar tones, phat drum sounds, vibrant vocals), arrangement edits and programming ideas is excellent! Work with ‘Abravemix’ if you dare exceed your expectations.”

Nathan Ironside
Producer/Songwriter/Artist
IronsideCreations.com
http://nathanironside.wordpress.com/

Adventure Land – Reference

JamesHurley — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:07:28 +0000

From the artist:
“Working with James on this EP was a perfect combination! Quick turn around times, exceptional quality and creative in the way he mixed it.
Brilliant ears and exceptional technical skill and knowledge to back it up. Looking forward to sending him our next record and letting him work his magic!” – Adventure Land

Artist Highlights:
Adventure Land released two singles in 2010, ‘The Eastern Sky’ and ‘Hold My Hand’ which are played nationally across Australia on hundreds of stations. Both singles have reached the top 10 on Australia’s Hot 25 Countdown, which alone is featured on over 500 stations in Australia and the USA (List of Hot 25 Stations – http://www.hot25.com.au/hot25countdown/?pid=8506 Vision Network has over 470 relay stations).

In the first week of its release, ‘The Eastern Sky’ was the 22nd most played song on Australian Christian Radio according to The Rock Across Australia.
The music video for ‘Hold My Hand’ featured on national TV through the music video show RAGE, and has seen over 17,300 views on YouTube since September 2010.
‘Hold My Hand’ was also picked up by RADAR Radio, an online and digital radio station created by Austereo. As a result, the single has been played nationally on the Austereo Network as part of the RADAR New Hits Show and the RADAR Radio New Rock show (all capital city Triple M stations, 2Day FM in Sydney, B105 in Brisbane, etc.)
Additionally, ‘Hold My Hand’ has been featured on the NOVA website nationally as a feature artist as part of the lead up to their ‘I Am With The Band’ competition.

The Calling Of Levi – Reference

JamesHurley — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:04:46 +0000

From the artist:

“The Calling of Levi recently had two tracks mixed with James Hurley of A Brave Mix. After hearing the final products of some of James’ other work, we were confident that he would be able to work with us and to bring our songs to life with a solid and professional mix. James definitely did not disappoint.

Our tracks were recorded at a studio in Perth, Western Australia and having James mix them meant sending them to the USA. As artists we had a specific vision for each track and in sections of the songs were chasing a particular sound. James’ understanding of sound and his ability to capture our vision was imperative and we were very impressed with the outcome of the final mix.

His communication between artist and engineer is brilliant. He has the ability to mix and to provide a quality and professional sound; that of which we’re very happy with.”

Callum Burne
The Calling of Levi

Career Highlights:

- Switchfoot support in Singapore 2011
- Supporting Relient K
- Sharing the stage with artists such as Superchick, KJ-52 and Rapture Ruckus.
- Parachute Music Festival 2011
- Easterfest 2011

Folkrock mix – Nathan Ironside, “His Name Alone (Psalm 34 Song)”

JamesHurley — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:00:55 +0000

Here is a track I co-produced and mixed for Nathan Ironside from his debut EP “His Love Is Real” release May 12, 2010 on iTunes.
Ironside Creations

His Name Alone (Psalm 34 Song) by ABraveMix