Mixing, Mastering, and Staying Creative with Mike Nikou

Mike Nikou is the owner of Mic Nix Productions, a studio based in Adelaide, South Australia. He specialises in mixing, mastering, and full song production. Mike and I discussed how he began playing in rock bands and found his love of recording and production. We discussed how music making has changed and continues to evolve. Mike spoke in-depth about his mixing and mastering workflow and philosophy.  This episode comes with a free download courtesy of Mike! Click here to get Mikes Mixing and Mastering Checklists, as well as his own presets for the Slate Virtual Mixing Rack plug-in. This episode is dedicated to (not sponsored by!) Darwin Audio and his awesome vintage soda/beer can microphones: https://darwinaudio.net Listen on Apple, Spotify, YouTube **Links:** - Mic Nix Productions - https://mnproductions.com.au - Mike's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPWr4L6nQq1YGU1-JK9XLnQ - Mike's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/micnixpro/ - Free Download - Mike's Mixing and Mastering Checklists plus Slate VMR Presets - https://brianfunk.gumroad.com/l/ycmpj - Brian Funk Website - https://brianfunk.com - Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc - 5-Minute Music Producer - https://brianfunk.com/book - Intro Music Made with 16-Bit Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/16-bit - Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast - Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: **PODCAST** - https://brianfunk.com/store - This episode was edited by Animus Invidious of PerforModule - https://performodule.com/ Thank you for listening.  Please review the *Music Production Podcast* on your favorite podcast provider! And don't forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk