Electric Gemini's 5 Track EP, "New Days Are Here"

Stefan Schwartz - Vocals, Guitar
Ben Zito - Bass, Vocals
Joe Connolly - Drums, Vocals
Paul Smith - Guitar, Vocals
Elliott Backes - Trumpet
Kate Freeman - Viola

Recorded 2008

Damned

So Sorry

For Every Beginning

There Is an End

The Futile Attempts of Atlas

I mixed this in Pro Tools Version 10.3.2, monitoring on Yamaha NS-20s and AKG K171s, though an RME Fireface 800.

I mixed largely in the box, using a variety of WAVES plug-ins. I tend to favor the Renaissance plug-ins for a lot of the heavy lifting. I used a fair amount of parallel compression to fill out the mix and the Slate VTM to round out the stereo busses. I chose TrueVerb for the vocals, with added delays (one hard left and lo-fi, one hard right and OneKnobed) to add some energy and movement to the vocal.

I brought it up to volume by running it through a Vintech 273, a Massey 2007, and an L3.

Beyond that, I really let the performance take the reigns. It's a great song, tracked with a lot of energy. I tried to let it breathe as much as possible while still having that loud Rock n Roll vibe.

Thanks for reading and for any comments on this. Good Luck to everyone!

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