Just wrapped up mixing 7 songs for Jonah Smith’s new record, which was produced and engineered by the venerable Maclolm Burn (Lanois’ engineer for about 10 years, and who made seminal records like Dylan’s “Oh Mercy.”) What a cool opportunity to be mixing songs that will sit on a record with Malcom’s mixes, and I’m so impressed with the tracks. Performances are killer, arrangements beautiful, and the stuff is engineered exceptionally well. When you bring the faders up, things just sit together so naturally. And, yeah, there’s what I would call a Lanois flavor to some of the tracks — that intangibly emotional, earthy, intimate quality. And, yeah, our mixes are really different animals. It’s a study on the how much a mix can shift the vibe and focus of a recording. Malcom’s low-end is something to belold, with a tightness and punch that I really admire. The record is really great! Nathan James at The Vault here in NYC mastered.