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It usually goes something like this:
1) Band makes a great record
2) Engineer who tracked record makes a great mix (19 yr. old 3rd Assistant Coffee Making Engineer leaks mix to Kazza)
3) In the 3 months since their last label meeting, a new style of music has become "hot"
4) A&R guy for the label insist on taking "Tracking Engineer" guy's mixes to the "Mix Engineer" guy who mixed the last 20 #1 hits, have him make it sound like every other song on radio
5) Band says "that doesn't sound like our record"
6) A&R guy insists sends mixes to "Mastering Engineer", who slices and dices the tunes, compresses the hell out of the sound, and makes it ready for radio
7) Band says "that sounds even less like our record"
8) Record comes out, sound nothing like the mixes leaked in step 2
9) Band develops massive "chip on shoulder" complex, tours to promote record they hate, cashes checks, but with just enough disdain for the money to protect their artistic integrity
[note: this is for demonstration purposes only. Your results may vary]
-sm
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