Then I spent time working on the piano (live), bass (live), guitar (live), and wurlitzer (sample). It was an unintentional happy accident to have only the distorted vocals during the fade. When the song was ending and I just had up the distorted vocal effect, it became crystal clear that that's the way the song had to end. I was working on the mix later in the day without the lead vocal in, but I had up some of the vocal FX and delays. Backing vocals had combinations of Waves RVox and console EQ. FX were a combination of Bricasti, AMS, and Eventide. PCM 42's for delays, and Spatializer for that 'in your face' sound. Vocals went through NTI EQ3's and DBX 902 De-Essers no compression-just fader rides in and out of the box. I also did some cymbal overdubs in the chorusвЂ™. I also used the hardware SPL Transient Designer on some kicks and snares, and I had a pair of Distressors that I used sparingly for parallel compression. Used some samples to augment the drums, re-amped the original snare feeding it into an Aurotone speaker to my real upside-down Ludwig snare in the live room did a few cymbal overdubs and added transitions using reverse sounds. I did a lot of my pre-mix homework by learning as much as I could about The Weeknd, studied the demos to make sure I didn't lose the vibe and gathered a bunch of my samples and sound FX that I thought would work in the song.ДЇor 'Earned It', I started mixing with the drums, bass, and vocals only. Because they were on an extremely tight deadline, I only had one day to mix The Weeknd song. I mixed the song in Studio C at Westlake Studios in Hollywood. He called us back and loved it! He only wanted me to raise a few words in a few spots, but other than that, he was thrilled at the way it came out! What was your mixing workflow like?ДЄs I mentioned, I listened a lot to the rough mix so that I could visualize exactly what I wanted to do from the moment I walked into the studio to start mixing. The Weeknd wasnвЂ™t able to be at the studio, but I sent him a вЂњMix In ProgressвЂќ at about 2 AM after working all day on the mix. The Weeknd nailed his vocal performance, so the main objective was to shine the spotlight on his voice. Stephan and I talked a lot about his vision of the song. What input did you get as you started digging into the mix? I took an MP3 and walked around the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica listening over and over to that rough while mentally preparing exactly what I wanted to do with the mix. His engineer Jay Paul Bicknell did an excellent rough mix. I was able to go by his studio and help him with the last few overdubs. ItвЂ™s because of the professionalism that I exhibited on the CHL project that he felt confident in having me mix вЂњEarned It.вЂќ How did you prepare for mixing the track?ДЇortunately, Stephan was still working on the tracking up to the last minute before mixing. When he got the gig for The WeekndвЂ™s song for Fifty Shades of Grey, he called me to ask if I would mix it for him. This was a huge project and I humbly kicked ass for him. Stephan Moccio, the producer and co-writer of вЂњEarned ItвЂќ hired me over the summer on the recommendation of David Foster to mix a big project that he composed for the Canadian Hockey League. The record will feature additional covers of John MayerвЂ™s вЂњStill Feel Like Your ManвЂќ, Sam SmithвЂ™s вЂњStay With MeвЂќ, Ed SheeranвЂ™s вЂњThinking Out LoadвЂќ, MaxellвЂ™s вЂњPretty WingsвЂќ, Bruno MarsвЂ™ вЂњWhen I Was Your Man,вЂќ and Michael JacksonвЂ™s вЂњRemember The TimeвЂќ.How did you end up mixing вЂњEarned ItвЂќ by The Weeknd? The Temptations-currently comprised of Williams, Ron Tyson,В Terry Weeks,В Larry Braggs, and Willie Greene -will release All The Time on Friday, May 4th. вЂњAt first when I heard it on the radio, I was like, вЂWho the hell is that?'вЂќ However, Williams doesnвЂ™t feel that way about вЂњEarned ItвЂќ, a tune that originally appeared on the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack.В вЂњThatвЂ™s one I love,вЂќ he told the publication. I donвЂ™t want to rain on anyoneвЂ™s parade, but IвЂ™m really not impressed with some of the stuff I hear on the radio.вЂќ вЂњUnderstand, IвЂ™m from the school of Motown, where great songs were written, produced, performed, structured daily. вЂњIвЂ™m often asked, вЂOtis, what do you think about the music of today?'вЂќ Otis Williams, the only surviving member of the original Temptations lineup, told Rolling Stone. The Temptations вЂ“ вЂњEarned ItвЂќ (The Weeknd cover) The TemptationsвЂ™ guitar-heavy version will be included on the vocal groupвЂ™s forthcoming album, All the Time, along with a number of other covers of relatively recent hits. R&B pioneers The Temptations have released a new cover of contemporary crooner The WeekndвЂ™s breakout 2015 hit вЂњEarned ItвЂќ.

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