Masterclass: Mixing Orchestral Scores w/ Jake Jackson and Christian Henson

Award-winning film mixer Jake Jackson and award-winning film composer Christian Henson walk us through the mix of a cinematic score in this mixing masterclass from the 7th annual MixCon.

In it, they focus on an orchestral mix that blends sample libraries with real recorded instruments, giving strategies and techniques to enhance the impact and emotional pull of the music,

Big thanks to Spitfire Audio for helping to make this presentation free to the public. Check them out at http://spitfireaudio.com

About the presenters:

With over 20 years of world class experience of orchestral and band recording and mixing, Jake Jackson is one of today's top engineers in the film scoring genre. He won the MPG award for Breakthrough Engineer in 2011, and Best Live Production in 2013. He mixed the score to "Under the Skin" which won 9 score awards, and "Everybody's Gone To The Rapture," which won Best Music in the 2016 BAFTA games awards.

Christian Henson is a multi nominated (including Ivor Novello and World Soundtrack Awards) and multi-award-winning composer. With over 45 films to his name, he has proved to be a prodigious and versatile force within the UK film industry. Christian's musical background lies in the first-wave Drum and Bass and breakbeat music of the 90's with acts such as LTJ Bukem and The Freestylers. He has collaborated with an eclectic number of artists on his scores including Graham Coxon (Blur), Dot Allison (One Dove, Death In Vegas, Massive Attack), Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno), Skye (of Morcheeba), Natasha Khan (Bat For Lashes), Synergy Vocals (Steve Reich) and Ed Harcourt.

Spitfire Audio was founded by two award-winning composers: Christian Henson and Paul Thomson. 12 years since becoming sample library developers, Spitfire Audio has recorded and released over 90 sample libraries. We have collaborated with some of the biggest names in media composition, including Hans Zimmer, Eric Whitacre, Ólafur Arnalds & the London Contemporary Orchestra. Our sounds are heard in everything, from major Hollywood film scores, to recordings by Radiohead & U2.

Visit these SonicScoop partners for great gear deals today!

Sweetwater: http://imp.i114863.net/3PXVky
Thomann: https://www.thomann.de/gb/hotdeals_GF...
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3KmK8Cm
Reverb.com: https://reverb.grsm.io/pro-audio-deal...

Please note: When you buy products through links on this page, we may earn an affiliate commission.

#mixing #MixCon #filmscore #composer #audioengineer #mixingengineer #mixengineer #filmscorecomposer #spitfire #spitfireaudio #JustinColletti #masterclass #musicproducer