Benefits to Audio Engineers

1. Earn money mixing music.

2. Grow your portfolio and gain credibility.

3. Fill down studio time.

4. Collaborate and learn new skills from experienced engineers.

5. Stay on top of your game by competing.

What does mixing do?

Professional mixing takes the individual recordings of the instruments, like guitar, drums and vocals and mixes them together using complicated processors like EQ, compression, reverb and effects. By mixing all the tracks together in this way you end up with a professional sounding product.

Think of the raw recordings as a sketch and the professionally mixed product as the Mona Lisa. 

The Long Wait, a band from Tucson hosted a competition on Crowd Audio and received submissions from over 30 audio engineers around the world!

Germany, Canada, USA, U.K. and Spain, to name a few.

As you listen to the song below notice how it starts with the raw recording from the band and then switches at 0:14 to the professional mix from the winning audio engineer. 

This back and forth continues throughout the song and highlights how professional mixing can drastically improve the quality of a recording.   

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If you are interested, here are some more winning mixes from past competitions.

Fanfunding

Musicians don't always have the money to fund the costs of producing a song, EP, or album. Crowd Audio is here to help them. 

Musicians in need of money for a mixing project can fanfund their competition on Crowd Audio. They set a funding goal for their competition and offer exclusive rewards for their supporters. 

Then all there is to do is rally the troops! Musicians share their competition and funding goal with family, friends, fans and their communities. Once the goal is reached the competition goes live and is visible to audio engineers who can then compete. 

Community

One of the most important aspects of Crowd Audio is to develop supportive and educational communities for both audio engineers and musicians. 

Audio engineers can collaborate and share the best practices of their success. They will have access to exclusive interviews with winning engineers, showcasing the techniques behind their successful mix. Ebooks, blogs, forums and other educational materials will also be available for engineers spurring creativity, increasing their knowledge, and improving their skills. 

Musicians will also have access to educational materials focusing on recording, promoting themselves, recommendations on equipment, recording studios nearby and many other issues that musicians face. There will also be interviews and write ups on selected groups showcasing their music to the community.   

Hi, my name is Björgvin Benediktsson (middle) - I am a sound engineer with a diploma in audio engineering from the SAE Institute, Madrid. I've also been a musician for over 10 years and have worked in the music industry since 2006. I write articles, tutorials and eBooks on audio production for online publications such as Audiotuts+ as well as trade magazines such as MusicTech Magazine. Since 2009 I've blogged about audio on my website Audio Issues, giving practical production tips to home recordists. I've released a number of eBooks through my website and wrote a book for Rockable Press called "How to Record Music…With Whatever Equipment You Got." I'm a passionate musician and audio engineer and I believe in giving everyone a better chance of making their music sound awesome.

Oy! My name is Alexander von Bieberstein (left) - Growing up in Germany and the United States has provided me with a diverse connection of friends throughout the world. Over the past decade, I have spent countless weeks and months traveling and exploring the unknown places that my friends now call home.  Being on the road has always left me with plenty of hours to find and listen to great music. It wasn't until I met the Crowd Audio team that I realized the importance an audio engineer plays in making your music sound excellent. I love to see how these audio engineers really bring songs to life.I'm an aspiring entrepreneur, artist and music enthusiast. 

Hello! My name is Christopher Fraioli (right) - I am originally from New York and spent most of my youth studying piano, drums and ceramics. I recently graduated from the University of Arizona and have forgone getting a traditional job to create a business that I'm passionate about and allows me to make a difference. Music and art are my passions in life and I'm grateful to be doing something I love. Thank you for checking out our campaign and helping us bring Crowd Audio to fruition!

Our community has grown to over 600 musicians and audio engineers over the past six months. Eight musicians have hosted mixing competitions on Crowd Audio receiving over 100 total submissions from audio engineers.