Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Tom Elmhirst  Amy Winehouse:
'Rehab'  Published in SOS August 2007 Bookmark and Share  People
+ Opinion : Artists / Engineers / Producers / Programmers For
her second album, Back To Black, Amy Winehouse and producer Mark
Ronson crafted a heavily retro sound. Mix engineer Tom Elmhirst
describes how he massaged their '60s soul vibe to create a
radio-friendly hit in 'Rehab'. Paul Tingen Mix engineer Tom
Elmhirst massaged the '60s soul vibe of the recording to create
a radio-friendly hit in 'Rehab'. "Mixing is something that you
either have, or you don't," muses British star mixer Tom
Elmhirst. "You can learn the techniques, but after that you have
to feel it. I don't think it's something that you can study.
Music and mixing are so arbitrary in that sense. I enjoy mixing
most when I stop thinking about what I'm doing. It's like when
you're a kid, and you learn to ride a bike. Once you can do it,
you don't think about the method any more. This is exactly how I
approach mixing. I just