The Daily Adventures of Mixerman
Cover of The Daily Adventures Of Mixerman
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| Author | Mixerman (Eric Sarafin) |
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| Country | United States |
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Publication date
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May 1, 2009 |
| Website | http://mixerman.net |
The Daily Adventures of Mixerman is a book by recording engineer "Mixerman" collecting a series of journal entries that were originally published online, beginning in summer 2002. The book chronicles his time working on the debut album of an unknown band, referred to as "Bitch Slap," with a giant recording budget.
Mixerman was eventually revealed to be recording engineer and mixer Eric Sarafin. Events in the book are stated to be fictional, but based on actual incidents that occurred in the recording world.
Contents
Summary
Mixerman is brought onto a project to record an unknown band's debut album, and finds the band to be some of the most dislikable people he has ever met. To relieve stress, he begins an anonymous online journal of the recording process, an ongoing series of setbacks and debacles. In the journal, he refers to the band as "Bitch Slap."
Mixerman
Mixerman was eventually revealed as Eric Sarafin, a gold and platinum award winning record producer and mixer. He has worked with many well-known acts, including Lifehouse, Foreigner, Tone Loc, Nine Days, and Amy Grant.
Sarafin has written several books about recording, producing, and mixing.[1]
Bitch Slap
The band Bitch Slap is comprised of four very unpleasant individuals, each of whom is given an appropriately disparaging nickname by Mixerman - a neurotically style-conscious singer; a talented but seriously depressed guitarist; and an incompetent, borderline-retarded drummer, whom Mixerman refers to less than affectionately as "Dumb Ass," and who is fiercely hated by his own bandmates. The bass player, being merely "mean and petty" in contrast to the others, is the only one Mixerman can even partially tolerate.
At the time the journal entries were posted online, there was much speculation about who Bitch Slap really was. Some leading candidates were the bands Lifehouse, Days of the New, and Nine Days, but it was pointed out that the dates in the journal do not match up with the dates that those bands were releasing albums.[2] Other discrepancies were also noted.[3]
Mixerman later stated that the event s of the journal were fictional, although based on real events.
Recording and Engineering
The book gives insights to the process of recording, engineering, and mixing a studio album. Details such as tuning drums, setting up microphones, cataloging material, and digital vs. tape editing are explored.
