Mix Engineer - Dean James Barratt

Dean James Barratt is a sought-after Mix Engineer based out of The Dairy Studios in London. His recent credits include Shy FX, Joy Crookes, Ray Black, James Vickery, Rag n Bone Man, Craig David, Jess Glynne, and lots more. Dean talks to Sam Inglis about his personal road to becoming a freelance Mix Engineer, what he thinks defines that role, tips on making it, and what he thinks keeps clients coming back for more.Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:31 - Career Beginnings07:24 - Going Freelance11:15 - Personality12:17 - Working In A Team13:39 - Challenges Of Being Freelance15:39 - Not Limiting Yourself17:43 - Make Yourself EmployableDean James Barratt BiogDean James Barratt is a Grammy nominated mix engineer based in London, UK who has worked with numerous artists and on film and television soundtracks. He has credits on tracks by Jess Glynne, Nina Nesbitt, Craig David, Ray BLK, Shy FX (including Jorja Smith and Rag N Bone Man remixes) and Meridian Dan.Dean has a strong love of reggae and dub breaks and has been a part of the club and bass music scene, mixing for the likes of Skream, Benga, MistaJam and Ministry of Sound.Film & TV credits include work on Human Planet,  Midnights Children, Blindsight and The Namesake.He’s also recorded and mixed the soundtracks for the Games Enslaved and Heavenly Sword. https://www.deanjamesbarratt.com/Sam Inglis BiogEditor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Get a print or digital subscription to Sound On Sound magazine.