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Mick Guzauski - Mixer

 

Just as an artist combines pigments to achieve the perfect color for a masterpiece, so must a mix engineer meld disparate sounds to produce the ultimate mix. Mick Guzauski is a true artist in the studio. His passion for music allows him to extract just the right mood from a performance. His mixes capture every nuance a musician exudes.

Mick's a Grammy winner for his work with Eric Clapton on Eric's Back Home CD. Mick also contribued several mixes to JJ Cale and Eric Clapton's 2008 Grammy-winner, The Road To Escondido . Mick has five (5) Latin Grammys as well. He's also won back-to-back TEC Awards for his mixes on Cream's Royal Albert Hall: London 2-3-5-6 2005 and Eric Clapton's Crossroads DVD.

Mick's just mixed "Fly To Your Heart", the end title song for the upcoming Disney film, Tinker Bell. Currently Mick is mixing tracks for Rhydian and Il Divo.

Mick mixed the previously-unreleased "For All Time" from Michael Jackson's best-selling 25th Anniversary of Thriller release. This CD set has sold incredibly well at home and all over the world!

Mick's mix of "Here I Am" is on the #1 UK album, Spirit, by Leona Lewis. Mick also mixed the Michael McDonald Soul Speak CD (Universal), Three Graces' self-titled debut (Decca), Boyz II Men's Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville, USA (Motown). Previously, he mixed Addicted To Company Pt. 1 for Paddy Casey ( Sony).

Mick was recently honored to have his mix of "So Close" from Disney's Enhanted nominated for an Oscar as Song of the Year at this year's Academy Awards.

Mick was just in Los Angeles at Mad Hatter studios remixing the entire catalog of Return To Forever including the seminal albums Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy, Where Have I Known You Before, No Mystery and Romanic Warrior. The jazz/fusion supergroup comprised of Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeola and Lenny White told Mick their records have never sounded better!

Mick, a native of Rochester, New York, Mick started with a demo studio in his parent's basement recording commercials with the likes of Steve Gadd and Tony Levin. Then he took recording workshop courses at The Eastman School of Music.

From 1975 to 1980, Mick worked for Chuck Mangione in both Los Angeles and New York recording and mixing, among other things, Chuck's multi-platinum-plus album Feels So Good.

Mick relocated to the sunshine of Los Angeles in late '78. Some of his most noteworthy projects included recording and mixing "That's What Friends Are For" with Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder; recording and mixing Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald's "On My Own"; mixing Mr. Mister's monster release, Welcome To The Real World, and mixing Boys II Men's back-to-back #1 singles, "I'll Make Love To You" and "Water Runs Dry". He also worked quite extensively with Earth, Wind and Fire, Quincy Jones, Burt Bacharach, Henry Mancini, Johnny Mathis, Stanley Clarke, George Duke and Cher.

In 1994, Tommy Mottola, then head of SONY Music, moved Mick back to New York and used him exclusively on artists such as Mariah Carey, Michael Bolton, Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez among others. Soon afterward, Mick opened his own studio, Barking Doctor Recording.

Just a short while back Mick was in Los Angeles mixing Chick Corea's Live In Barcelona (Concord) DVD in 5.1 surround sound. Previously, Mick mixed J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton's critically-acclaimed new release, The Road To Escondido (Warner Bros.) and radio singles for Ashley Tisdale (Warner Bros.), Natasha Bedingfield (Sony/BMG) and Bianca Ryan (Sony/BMG) along with Bette Midler's latest, Cool Yule (Columbia), and Kenny G's I'm in the Mood For Love...The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time (Arista).

Mick mixed Cream's long-awaited live reunion DVD and CD--- Royal Albert Hall: London 2-3-5-6 2005. Mick also mixed Latin superstar Ricardo Arjona's Latin Grammy-winning (Best Latin Pop Album), platinum-plus release, Adentro (Sony BMG Norte).

Speaking of Clapton, Mick mixed Eric Clapton's Back Home (Warner Bros.) release which included the #1 Classic Rock Radio track "Revolution" featuring Stephen and Ziggy Marley as well as albums by Res (Universal) and Hurt, Vol. I (Capitol).

Mick also mixed Eric Clapton's Me and Mr. Johnson (Warner Bros.), and the last three Michael McDonald albums including the multi-platinum Motown homages, Motown and Motown Two (Universal).

All told, Mick has mixed #1 Singles and Platinum albums for artists such as Leann Rimes, Eric Clapton, Boyz II Men, Madonna and Mariah Carey. He enjoys a uniquely-strong reputation with all his clients forged on his love for his craft and his consistent work.

Additionally, Mick has remixed six albums for Eric Clapton in 5.1 surround: 461 Ocean Blvd., Layla, Riding With The King, One More Car, One More Ride, Crossroads Guitar Festival and Live At Hyde Park.

Christina Aguilera,Marc Anthony, Ricardo Arjona, Babyface, Burt Bacharach, Michael Bolton, Backstreet Boys, Boyz II Men, Boyzone, Brandy, Toni Braxton, Peabo Bryson, Sarah Brightman, Ray Charles, Cher, Eric Clapton, Natalie Cole, Paula Cole, The Corrs, Deborah Cox, Celine Dion, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gloria Estefan, David Foster, Aretha Franklin, Kirk Franklin, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Whitney Houston, Enrique Inglesias, Michael Jackson, Kenny G, B.B. King, KISS, Nick Lachey, Gerald Levert, Ricky Martin, Jesse McCartney, Michael McDonald, Brian McKnight, Monica, 98 Degrees, *NSYNC, Luciano Pavarotti, Sara Paxton, LeAnn Rimes, Jon Secada, Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, Barbra Streisand, Curtis Stigers, Talking Heads, Thalia, Jaci Velasquez, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stevie Wonder, Deniece Williams, Vanessa Williams …these are just some of the artists Mick's had the pleasure of mixing over his two decades-plus behind the board.

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LEONA LEWIS
Here I Am

JOSH GROBAN
Believe

ERIC CLAPTON
Change the World
My Father's Eyes
Revolution

LEANNE RIMES
How Do I Live

NATASHA BEDINGFIELD
Still Here

PADDY CASEY
City Master

BREAKING BENJAMIN
Breath

EVANS BLUE
Q

TONI BRAXTON
Unbreak My Heart

ANASTACIA
One Day In Your Life

MARC ANTHONY
My Baby You

CELINE DION
A New Day

RICKY MARTIN
All I Ever Had

BRIAN McKNIGHT
Back At One

JOHN MELLENCAMP
Perfect World

HURT
Rapture

MiG
Life On Mars

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