How Jeff Ellis Mixes Frank Ocean, Doja Cat, Joji

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    Jeff Ellis is a grammy award winning mix engineer who has worked with artists like frank ocean, doja cat, joji, Paul McCartney. Kali Uchis among others. In todays video I take a look at the pro mixing tips trick and techniques pro mixer jeff ellis uses to craft mixes for these artists. I also take a look jeff ellis's legendary studio inside the famous east west studios. In 2009 jeff moved to east west as an intern and eventually landed a gig as Frank Oceans Engineer working on projects like Channel Orange and Blond. Today he mixes todays top records like Doja Cats Planet Her and Joji Glimpse of Us.
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  • @georgetmusic
    @georgetmusic  Рік тому +69

    If this video gets 2k likes I will take a shot out of a Grammy‼️

    • @JeffEllisWorldwide
      @JeffEllisWorldwide Рік тому +20

      Let’s gooooo! people let’s make this happen. Ill pay for your plane ticket back to LA!!! (economy class)

    • @Juliano_DJOL
      @Juliano_DJOL Рік тому

      U shld take a shot no matter what (even tho I'm pretty sure the vod got 2k likes lol) but u shld cause this video is good! This the stuff people can really learn from!
      All the shortcuts and top 10 plugz VIDz in the world will never match up vs good mix theory and adapting to a systematic, but flexible approach like this!
      I love how he sets up on the cpu then gets off the cpu. I used to work a neve board that I did a similar thing on, that's actually the 1st mix system I learned, start off by tracking to and mixing in the box/hybrid to rough it in using the faders on the right side of the board. Then bus everything over to the left and no Mas screen. Sometimes I liked to go back to pro tools again after the blind side mix, I was new to mixing then so I liked to see how much things changed and to do some serial comp on the master the lazy way lol!
      But yeah everywhere I've worked (especially mixing) has used a similar system, but never see people talk much about that...
      Def gonna be watching more videos like this tho! I been in the audio world a long time but still love to learn and see new ways or systems like this!

    • @JeffEllisWorldwide
      @JeffEllisWorldwide 11 місяців тому +3

      IT HIT 2k you better fly out to LA right now and take this shot.

    • @tttyl
      @tttyl 11 місяців тому +1

      @@JeffEllisWorldwide Hold him to it, Jeff!!!!

  • @mariabr8954
    @mariabr8954 Рік тому +34

    As an artist I HAAAATE when mixing engineers change the song's vibe. I worked with an engineer once who kept adding a radio effect to my vocals and completely changed the vibe of the songs so I started working with another amazing engineer who respects my creative decisions

    • @h3llboyyy407
      @h3llboyyy407 11 місяців тому +2

      Yeooo same , I went to a studio and said I wanted a pop and sort of aggressive sound mix and he said "it was giving lofi" so he just made it as such rather than keeping some of the harshness I wanted.

    • @h3llboyyy407
      @h3llboyyy407 11 місяців тому +1

      What's worse is that he said he couldn't send me my individual vocal tracks after smh

  • @prodxwoah
    @prodxwoah 11 місяців тому +6

    Hearing "You can unscrew the screws on the subtractor?" when he used reason is unironically the funniest shit ive ever heard

  • @lilwombat
    @lilwombat Рік тому +87

    this is so cool you managed to get this interview. jeff seems really fucking cool, thats the type of engineer id want to be like and be more than happy to send my songs

    • @JeffEllisWorldwide
      @JeffEllisWorldwide Рік тому +29

      He didn’t manage nothing. I walked up to him at NAMM and demanded it. Because I am a huge George T music fan. I love his passion for the game and he is the only UA-camr that could ever hope to capture my essence

    • @lilwombat
      @lilwombat Рік тому +1

      @@JeffEllisWorldwide hell yeah that's so awesome 😄 I'm glad you did this was a very motivating video

  • @NitrogenJake
    @NitrogenJake Рік тому +174

    BRO KNOWS 7 DAWS

    • @andymezzm
      @andymezzm Рік тому +30

      Thanos but with DAWs.

    • @egorrujin5296
      @egorrujin5296 Рік тому +37

      Once you learn a second daw you realize that they all kinda work the same, I mean depends on what you wanna do, for beat making I’d go FL, no question, but for anything else you really just hit record and put things on channels, then add plugins, buses and mix it, only the UI changes

    • @Jon8ight
      @Jon8ight Рік тому +3

      I can use 8

    • @Gualaguala659
      @Gualaguala659 Рік тому +6

      @@egorrujin5296try adding ableton as your beat making daw too

    • @kp8923
      @kp8923 11 місяців тому +4

      ​@@frankgrimes7388That is a crazy statement

  • @darth_hideous
    @darth_hideous Рік тому +6

    lol I wasn’t expecting a horror trailer for a plate reverb but it was awesome

  • @BenC95
    @BenC95 Рік тому +29

    This is the guy that got me interested in mixing! After hearing channel orange then watching him talk at a seminar about mixing with emotion rather than critically really opened up a new door for me. Great vid as always 👏

  • @someoneontheweb4303
    @someoneontheweb4303 11 місяців тому +2

    'you can unscrew the screws' cracked me up

  • @shan5445
    @shan5445 Рік тому +8

    The way he talks sounds so, emotional, he must be very good at getting those emotions out of the mixes. He must be very passionate.

  • @Barncore
    @Barncore Рік тому +3

    These videos are invaluable. Thanks so much for continuing to provide these

  • @CxViolet
    @CxViolet Рік тому +7

    I just love Jeff’s whole philosophy on mixing

  • @caseyrogers935
    @caseyrogers935 Рік тому +1

    This was amazing. Thanks as always George!

  • @jettyspagboul7405
    @jettyspagboul7405 Рік тому +11

    George man props to you for getting this level of audio engineer inside scoop, Geoff seems like an awesome guy. Keep the top tier content coming!

  • @qcole8946
    @qcole8946 Рік тому +20

    i love his philosophy going into 4 years of recording and mixing full-time, I have adopted the less is more approach. Even when I record the song I respect the rough mix. It's also great to see him working on budget monitors. I have a pair of Kali Lp 6s that I work on in the studio and I'm getting another pair for my home rig.

  • @EasterBeats
    @EasterBeats Рік тому +2

    Had the pleasure of meeting and having a few songs mixed by Mr. Ellis and I can easily say such a genuine and kind heart glad to see him on this channel.

  • @rickythethird
    @rickythethird 10 місяців тому +2

    george i have seen your videos since the start and i also been keeping up with Jeff since he's nominated and known for those emotional hit songs like jojis, doja cat , etc.....im just glad you were able to go into his studio and give us a little from your perspective . Jeff Ellies is really skilled and discipline. keep up the good videos!

  • @gillewismusic
    @gillewismusic Рік тому +3

    Fascinating! Thanks, George, this is incredible.

  • @jeffsonata6399
    @jeffsonata6399 Рік тому +4

    This was really good, enjoyed it and learnt a lot as well.

  • @jjjxxxhs
    @jjjxxxhs 11 місяців тому

    Thank you for this great content !! Jeff Ellis's approach to mixing and music is inspiring

  • @mariabr8954
    @mariabr8954 Рік тому +2

    the analogy of mixing being "remodeling" is amazing

  • @nickharvey5975
    @nickharvey5975 Рік тому

    Thanks for taking the time 2 do this much love

  • @HelpMeDevvon
    @HelpMeDevvon Рік тому +4

    Amazing insight as always George! Thank you for doing the work!

  • @miketkong2
    @miketkong2 Рік тому +2

    That was EXCELLENT. Thank you!

  • @timilane4778
    @timilane4778 11 місяців тому

    Thank you for such informative content

  • @smokesystem90
    @smokesystem90 11 місяців тому

    Man, Jeff is so real and down to earth

  • @KW-XP
    @KW-XP Рік тому

    appreciate the video bro! always wanted to see more of his insights. yu got a new sub!!

  • @anseowesmile1143
    @anseowesmile1143 Рік тому

    love this thank you!

  • @AlbinKottaram
    @AlbinKottaram Рік тому +1

    THIS IS THE GREATEST CHANNEL ON UA-cam PERIOD

  • @Ryanonthemix
    @Ryanonthemix Рік тому

    This is amazing. Thank you George T

  • @johnnymartin4688
    @johnnymartin4688 Рік тому +1

    Well done mate!

  • @infernodagod3194
    @infernodagod3194 Рік тому

    I love this video. It reassured me that I'm going about things the right way.

  • @ryanlehrman9015
    @ryanlehrman9015 Рік тому

    Love this video bro

  • @KordTaylor
    @KordTaylor Рік тому

    Sweet video! Thanks!

  • @RuggedAndPrez
    @RuggedAndPrez Рік тому

    gold as always

  • @ommaskeith5936
    @ommaskeith5936 Рік тому +2

    love you Jeff!!!

  • @Lance_G
    @Lance_G Рік тому

    This is an incredible interview!

  • @twitcheyspleen
    @twitcheyspleen Рік тому

    this is great! thank you

  • @knutagon
    @knutagon Рік тому

    Love this video! 😮

  • @reggiebushjr619
    @reggiebushjr619 Рік тому +1

    pretty cool to ear about the vocal eq part.

  • @TonyGrox
    @TonyGrox 11 місяців тому

    Great video!!

  • @idiotelliot2825
    @idiotelliot2825 Рік тому

    Im loving this!

  • @beust59
    @beust59 Рік тому +2

    great video as usual! would be great to have a little more info about the dolby mixing process of Jeff Ellis (or maybe an other engineer?) with Logic

  • @himdownstairsmusik
    @himdownstairsmusik Рік тому +5

    "Respect the Rough" - Jeff Ellis / "Fuck your Rough" - Jaycen Joshua

    • @JeffEllisWorldwide
      @JeffEllisWorldwide Рік тому +6

      I’ve heard Jaycen say that and I totally agree with him on that. Sometimes you gotta do that too. Simply just not enough time in one video to to talk about everything. If the rough don’t got magic fuck it up if the rough is magic respect it. If the song sucks don’t mix it.

  • @buffalohideout
    @buffalohideout Рік тому

    I got to listen to Elton John's 'Rocket Man' in that Atmos room, and it was beyond anything I expected. Very cool interview, I love Jeff's mentality on mixing.

  • @nikezooms
    @nikezooms Рік тому

    ur content is the best

  • @soundsbyparis
    @soundsbyparis Рік тому +1

    this the one i’ve been waiting for

    • @FatherWave
      @FatherWave Рік тому +1

      Yo bro
      Fix the kerning on the mixingparis in your header bro it'll look way better

    • @soundsbyparis
      @soundsbyparis Рік тому

      @@FatherWave thanks for that bro. i’ve been wanting to know what i should change to make my channel layout better

  • @joonieb
    @joonieb Рік тому

    Lots of gems of knowledge

  • @tannerkhockman1481
    @tannerkhockman1481 Рік тому +7

    so eye opening. the point he made about the use of eq on vocals is going to stick with me forever. always be overthinking it.

  • @joshcoxmusic
    @joshcoxmusic Рік тому

    Understanding all DAWs is super smart. It's really all about your plugins anyways. Anything can record a wave file, even your phone

  • @qlyde
    @qlyde Рік тому

    Great video man! I met Jeff at NAMM this year in the Kali Audio room, it was the end of the last day and he just walked in when I was testing out the Kali Atmos setup alone. It was a really cool experience. The way he talks about his Kali monitors basically made me commit to getting a pair, maybe I’ll even do Atmos with them. Their new sub is a smaller dual driver sub and it can really bring some heat, better than bigger single driver subs imo.

  • @oservoasafe
    @oservoasafe 11 місяців тому +2

    well when you have this studio it is pretty easy to be immersed in the process

  • @hannahhan-qr5gg
    @hannahhan-qr5gg Рік тому

    Love yo vids

  • @Juliano_DJOL
    @Juliano_DJOL Рік тому +1

    Great approach and great workflow! Also agree w him about the DAW selloutz being a thing of the past, so many out there that are stuck in pro tools or one DAW, I used to be a ProTools 4 life guy till around 2018.1 when me and avid went head to head lol now a dayz im mostly in logic but thru the years ive learned almost all the DAWs except abelton...been on FL since the fruity loops days but still never been my fav, great for producing but mixing in FL is a pain!

  • @TheRealCassanova
    @TheRealCassanova Рік тому

    This is great right here thanks for posting for too long has bad advise on UA-cam eroded the creative space creatives have to hear this and get back to what matters CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE 💯💯💯💯

  • @mixingwithmacro
    @mixingwithmacro Рік тому

    Fire video!! 🔥🔥🔥

  • @prodbytytaan
    @prodbytytaan Рік тому

    love this

  • @weirdosquaaad
    @weirdosquaaad 11 місяців тому

    Dope vid

  • @hjalmarlindstrom977
    @hjalmarlindstrom977 Рік тому

    I can attest to the fact that the Kali Audio IN-5s are an absolute steal. Great monitors

  • @hermao
    @hermao 11 місяців тому

    this is gold

  • @heathsledger
    @heathsledger Рік тому

    wow this was awesome

  • @808_rafa
    @808_rafa Рік тому

    I love all the posters on the wall. Oh and yeah the advice he was giving was pretty damn great... I guess 😁😁

  • @yungstreichholz
    @yungstreichholz Рік тому +1

    shirt goes hard!

  • @FreeTimeSpacken
    @FreeTimeSpacken Рік тому

    dankeschön hab die boxen !!!

  • @thestudbq
    @thestudbq Рік тому

    Fantastic video

  • @AndrewMasters
    @AndrewMasters Рік тому +3

    Jeff!

  • @JockStud
    @JockStud Рік тому

    Gr8 vid!

  • @EricAtVVS
    @EricAtVVS Рік тому

    My guy is mixing on Kali Monitors. You won a sub!

  • @tylerdixon8180
    @tylerdixon8180 Рік тому

    This is great 🫡

  • @libtekk
    @libtekk 11 місяців тому

    Desk is sick

  • @lighterwaves5659
    @lighterwaves5659 Рік тому

    0:32💪🏾💪🏾... 🔥🔥🔥vid

  • @jonathanshiff562
    @jonathanshiff562 Рік тому

    This is insane!

  • @frederikschjoldan4792
    @frederikschjoldan4792 3 місяці тому

    Legendary

  • @cobykap.
    @cobykap. 11 місяців тому

    insanely cool

  • @Juliano_DJOL
    @Juliano_DJOL Рік тому

    Man ive been wanting some cali lp8 or lp6 for a min now! Def the next thing im getting, just one of those things i dont need but want!

  • @steeziak
    @steeziak Рік тому

    kali atmos room is crazy sick

  • @lyondistrictstudios7467
    @lyondistrictstudios7467 Рік тому

    Plate 4 is gonna be my favorite upcoming movie

  • @treeishtrees449
    @treeishtrees449 10 місяців тому +1

    JEFF ELLIS WORLD WIDE

  • @djlucasd
    @djlucasd Рік тому

    Jeff graduated from CRAS!!

  • @jboy219
    @jboy219 Рік тому

    GEORGE T GOATED

  • @ayoonine
    @ayoonine Рік тому

    I like two two stations approach, one is analog and the other is digital.

  • @ThePhiCode
    @ThePhiCode Рік тому

    The guy has zero BS in gear obsession and his philosophy makes so much

  • @literallyjustamina
    @literallyjustamina Рік тому +1

    KATE NASH CAMEO TYES!!!

  • @gabbyallong
    @gabbyallong Рік тому

    super awesome

  • @niganools1502
    @niganools1502 Рік тому +1

    Bros the goat💀

  • @Dbwj-so6mu
    @Dbwj-so6mu Рік тому

    Try get a interview with Nathan Philips and see if you can get him to open up some of those Omar Apollo sessions ‼️‼️

  • @ievoprod
    @ievoprod 11 місяців тому

    this guy is so cool

  • @alvarezgamers
    @alvarezgamers Рік тому

    I’ve used Protools, Cubase, Reason, Logic, Bitwig , Abelton.

  • @noname8383
    @noname8383 11 місяців тому

    The iMovie trailer 😭😂

  • @fcmas
    @fcmas 9 місяців тому

    Very insightful video..that being said, I'm EXTREMELY shocked that he didnt know what a Manley Voxbox was. Lol

    • @JeffEllisWorldwide
      @JeffEllisWorldwide 4 місяці тому +2

      I've been seeing it for years but theres a difference between knowing a thing and knoooooowing a thing, u know ?

  • @okaight7248
    @okaight7248 11 місяців тому +1

    awesome video, his process is kinda funny though, it requires that you have access to literally every plugin lol

    • @JeffEllisWorldwide
      @JeffEllisWorldwide 11 місяців тому +1

      You build it up over the years and have people freeze tracks if they using weird stuff. It’s not that hard. Everyone uses the same stuff. What’s more hard is having it all on 4 different rigs. But we ain’t tryna be average so…

  • @RealGabeMcGuire
    @RealGabeMcGuire Рік тому +3

    Bro just has like a $50k Fairchild just sitting there wth

  • @bennyjetsonmontreal6113
    @bennyjetsonmontreal6113 5 місяців тому

    8:53 pacifically

  • @Jetstreamhustla
    @Jetstreamhustla Рік тому

    7 DAWS 😂 goddamn thanos omg are those artist on Pokémon cards LOL I love that

  • @beats9711
    @beats9711 11 місяців тому

    If you get this guy for an hour on a straight tutorial we would get so many nuggets of gold. Please🙏🙏🙏🙄

  • @mackfritz5481
    @mackfritz5481 7 місяців тому

    Jeff is actually a goat, his work on scaring the hoes dlc was incredible

  • @prodpria
    @prodpria 11 місяців тому

    kali audio 7.1.0 set up? that's dope

    • @JeffEllisWorldwide
      @JeffEllisWorldwide 11 місяців тому +1

      7.1.4

    • @prodpria
      @prodpria 11 місяців тому

      @@JeffEllisWorldwide Salute! just ordered a pair of in 8s

  • @jacksp8de
    @jacksp8de Рік тому

    Ah shit I only know 4 DAWs and 2 Groove boxes. I gotta step my game up 😅

  • @matthieumendy5867
    @matthieumendy5867 11 місяців тому

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @CameronEarlyMusic
    @CameronEarlyMusic Рік тому

    It’s cool that he likes the kali’s, bro has $100k pmcs but works mostly on the kali’s

  • @DerpySwag
    @DerpySwag Рік тому +4

    the binaural render.. damn.. flames..