McKay Garner

Jussst finishing a mastering session for my two stereo mixes on the new Ben Flanagan record. These songs are gonna travel far and wide 😃 I am also almost finished with the first Dolby Atmos mix of "Bright/Dark" on the record, followed by "Bouncing Of… instagr.am/p/Csj2uCZhCPW/

Getting a first stereo mix done before 9:30am is amazing. On to the next mix for the last of my punch list on that one…Maybe before lunch? Fingers crossed ⭐️ (Audio people, don’t freak out. My center channel speaker is on a motor that raises it up w… instagr.am/p/CsT7IOph9hO/

Well, this mix is bangin’ on these little Radio Shack speakers I’ve had for decades. The drums and vocals are still poppin’ thru nicely together as well. I think the bulk of the tone shaping is done. I have a couple of fx automation things to do, a volum… instagr.am/p/CsKUdJhht4C/

Faves… instagr.am/p/CsHfYgxS7pv/

This past year, I was fortunate to have been invited into an amazing, curated group of audio engineers and producers that are mixing records in Dolby Atmos. There are so many people in this group that have created records that I, and most everyone else, … instagr.am/p/Cr034iXhG9q/

Ooooeeeee. I tried to take a vacation but got gnarly sick halfway thru (not Covid but a gnarly chest cold or allegies that turned into a bad lung thing). My body felt pummeled, but I got back to work this week in the studio once I was post-contagious. I … instagr.am/p/Cro9B5GBJ0u/

Jussst finishing up 3 albums of the amazing chamber choir Capella SF in Dolby Atmos, engineered by the talented David Bowles of Swineshead Productions. Beautiful music! We’re excited that these albums will be out in the world soon on the Delos Music labe… instagr.am/p/CrgyEm-BqXB/

Here’s a grand piano I may be able to fit in our living room. instagr.am/p/CrWRTP5hQc3/

A most excellent life mantra. instagr.am/p/CrDhe0ktEXu/

The view of NC springtime out of my mom’s dining room window is beautiful. instagr.am/p/Cq_meKhtZJ2/

Coasts collided today when my buddy Michael Winger met me for coffee in Winston-Salem, NC. We met living in the same town in the SF Bay Area doing SF Grammy Chapter stuff where he was executive director. Now he’s running several record labels and beyond … instagr.am/p/Cq9IyA2RcN7/

I loves me some archi-texture at the intersection of beauty and decay. Here are some sights from my walk yesterday in Winston-Salem, NC. instagr.am/p/Cq5SX5RNBJ2/

Ok, off to the studio (as soon as I get some gas in my motorized roller skates). instagr.am/p/CqVlP8JrVCx/

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I’m buggin’ out! Did I mention that Justin and I are also about to start bookings for our first series of workshops for artists, singers, and producers on making great records? It’s true! OMG we’re gonna have some fun, y’all. We’ll have info shortly on l… instagr.am/p/Cp85LK8BzCb/

OMG! My pal Justin and I have stretched our launch date just a liiiiittle bit more for our new website. It’s going to be a fantastic hub for artists, songwriters, and producers for learning techniques on making great records, like arranging, songcraft an… instagr.am/p/Cp1V10WBcG1/

Tryin’ some new local beans tomorrow… Anyone tried Chromatic coffee? instagr.am/p/Cpl8jNghE6r/

The great Ben Flanagan, singer and bass player of Black Map, was in today knocking out some final vocal ad libs for a straight up hit song, y’all! You should definitely follow this guy on Instagram and beyond. He’s crazy talented. His solo record is roll… instagr.am/p/CpeM0SWNhIL/

I’m deep in final production on two projects and several stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes this week. AND, and, annnnd we’re prepping to launch an amazing hub on the web in a couple of weeks for learning the skills for making amazing records! Our site will fo… instagr.am/p/CpYAhmxJevf/

Got to have breakfast with my homies Reto Peter and Matt Boudreau, the other two parts of our mixing and mastering collective “Golden Gate Mixers.” We were putting content together for our newsletter. Come follow us on instagram @goldengatemixers and sig… instagr.am/p/CpEc6eCOy-R/