From idea to
perfect mix
J Shriver — mix engineer for hip-hop, R&B, and pop. Eight years at The Mix Room, North Hollywood. Singles, EPs, and full-length records.
J Shriver — mix engineer for hip-hop, R&B, and pop. Eight years at The Mix Room, North Hollywood. Singles, EPs, and full-length records.
The Mix Room · NoHo
Eight years in one room, learning how a record actually gets made.
I'm an LA-based mix engineer from Colorado Springs. After studying at CRAS in Phoenix, I moved to LA in 2018 to intern at The Mix Room in North Hollywood — where I've been ever since.
Over eight years at The Mix Room I've contributed to sessions for Tyler, the Creator, Lil Jon, Rae Sremmurd, JayRock, DaBaby, and Isaiah Rashad. I've mixed independently for Alemeda, SiR, and Lance Skiiwalker.
My job is to understand what you hear in your head and translate it into a finished mix that sounds exactly like that — whether we're dialing in your vocal chain in a 1-on-1 session or refining your stems remotely.
Hip-hop and R&B are home, but the work spans pop, alt, and anything where the song carries the room. Major-label rosters and first-record independents alike. If you've got something to mix, send it over.
You have to get out of your echo chamber. Every listen-through imprints grooves on your brain and pulls you further from objectivity. I build in ear breaks and palette cleansers — random songs mixed into my reference rotation — to stay anchored to what a first-time listener actually hears.
Intention is the difference between noise and magic. I remove what doesn't serve the song, keep what does, and place every bar, chord, and one-shot exactly where it needs to be.
The right amount of contrast and context allows for aggressive moves. Perspective and clarity are what let you make the bold decisions a record needs.
