Mix Analysis 5

We are Young - FUN ft Janelle Monae

Produced and mixed by Jeff Bhasker

Recorded at Jungle Studios, NYC and Village Recorder in LA

00:01 - Starts off with pounding kick drums centered

00:07 - Slight breath (inhale) is heard

00:08 - Piano and vocals enter. piano sounds panned at about 1 o clock right and 11pm left. Vocal has noticeable reverbish sheen. Piano is in charge of mix right now (loudest in volume).

00:24 - Drums change up. They are on a steady rise in volume as piano is coming down.

00:41 - Drums leave, piano and vocals only. Piano sounds like its at about 1o clock right, but maybe 8:30pm left.

00:50 - Chorus. Bass enters track sitting at about 11:33pm, followed by the vocals belting at the center of the mix. No piano

00:052 - piano comes in on a crescendo 

Bass leads the mix in volume, piano is now going up and down in the mix, i can imagine the piano volume's automation looking like ocean waves.

01:25 - vocals increase in ovum as bass drops out.

01:28 - instruments drop out except electric guitar's resonance.

01:30 - Vocals isolated as verse starts.

01:31 grungy sounding guitar comes in from left. rest of instruments follow suite, falling in to their respective places.

01:51 - chorus. do not change up's to the chorus.

02:30 - all instruments drop out for a brief moment of near silence, filled by the guitars resonance

02:32 - vocals come back in, this time a harmony of voices. A female lead centered, with back up vocals going "na na" panned mostly left, but faintly right, just enough to give this thing a barbershop group feel. During this point, only the drums and bass are playing. The vocals are over powering of both.

03:04 - some sort of shaker is introduced very low in the mix, sitting at about 9pm in the left. This sound carries it to the chorus.

03:15 - All instruments return for choirs. This chorus, the piano is replaced or an ambient synth for the first half.

03:37 - Piano returns bouncing left, guitar is in right ear. Drums and bass still driving

03:55 - again all instruments drop briefly, a 2 second vocal solo leads us in to the verse

03:57 - Piano is the only instrument heard. Vocals are leading in center.

04:04 - last word  "tonight" and last piano key played both resonate and fade out

Overall the song is a pretty boring, standard mix. I guess if your going to produce a mainstream pop hit then that is what you want but I don't know, it's a little too standard for my liking. The only change ups consist of switching between the piano, guitar, and synth having the lead on certain parts. I like how the bass is mixed on this track. It has an omnipresent feel to it and is powerful presence, yet not over powering or too loud.