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It\u2019s like walking in a room naked. Often who\u2019s checking mixes is the producer and\/or the artist, evaluating my work from the perspective of a producer and\/or artist. Usually after a few rounds of tweaks they love my mix as they get my vision for how the song should sound plus their touches.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><em><span class=\"s1\">When Warren Huart heard my mixes it was different:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">A seasoned producer\/engineer hears what I have done. Clearly! And asks about it. Haha, t<\/span><span class=\"s1\">hat was cool!&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">I had a lot of fun with this one, thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us Irko!\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l1C6hXyJgQk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Songs discussed in this video:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #1d5799; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #1d5799;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/6RedK3o51NbUJuJxXlT4kj\">\u2018Stay Up&#8217; &#8211; 88 Keys featuring Kanye West<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #1d5799; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #1d5799;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/2Rl6tDXWIbZlGvHNhuRxph\">&#8216;Right Now&#8217; &#8211; David Gates, Kirko Bangz, Ant Bankz<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #1d5799; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #1d5799;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6rxJkkWC1vdWcquDaodzlY\">&#8216;Up &amp; Down&#8217; &#8211; Agina<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">&#8216;Dance&#8217; &#8211; Tony Sunshine (Terror Squad)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">&#8216;All Your Life&#8217; &#8211; Jazz (Dru Hill)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">I hope you enjoyed this video. 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