Mixing engineers might not be the ones in the spotlight playing to thousands of screaming fans — but for veteran mixer Josh Gudwin, it's the best job in the world. "We come in when we want, we mix records all day and we go home," he says. "Really, what else is there, for someone that loves music?"
Gudwin has worked with some of the biggest names in the business, like Justin Bieber and Bad Bunny. In his episode of Behind the Board, he explains how each new project is different — whether he has the leeway to work on a project top to bottom, like he did on Bieber's 2015 Purpose album; or tackles the challenge of combining speed and accuracy, like he had to while working with Bad Bunny.
Whatever the task, it all comes down to translating an artist's musicality seamlessly to a recording. "Bunny's energy just came to me, I put it in the mixes and just put it right back," he says. "We came home with trophies on that one."
Gudwin's work with Bad Bunny has earned him a Latin GRAMMY (Best Urban Music Album for X 100pre in 2019) and a GRAMMY (Best Latin Pop Or Urban Album for YHLQMDLG in 2021). His other GRAMMY wins show just how versatile he is as a mixer: Best Contemporary Christian Album for For King & Country's Burn the Ships and Best Dance Recording for Silk City and Dua Lipa's "Electricity."
That hardware is on display in his mixing studio, which also features Star Wars figurines and artwork on the walls — including Bad Bunny's signature stuffed black bunny, hanging right beside where the magic happens.
Peek inside the studio where it all goes down, and learn more about Gudwin's day-to-day life as a mixing engineer to the stars, in the newest episode of Behind the Board.