New JA episode + New Album Process
Step 1: Finish the mixes.
Hey everyone,
Not here to address yesterday. Just here to share this new mix. I've decided to stay in the joy and in the music. I turn to music often to get me through the day. And lately, like many, I've been feeling worried about the world. (Doesn't mean my head is in the sand—just means I'm protecting my peace.)
j*zz adjacent 002 2025
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Releasing and album: Step 1 - The Endless Quest for The Mix
I'm forcing myself to journal this final process for my upcoming release "it's complicated..." coming out this year. I think. I hope. I know.
The album was done. At least I thought it was. Then that haunting feeling crept in - you know the one - a mix that wouldn't leave me alone, taunting me at 3 AM when everything else is quiet.
And then the spiral began: Should I redo it? If so, who should mix it? Why redo it? Nobody cares! Who's going to hear it? How do I get people to hear it? Does my art even matter? *Aggressively sips tea while the questions echo*
I have two songs I went back to remix before life did its thing and swept me away. Today I'm finally diving back in. It's wild how different ears can reveal new dimensions in a song, even after you've heard it a million times. I'm obsessed with sound - in this world of tinny phone speakers and wireless earbuds, I still chase that audio perfection. Proud to say my first major adult purchases (besides a car and apartment - yeah, I actually bought an small apartment in Paris!) were these beautiful Bang & Olufsen speakers and the perfect amp. Those nights were everything - lights dimmed low, lying on the floor, letting pristine sound wash over me - from The Chronic to Tapestry, Adventures in Paradise to Turiya Sings (I had the K7).
So here I am, trying to capture that same magic, to create something that might give someone else those perfect floor-listening moments, wherever they are...
Time to email Jaclyn "Mixedbyjackieboom" Sanchez. Sometimes you need someone else's ears to help your vision come alive. *hits send, watches email disappear into the void*
Hope your family & loved ones are doing well…
-cm
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