João Borsch | Mixing, Mastering, Co-Production

João Borsch - Uma Noite Romântica com João Borsch (2021)

Uma Noite Romântica com João Borsch is a full-length, vivid tour of João’s experience as a listener. If its pop vitrine is said to reflect an infatuation with musical icons, the rock-driven inner workings ground the whole record in a search for connection through drama, divergence and impact. This record ended up setting the grounds for João to sign his first record deal through Warner Music Portugal.

This record had three clear mixing challenges. First, achieving a striking, impactful aesthetic without losing any of the overwhelming production/composition detail. Secondly, shaping a sound that fits alongside industry-standard pop records with remote recordings from dozens of different uncontrolled rooms and environments. And lastly, getting comfortable getting out of the “Mixing chair” every now and then to revisit production details and re-record parts. These hurdles resulted in a process whose main trait was the ability to embrace a recording environment’s sonic character and signature – even if said recording space is actually a group of totally distinct untreatead rooms and locations.