The Reference Mix

The Reference Mix Recording | Mixing | Mastering by Brian Archer.

Doing some live mixing with Rollin Drones at Amazon HQ2. Fantastic sounding room with Yamaha Pro Audio PM5!
04/13/2026

Doing some live mixing with Rollin Drones at Amazon HQ2. Fantastic sounding room with Yamaha Pro Audio PM5!

Sometimes you get a special visitor during tracking sessions๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€
03/26/2026

Sometimes you get a special visitor during tracking sessions๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€

Thank you  for the opportunity to work on such a beautiful album!
10/10/2025

Thank you for the opportunity to work on such a beautiful album!

Finally made the pilgrimage out to  to demo out some snares and tour the studios. Settled on this  6.5x14 Alpha Aluminum...
05/16/2025

Finally made the pilgrimage out to to demo out some snares and tour the studios. Settled on this 6.5x14 Alpha Aluminum. Super fat but also has a great crack. Super sensitive and the rim click is full and clean. Already sounds like a record. Thank you for your time and gracious hospitality!

Upcoming Spring/Summer shows with some amazing bands!
04/20/2025

Upcoming Spring/Summer shows with some amazing bands!

Build daily habits. Each practice session for me starts with page 5 of Stone Stick Control.  style playing each section ...
04/05/2025

Build daily habits. Each practice session for me starts with page 5 of Stone Stick Control. style playing each section for 1 minute. 24 minutes. Hands are nice and loose, tempo is centered.

Thanks to  for absolutely smashing it tonight!!! So much fun working with you all!!!
03/30/2025

Thanks to for absolutely smashing it tonight!!! So much fun working with you all!!!

Look what you made me Shu.... this is my third  Shu mount and I can't say enough good things about them. For live shows ...
03/27/2025

Look what you made me Shu.... this is my third Shu mount and I can't say enough good things about them. For live shows they're hard to beat. Consistent, stable, and streamlined. Thanks for talking me into it!

A little pre-show prep.Always reliable  Fusion acorn. Best sticks on the market.          ๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽธ
03/23/2025

A little pre-show prep.Always reliable Fusion acorn. Best sticks on the market. ๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽธ

Experimenting with the 20" bass drum.It's been a while since I played on a 20" but love the feel and punch. Still plenty...
03/19/2025

Experimenting with the 20" bass drum.It's been a while since I played on a 20" but love the feel and punch. Still plenty of low end but feels a bit easier to play. Any other drummers out there switching to 20s?

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