Mixing, Mastering, and Staying Creative with Mike Nikou

Mike Nikou is the owner of Mic Nix Productions, a studio based in Adelaide, South Australia. He specialises in mixing, mastering, and full song production. Mike and I discussed how he began playing in rock bands and found his love of recording and production. We discussed how music making has changed and continues to evolve. Mike spoke in-depth about his mixing and mastering workflow and philosophy. This episode comes with a free download courtesy of Mike! Click here to get Mikes Mixing and Mastering Checklists, as well as his own presets for the Slate Virtual Mixing Rack plug-in . This episode is dedicated to (not sponsored by!) Darwin Audio and his awesome vintage soda/beer can microphones: Listen on Apple , Spotify , YouTube Links: Mic Nix Productions - Mike's YouTube - Mike's Instagram - Free Download - Mike's Mixing and Mastering Checklists plus Slate VMR Presets - Brian Funk Website - Music Production Club - 5-Minute Music Producer - Intro Music Made with 16-Bit Ableton Live Pack - Music Production Podcast - Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - This episode was edited by Animus Invidious of PerforModule - Thank you for listening. Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don't forget to visit my site for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

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Mixing, Mastering, and Staying Creative with Mike Nikou is an episode from Music Production Podcast by Brian Funk.

This episode is 01:44:05 long.

This episode was published on May 4, 2026.

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