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WELCOME TO MIXING THE BAND

Mixing The Band offers professional services to help make your studio or live productions sound great, and audio engineering training products and courses.

Sean is truly amazing in the studio. Some things you just have to see to believe. ~ Willie Kissling

Sean Working w/ Malcolm Springer, Angelo Jannotti, and Pat Travers at PARC Studios

From Sean Shannon – Founder of Mixing The Band:

“Welcome to Mixing The Band! My name is Sean Shannon, and I just want to say hello, introduce myself, and fill you in on my history and what I have been up to.

I am an audio engineer and educator, drummer, and record producer currently living in central Florida.

I grew up playing drums for hours every day, playing in bands, and making recordings. I learned how to play the drums to every record I could get my hands on. After high school I got more serious, studying music and sound engineering at SUNY Fredonia’s Tonmeister Program with audio guru Dave Moulton and percussionist Dr. Theodore Frazier.

But it was when I started working with well-known producers like Steve Thompson (Guns N Roses), Jon FX (Gyptian), Malcolm Springer (Collective Soul), and Dennis MacKay (Judas Priest) that I really learned to make records, recording and mixing for labels like Cleopatra and Frontiers and regional artists.

I’ve worked on recordings with Impellitteri, Carmine Appice, Billy Payne, Dave LaRue, William Shatner, Pat Travers, Danny Serafin, Outbound Road, Molly Hatchet, Rob Rock, and many others as either the producer, engineer, drummer, songwriter, or all four.

In addition to recording, mixing, and mastering records, I also spend a great deal of time mixing live concert sound (Front of House and/or Monitors). I have mixed for groups like The Wallflowers, Bret Michaels, Larkin Poe, The Spin Doctors, The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, ABBA The Concert, as well as comedians Dane Cook, Jo Koy, Chris Rock, Tim Allen, Joe Rogan, Kevin James, Chris Tucker, Wanda Sykes, Matt Rife, and many more. 

On tour with Pat Travers

As a DW Artist and longtime studio/touring drummer, I spent years traveling on tour buses and planes, playing drums in arenas, clubs, and festivals all around the world with bands like Molly Hatchet, The Pat Travers Band, Les Dudek, and Brian Howe’s Bad Co. with Jeff Carlisi. I have been fortunate to have worked with a long list of legends and household names, and I’ve developed relationships to last a lifetime. Some links to highlights of my work as well as my sponsors can be found below, check them out!

You really brought this band up a few notches! ~Bobby Rondinelli

I am currently the head audio engineer for the prestigious Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando Florida, mixing live concerts and coordinating audio setups for large scale shows and Broadway productions.

Mixing at The Dr Phillips Center

I also enjoy teaching, and I have developed a training program for mixing engineers called The Mixing Workshop, founded in 2007, and I created The Ear Training Kit, an audio ear training program designed to help engineers and musicians hone their audio skills. Check those out using the product links above.

Student Ear Training available at The Mixing Workshop

I’m continuing to do what I love every day, making records, mixing shows, training students, and playing drums. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you need pro services or training, and please let me know if you have any comments or questions, I’m here to help!”

DW Artist/Audio Engineer Sean Shannon
Thanks for a great mix and mastering. Steve said you'd do a great job, and I was not disappointed. After nearly 30 years in and out of dozens of studios, I would say of all the recordings I've ever made, this is the first time I've truly been happy with the outcome. ~Scott, Grimwar