This is how I approach how to mix a vocal in a track from top to bottom. I discuss spot EQing, Deessing, Compression, EQ, Dealing with Sibilance, Harshness and using Effects like Reverb, and Delays. I am demonstrating with a demo I did with my dear friend Michael Johns, an Australian singer that performed on American Idol in 2008. He finished in 8th place and died unexpectedly in 2014 at the age of 35 of dilated cardiomyopathy. He was a dear friend and one of the best human beings I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. He is greatly missed by his friends, family and his lovely wife Stacey.

If you want to hear some of my vocal production work, check out the Needtobreathe album "The Reckoning" (2011 Atlantic Records) that I Engineered and Produced.