Hey everyone!
First time poster here, first real mix after a ~12 years break! I finally felt confident enough to publish something I mixed after this long of time without dealing with sound engineering.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/t9by1v0x7k91xo1/Eyes%20mix.wav?dl=0

As you all know, the vocals and mandoline are not easy to handle in this one. I had to compromise quite a lot on the sound I wanted for the vocals. I managed to get the tone I wanted, very compressed and in your face, but that messed the brass section completely (the bleed is real) so I had to compromise there with much less compression.

I wanted to keep a very dynamic mix, to retain the energy and liveliness of the performance, so there are a lot of volume automations of instruments stepping in and out.

The bleed is present in so many channels that I didn't really need to create space, it was already there, which was nice. Some reverb and slap delay on the vocals, some reverb on snare and acoustic, but nothing more in that area.

Would love to hear your thoughts!