Leslie we love you brother, firstly wanted to say thanks for just being an all round cool, nice, humble human who’s so willing to share your experiences.
I have a question - I’m working on a lot of ‘lower budget’ mixes where the production demos and even the stems aren’t the best sounding to begin with. I love your ‘less is more’ approach but find it difficult to apply in these situations.. I’m often wanting to push it and take the songs to where I think they should go for the sake of the art, but it can be very time consuming and not really cost effective etc. Would love to know your thoughts!