Getting your name out there as a serious mixing engineer is a daunting task. 

The market is crowded. And with more and more easy-to-use tools, musicians are better able to take care of mixing and audio processing themselves.

But as most people in music know, a solid, professional mix requires a solid, professional mixing engineer. 

However, why would anybody pick you to mix their record? 

Even if you are a solid mixing engineer, there are thousands of others just like you.

Getting picked is difficult.

In this 3-part blog series, I will go through 6 concepts and key questions to ask to help you get your name out there. 

For this first article, I will go through two key questions to ask yourself before you even think about stuff like marketing, advertising, networking, and all the other things connected to getting your name out there as a mixing engineer.