Press & Interviews
Selected interviews, features, technical articles, industry panels and educational appearances with Los Angeles mixing engineer Joe Zook.
Sound On Sound — Secrets of the Mix Engineers: Joe Zook
Inside Track: OneRepublic “Stop & Stare”
Joe breaks down the recording and mixing of OneRepublic’s “Stop & Stare,” from the sessions for Dreaming Out Loud through the final mix.
Read the Sound On Sound feature
MUBUTV — Joe Zook: Producer & Mixer
Insider Profile — 2025
An extended interview covering Joe’s career, approach to mixing, working with artists and producers, and lessons learned over decades of making records.
Watch and read the MUBUTV interview
Andrew Scheps Talks to Awesome People - Joe Zook
Interview — 2022
Andrew Scheps sits down with Joe for an in-depth conversation about mixing, recording, career experiences and making records.
Watch the Andrew Scheps interview
Mix — L.A. Grapevine: Joe Zook
January 2010
Mix profiles Joe as “a recent addition to the A-list of mix engineers,” discussing his work with OneRepublic, Katy Perry, Modest Mouse, P!nk, The Hives, Kelly Clarkson and others, as well as the wide stylistic range of his mixing work.
AES — Platinum Engineers Panel
Recording — Then, Now and Future
Joe joined Tony Visconti, Russell Elevado and Marcella Araica for the Audio Engineering Society’s Platinum Engineers Panel, moderated by Jimmy Douglass.
Read about the AES Platinum Engineers Panel
ISPRA — Joe Zook Audio Production Masterclass
Toulouse, France
Joe returned to ISPRA for a second consecutive year to teach mixing and production. The four-day masterclass covered Pro Tools mixing techniques, detailed analysis of Joe’s own mixes, recording and production, mastering, and Dolby Atmos mixing.
Read about the ISPRA masterclass
Focusrite — Moving Into Dolby Atmos
Focusrite RedNet Case Study — 2022
Joe discusses his career, transition from recording to full-time mixing, and the design and workflow of his Los Angeles Dolby Atmos mixing studio.
Mix — Joe Zook Surrounds Atmos Studio in New Monitors
January 2022
Mix takes a look at Joe’s Los Angeles Dolby Atmos mixing studio and the monitoring system behind his immersive mixing work.
Mix — Joe Zook Builds a Dolby Atmos Studio with KRK
2021
A look inside Joe’s 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos studio and his approach to monitoring and translating immersive mixes to real-world listening systems.
Music Connection — Mastering Roundtable
Masters of Mastering — 2020
Joe discusses the relationship between mixing and mastering, loudness normalization, working with mastering engineers, artist feedback and maintaining dynamics in modern mixes.
Read the Music Connection feature
Sound On Sound — How To Record A Great Acoustic Guitar Sound
Techniques From The World’s Top Engineers & Producers — 2010
Joe contributes recording techniques and observations to Sound On Sound’s extensive guide to recording acoustic guitar.
Read the Sound On Sound article
Bold North Audio / MISCO — MS10-W Development
Yamaha NS-10 Replacement Woofer
Joe was selected to evaluate prototype MS10-W woofers during development of Bold North Audio’s replacement driver for the Yamaha NS-10M Studio. His professional feedback contributed to refinement of the final design.
Read the MS10-W technical brief
Universal Audio — Joe Zook
UAD Mixing Tools
Universal Audio has featured Joe and his use of UAD processing in its professional product materials, including the Precision De-Esser and Little Labs Voice Of God.
Management
Joe Zook is represented by Joe D'Ambrosio Management, Inc.
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