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Transcribing & Recording an Iconic Holiday Sax Solo

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A bit of holiday cheer from Mix Protégé and producer, mixer, engineer (and sax player), Dana Nielsen. Vocals by session singer extraordinaire, Charissa Nielsen.

I transcribed and recorded Boots Randolph’s iconic sax solo for an upcoming Nielsen family rendition of ‘Rockin Around the Christmas Tree.’ It felt great to bust out my favorite Conn 10M tenor, put pencil to staff paper, and rip out some raspy Randolph riffs! 

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Learn more about Charissa Nielsen at www.SessionSingerLA.com

Learn more about me, and hire me to produce, record, and/or mix your next project at www.dananielsen.com

And if you’d like to learn HOW I produce, record and mix so you can follow along and do it yourself, you are in the right place!  Right here on Mixprotege.com 

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    In this class, Grammy-nominated Billboard #1 mixer, producer, engineer, Dana Nielsen takes you into his studio and teaches you his complete vocal editing and post-production process — the same process he's used with chart-topping artists such as Adele, Justin Timberlake, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and countless others. Follow along as he shows how to comp, tune, mix, and master a full-length song featuring vocals and acoustic guitar from start to finish, right in front of you, explaining everything he's doing along the way.

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Dana Nielsen
Dana Nielsen is a Grammy-nominated mixer, engineer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his work with SZA, Rihanna, Adele, Post Malone, The Smashing Pumpkins, Neil Young, Justin Timberlake, Weezer, The Avett Brothers, Bob Dylan, and Kanye West.  A frequent collaborator with legendary producer, Rick Rubin, Nielsen has amassed credits that run the stylistic gamut from Neil Diamond to Slayer and just about everything in between.

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