Tom McCauley

The Java Jazz Festival

Jakarta, Indonesia

The challenges of mixing live tracks…

The Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival is one of the largest Jazz festivals in the world. The 3-day annual event features more than 1000 musicians from around the world performing on 11 stages. Although it is billed as a Jazz festival, recent lineups have included many top artists in Pop music such as Sting, Christina Perri, Ne-Yo, Jessie J, John Legend, and more.

For over a decade, Tom has been the primary post-production mixer for their series of concert videos, mixing well over 100 shows for DVD and digital release. In conjunction with Java’s outstanding video production team, Tom works from his Los Angeles base, mixing as many as 100 tracks of audio to picture.

The Java Jazz Festival

Jakarta, Indonesia

The challenges of mixing live tracks…

The Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival is one of the largest Jazz festivals in the world. The 3-day annual event features more than 1000 musicians from around the world performing on 11 stages. Although it is billed as a Jazz festival, recent lineups have included many top artists in Pop music such as Sting, Christina Perri, Ne-Yo, Jessie J, John Legend, and more.

For over a decade, Tom has been the primary post-production mixer for their series of concert videos, mixing well over 100 shows for DVD and digital release. In conjunction with Java’s outstanding video production team, Tom works from his Los Angeles base, mixing as many as 100 tracks of audio to picture.

“Mixing live concerts, I encounter many challenges not seen in the controlled studio environment. From noisy stages to microphone failures to performance problems, any number of things can go wrong. It’s my job to repair as much as possible, so I have developed a vast arsenal of creative solutions to bring near-studio quality to the mix, while maintaining the energy and excitement of a live show.”