The Event
Back in January 2025, we packed up our Warm Audio mic locker, grabbed our favorite outboard gear and pedals, and rolled into the legendary Ocean Way Studios in Nashville to pull off something wild: a spontaneous, full-day recording session with four incredible impromptu bands, using only Warm Audio gear.
That’s right—no pre-production, no sound check, no team huddle, just that raw Nashville talent, killer tone, and a room full of audio files doing what we love most... making music WARM! Huge thanks to our friends at Ocean Way for hosting us and letting us turn their historic space into our creative playground.
After the session, we invited the mixing masterminds in attendance to download the raw multitracks and show us their chops for our first-ever Nashville Mix-Off.
And y’all, they did not disappoint.
The Judging
Bryce and Aubrey Young, the duo behind Warm Audio, sat down inside Warm Studios in Austin, Texas, and listened to every single mix submission.
And when we say Bryce has dog ears, we mean it. The guy hears everything.
(Well… everything except when wife Aubrey is talking. But when it comes to music? He’s unmatched.)
Tune in to the full video to catch Bryce’s first reactions, unfiltered insights, critiques, free advice, and favorite aspects of the mixes, and maybe even a new product slip? Whether it’s punchy drums, guitars that “pop”, or reverb for days, he’s calling it like he hears it.
The Winners
And now…it’s time to announce our Top 3 Winners who will each receive FREE Warm Audio gear (because legendary work deserves legendary sound).
Want to hear the mixes and see who takes home bragging rights? The winners have not been notified ahead of time, so they are finding out with the rest of you!
Do YOU agree??
We’ve linked the band performance videos and every mix submission below so you can listen, compare, and drop your favorite in the comments. Do you agree with Bryce’s ruling?
(And if you hear something that inspires you or if you found the insight helpful, hit that share button.)
Let us know—who nailed the mix? Who brought the sauce? Who made it legendary?
Explore all submissions + performances here. Final Mix Submissions | Full Band Performances
Take a stab at your own mix of each band! Full multitrack files available here. [Final Mixes & Multitrack Link]
We appreciate you, Nashville fam. Thanks for helping us make this industry sound better, together. Until next time…
Special thanks to Ocean Way Studios-Nashville, Joe Carrell & Wolf Robinson behind the board, Hunter Wolfe for the Nashville footage, and to all of our participants in the bands and mix-off.