Mix Engineer -
Producer - Musician
Biography
Alvin Speights has mixed hit records for an almost
endless register of A-list producers and multi-platinum recording artists. Even as far back as Arrested Development’s
first album, 3 Years, 5 Months, 2 Days In The Life Of... and the number one Hit single "Jump” by Kriss Kross,
Alvin has been one of the premiere mix engineers in the Hip Hop, R&B, Pop music industry. His astonishing sense of creativity
and drive for sonic excellence has won him two Grammy Awards; TLC’s Fanmail and for the Acoustic Soul
project by India Arie. His mix production magic can also be heard on releases by Outkast, TLC, Madonna, Michael
Jackson, Goodie Mob, JT Money, Keith Sweat, Boyz II Men, BeBe Winans, Yolanda Adams, Jagged Edge, Monica and many others. Alvin has also mixed numerous successful major motion picture soundtracks as well.
Encompassing his who’s who list of industry credits, Alvin has
recorded, mixed and/or remixed for just about every major label in the music business, and over twenty-five of the music industry’s
top producers, including Dallas Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Outkast & Goodie Mob, Darryl Simmons, Shannon Sanders as well as many others who are his recurring
clientele. And regardless of how demanding the project, through his own exceptional
and distinctive approach, Alvin has time after time been able to shape the sound of music productions for his clients to create
the polished, “in-your-face” sound design he’s grown to be so illustrious for. When recently asked about his success and what he does
that makes his mixing stand out with the intensity it does, He teasingly remarked, “I try to refine the music to another
level, and usually by the time I’ve finished, my clients either love it…or they hate it.” Well let’s just look at the “love”; Mr. Speights
has won two Grammys, along with awards that most engineers can only daydream about, including honors from Ampex, Scotch
and TEC for technical excellence, as well as a stockade of Gold & Multi-Platinum RIAA plaques as further testimonials
of his incredible successes. And to add icing to his mixing skills, he is also a first class musician. So when you sum it
all up, Alvin’s “Midas touch” on hit singles and multi-million-selling recordings is proof enough that he
is indisputably going to continue being one of the greatest mix engineers and most in-demand audio engineering specialist
in the world.
