Jack Barrington’s passion for mixing audio began at a young age, driven by a fascination with how sound shapes experiences. He recently achieved his dream of opening his own mixing business, producing music for local and touring bands.
At just 15 years old, he started experimenting with audio production on GarageBand, spending hours perfecting every bit of sound. This early hobby sparked a deep interest in audio production, pushing Jack to explore the technical side of mixing and editing.
During high school, Jack’s skills progressed significantly. While attending Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, he was given the opportunity to create the official news intro song for the school’s daily newscast.
Now in his senior year of college at the University of Nevada, Jack has turned his passion into a budding business. As a local audio engineer and owner of a company called Mixed By Jack, he specializes in recording both live and studio sounds for Reno’s emerging local band scene.
In above photo, Jack listens intently as he fine-tunes the backing tracks for local band FKA Fingers, recorded live during their Halloween show on October 28th at Midnight Coffee Roasting. Since he’s mastering the recording for a CD release, streaming loudness normalization isn’t a concern. This gives him the freedom to push the loudness beyond Spotify’s standard -14 LUFS, achieving a richer and more impactful sound…