Mix Magazine – Return of The RED Hot Chili Peppers

Mixer and Engineer Ryan Hewitt, provides insight into the process recording and mixing the Red Hot Chili Peppers “Unlimited Love” album in this Mix Magazine article.

The band is back together—again!With the return of guitarist John Frusciante, for the third time, and with producer Rick Rubin at the helm and engineer Ryan Hewitt at the board, The Red Hot Chili Peppers have reassembled and reignited, creating a new thread in their identifiable string of magic that defies a label, yet encompasses all styles. Listening to Chad Smith’s hard, funky drum groove, Flea’s fierce, pumping bass, Frusciante’s tasteful, melodic guitar work, along with Anthony Kiedis’ distinctive, multifaceted vocals—weaving through the deeply layered songwriting—it’s clear the Peppers are full of Unlimited Love.

“We’re firing on all love cylinders,” says drummer Smith in mid-March, sporting a big smile behind the SSL 4000 console at EastWest Studios, during the final mix… READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE