Unfiltered – The Lee Fields’s Mixing Podcast
Unfiltered with Lee Fields is the audio podcast for engineers, creatives, and production leaders who refuse to settle for average. Hosted by Lee Fields — founder of BlackBox, a production consultancy partnering with technical, executive, and creative teams to design world-class audio, lighting, and video systems and co-founder and exiter of MxU— this show pulls back the curtain on what it actually takes to lead, create, and mix at the highest level. With over two decades of experience behind the board for artists like Elevation Worship, Maverick City, Passion, Lecrae, and UNITED, Lee is equal parts visionary, engineer, and leader who brings elite production and executive experience to every room he walks into. Unfiltered is the extension of that mission — raw, unfiltered conversations, deep dives into the science of live audio, advanced mixing methods, tips, tricks, and immersive content straight from one of the most respected voices in the AVL space. No theory. No gatekeeping. Just the real stuff from someone who's built empires, mixed the biggest stages, and still shows up to make the craft better. Subscribe now and you'll be better.
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Welcome to Unfiltered, a new series from BlackBox built for the live audio and mixing community. Hosted by Lee Fields, this season goes deep—methodically unpacking the fundamentals, science, technique, and philosophy behind building a great mix.
No fluff. No shortcuts. Just long-form conversation about what actually matters.
In this episode, we start at the foundation: Kick and Snare.
Two inputs that shape the energy, punch, and personality of nearly every mix—live, broadcast, or studio. From EQ decisions and transient shaping to dynamics, phase relationship, tuning, and how kick and snare work together in the pocket, we’re getting specific about what makes drums feel right.
If you care about:
Live mixing
Drum processing
EQ and compression
Transient design
Mix clarity and punch
Building better foundational mixes
…this is for you.
Jump in. Let’s go down the rabbit hole.