Lil Uzi Vert - "Chop Suey"

In Part 2, Leslie Brathwaite returns to finish his mix of Lil Uzi Vert’s reimagined “Chop Suey,” showing how he integrates Uzi’s vocals, reverbs, and final glue into an already massive session.

Inside this episode, Leslie reveals how he:

- Keeps perspective through mindful breaks when handling dense, high-energy sessions.

- Builds space around Uzi’s voice, focusing on tone and intelligibility while respecting the choices of Uzi’s recording engineer, Ben.

- Blends creative EQ, de-essing, and compression (using CLA-76 and Pro-Q3) to carve clarity and power through the guitars.

- Automates detailed vocal rides and integrates effects chains to balance aggression and emotional impact.

- Uses the IK Multimedia mix bus processor to glue the mix together, ensuring drums, bass, and vocals hit as one cohesive wall of sound.

The result is a raw, powerful, genre-bending mix that bridges hip hop confidence and rock chaos, and a look into Leslie’s fearless, collaborative mixing mindset.