Our Good Wolf howls on Tourism

[Mixinthecloud]

Not sure why this song is named Tourism, but it certainly offered up some challenges.

Hello CMT mixers.

I have not posted here in a while, but I am glad to add my take on this song to the fold.

First challenge for me was figuring out the room mics and using them to help define the drum width and space. As these were just numbered tracks without any reference to placement, I spent some good time moving them around in the stereo field to find something which made sense. Once I settled on a sound field I liked (used lots of compression and EQ) it defined how the rest of the instruments and voices laid into it. And those were the other challenges. Early mixes were very monoral but eventually I crafted some ways of spreading things out to obtain the density, dynamics and liveliness I was looking for, for the song. 
A surprising amount of automation was used with particular moves done by verse and chorus to give the song some more character and movement as the song progresses.
Let me know what you think of the mix and the choices made.

Enjoy,
As always, your friend, mITc