In late 2025, I travelled to Paris to take part in Mix With The Masters, a globally recognised professional development program for music producers and engineers. The trip formed part of an ongoing commitment to refining craft, perspective, and long-term creative systems within my practice.
The experience prioritised process and perspective, stepping outside familiar contexts to engage directly with international standards, workflows, and peers operating at the highest level of contemporary mix engineering and production.
Context
I attended the program as Ryan Cruise — artist, mix engineer, and producer — working within the broader creative ecosystem of amercei.studio®. While the work associated with that identity is artistic in nature, the intent of the experience was grounded in professional development, technical refinement, and long-term thinking around craft.
Documenting this experience through amercei reflects how the practice invests in sustained learning, perspective, and systems that support both creative output and strategic direction.
The Program
Mix With The Masters provides an intensive learning environment centred on critical listening, decision-making, and professional restraint. The Paris session was held at Rue Boyer, a private studio space designed by John Storyk as a dedicated critical-listening environment, drawing on the lineage of world-class studios such as Abbey Road Studios and Electric Lady Studios. The session hosted a focused, invitation-only cohort.
This session took the form of a masterclass led by Bainz, a mentor whose approach aligned closely with systems I’ve refined over a decade of practice as an artist, mix engineer, and producer.
Much of the value came not from instruction alone, but from observing parallel thinking around restraint, taste, and long-term decision-making in practice. The sessions were supported throughout by Aresh, with emphasis placed on precision over excess, consistency over volume, and the discipline required to sustain creative longevity at the highest level.
Learning and Perspective
Beyond technical insight, the experience reinforced the value of patience and clarity in creative work. Being immersed in an international cohort highlighted how professionals across different regions approach sustainability, collaboration, and growth.
Exposure to global workflows and perspectives offered a reminder that longevity is often underpinned by restraint, systems-based thinking, and intentional decision-making—principles that extend beyond music and directly inform how amercei.studio® approaches creative direction, brand building, and strategic development.
Support and Acknowledgement
This professional development activity was supported by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, which enables artists and practitioners from regional areas to access high-level creative and industry development opportunities.
Additional equipment support for the trip was provided by Stam Audio and Apogee, who supplied recording and monitoring gear used during the Paris sessions.
Moving Forward
The time spent in Paris now feeds back into the work ahead—informing not only future artistic output, but the way amercei.studio® structures projects, partnerships, and systems built to last.
The experience will be documented as Ryan Cruise — EP.03, the next episode in the ongoing Ryan Cruise visual series, capturing elements of the Paris sessions and their influence on work to follow.
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