Los Angeles-based mixer Bryan Cook has spent the past two decades immersed in the world of studio music. Raised outside Philadelphia, Cook began his musical journey as a saxophonist, drawing early inspiration from a book of Charlie Parker solos. His first visit to a recording studio during high school sparked a fascination with the craft of recorded music—a passion that led him to study music production and engineering at Berklee College of Music in Boston. While interning at Blue Jay Studios, he had formative experiences observing legends like Tom Dowd and assisting Michael Brauer.

After graduating, Cook moved to Los Angeles and began working at the iconic A&M Studios (now Henson Recording Studios), working with artists such as Rod Stewart, The Wallflowers, Korn, and +Live+, and producers including Brendan O’Brien, Jerry Harrison, Richard Perry, Trevor Horn, and Roy Thomas Baker. A career highlight came when he briefly assisted Bob Clearmountain for a few weeks at Mix This! while Bob’s usual assistant was on vacation. Cook then spent about four years working with composer Michael Andrews on projects ranging from Inara George and Gary Jules to film scores like Walk Hard and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Today he is mostly mixing with the occasional recording or production session sprinkled in. He enjoys all kinds of music, except polka.

Cook is known for mixing for U2, OneRepublic, the hit Ryan Tedder produced television show Songland, as well as his Grammy-nominated work on Ruthie Foster’s Healing Time. He contributed mixes to about half of Stephen Wilson Jr.‘s Son of Dad, named Holler Magazine’s #1 album of 2023 and Rolling Stone’s #13 country album, which later surged to the top of the iTunes country charts at the end of 2024. Cook has also recorded for Nigel Godrich’s celebrated From The Basement series, working with Fleet Foxes, The Raconteurs, Iggy Pop, Queens of the Stoneage, Cold War Kids, Damien Rice, The Eels, and Autolux.

Recent projects include mixing for Sarah Reeves, Lainey Wilson, and producing/recording/mixing Jeff Goldblum’s two albums, I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This and Plays Well With Others.

For Cook, mixing isn’t a fast-food operation—it’s a low and slow process rooted in emotion and collaboration. Your mixes won’t be rushed through the machine. Healthy, supportive communication is the path to music that represents the artist’s vision while keeping listeners engaged.