3 Top Music Mix Engineers Debate AI: Tool, Threat or the Future?

Sep 03, 2026 | 10 Views

AI has rapidly become one of the biggest conversations in music production, raising new questions about creativity, technology and the future of making records.

From generating ideas and sounds to assisting with mixing, mastering and everyday studio tasks, its influence is being felt across the industry.

In this open roundtable debate, Lu Diaz, Leslie Brathwaite and Preston “Prizzie” Reid bring three different perspectives to the conversation, drawing on decades of experience as producers and mix engineers.

Together they explore how AI can genuinely help the creative process, what happens when technology begins doing more of the work and why human taste, experience and individuality may become more important as these tools evolve.

This discussion also puts today’s AI debate into a wider context. Sampling, drum machines, DAWs and pitch correction plugins all changed how records were made and challenged established ideas about creativity along the way. AI is proving to be another major shift, although the scale and speed of that change raises entirely new questions.

Is AI simply another tool for producers to embrace or are we beginning to redefine what it means to create music?

Watch the full discussion and hear where Lu, Leslie and Prizzie stand.

0:00 AI in Music Production Introduction
1:07 Meet Lu Diaz, Leslie Brathwaite & Preston “Prizzie” Reid
1:59 Is AI a Co-Creator or Threat to Artists?
11:14 Is Convenience Replacing Craft?
19:26 Is AI Opening Music Creation to Everyone?
25:38 Will AI Replace Producers & Mix Engineers?
35:03 Final Thoughts: Has Anyone Changed Their Mind?

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