Draft:Philippe Weiss

Philippe Weiss
Philippe Weiss in 2026
Born	1973 (age 52–53) Lausanne, Switzerland
Occupations	Mixing engineer, recording engineer
Years active	1990s–present
Website	www.philippeweiss.com

Philippe Weiss (born 1973) is a Swiss mixing and recording engineer. He first became known for his mixing work in the French and Swiss hip-hop scenes, with credits including Ärsenik, Rohff, Oxmo Puccino, Kool Shen, Diam's, Sens Unik and Stress.

His later work has spanned electronic music, pop, soul, jazz and alternative music. Selected international credits include Madonna, Black Coffee, the Alchemist, Earl Sweatshirt, Evidence, Big Sean, Charles Aznavour, Martin Solveig, Selah Sue, Erik Truffaz, Baloji, Bastian Baker and Sam Akpro. He contributed mixing to Black Coffee's 2021 album Subconsciously, which won the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

Early life and training

Weiss was born in Lausanne in 1973. After studying electronics in Switzerland, he attended the School of Audio Engineering (SAE) in London from 1993 to 1995.

He then moved to Paris and joined Studio Davout, initially working as an assistant engineer. His first assignment was a session with Sly and Robbie produced by Dennis Bovell. Over the following year, he gained experience on projects ranging from Red Hot Chili Peppers sessions to large-orchestra recordings.

At Davout, Weiss met American recording and mixing engineer Tony Smalios, whom he has described as one of his important mentors. In 1997, he moved to New York to continue working and training with Smalios, returning to France around the turn of the decade.

Career

French and Swiss hip hop

Weiss established his reputation during the late-1990s expansion of French and Swiss hip hop. One of his earliest mixes was Supernatural and Rockin' Squat's 1996 track "Undaground Connexion". This was followed by work with artists including Ärsenik (Quelques gouttes suffisent...), Sens Unik (Pole Position), Rohff (La Vie avant la mort), Oxmo Puccino (Le Cactus de Sibérie), Kool Shen (Dernier Round), Diam's, Mac Tyer, MC Jean Gab'1, Pit Baccardi, Ol' Kainry, Busta Flex, La Cliqua, Double Pact, Expression Direkt, Stomy Bugsy, Lunatic, Assassin, Polo and La Rumeur.

Expansion beyond hip hop

During the same period, Weiss began broadening his work beyond hip hop. He mixed Benjamin Diamond's Strange Attitude and co-mixed Erik Truffaz's The Walk of the Giant Turtle with Benoît Corboz. His subsequent credits extended across pop, soul, chanson and alternative music, with projects involving Charles Aznavour, Johnny Hallyday feat. Passi, Vitaa, Ben l'Oncle Soul, Tiwayo, NOËP, Féfé, Amel Bent, Dan Black featuring Kelis, Nneka, Yael Naim, Zazie, Mylène Farmer, Kaolin, Serge Lama with L5 and Tété.

Within this broader phase, Weiss recorded and mixed Belgian-Congolese artist Baloji's debut solo album, Hôtel Impala. His work also crossed European markets: he mixed most of Selah Sue's self-titled debut album, as well as "Please", her collaboration with CeeLo Green on The Lady Killer.

Weiss remained active in Switzerland, working on Bastian Baker's debut album Tomorrow May Not Be Better and later mixing "Five Fingers". He also mixed Stress's 2019 album Sincèrement in its entirety.

Electronic music

Alongside his hip-hop work, Weiss developed a parallel body of work in house and electronic music, collaborating with artists and labels associated with the French touch scene. In the early 2000s, he mixed Strange Attitude, the debut solo album by Stardust vocalist Benjamin Diamond. His work in the Paris house scene also included projects for Dimitri from Paris and releases connected with DJ Gregory's Faya Combo label. At Studio Davout, he engineered Gregory's Tropical Soundclash and later mixed "Elle". His electronic work extended beyond France through projects such as Junior Jack's "See You Dancin'", which he co-mixed.

His wider electronic-music credits included Michel Cleis, Alex Attias featuring Sohan Wilson, Petit Navire featuring Submaryne, Muyè, Djebali, Yves Larock, Yelle, Michael Canitrot, Despina Vandi, Next Evidence, Prassay and Bel Air Project. Later projects included work involving Virgil Abloh with Loco Dice, Drake and Swae Lee, and The Martinez Brothers, while other collaborations connected him with Kenny Dope and DJ Jazzy Jeff.

Weiss subsequently developed a sustained collaboration with Martin Solveig, mixing material from C'est la Vie, the single "Hello" and the album Smash. The collaboration also involved French house producer Julien Jabre, who contributed production and programming to Smash. When Solveig contributed to Madonna's MDNA in 2012, Weiss joined the project as a recording engineer after Madonna asked Solveig to bring his established studio team.

Work with Black Coffee

Weiss began collaborating with South African DJ and producer Black Coffee around 2015, starting with the album Pieces of Me. Their work continued through releases including the 2018 single "Drive", with David Guetta and Delilah Montagu, and the 2019 single "LaLaLa", featuring Usher.

He subsequently mixed material for Black Coffee's 2021 album Subconsciously, which won Best Dance/Electronic Music Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

Contemporary hip hop and alternative work

During the 2020s, Weiss returned to a sustained body of international hip-hop work while developing parallel collaborations in British and European alternative music.

His work with Evidence began with "Sharks Smell Blood" from Unlearning Vol. 1 (2021), produced by Swiss producer Sebb Bash. That connection continued with Detroit rapper Ty Farris's Fluorescent Mud (2022), an album produced by Sebb Bash and mixed and mastered by Weiss.

In 2022, Weiss mixed Cormega's "Glorious", featuring Nas and produced by the Alchemist.

In 2023, Weiss mixed Earl Sweatshirt and the Alchemist's collaborative album Voir Dire. Further work with the Alchemist included Yasiin Bey's "Kijani" and Big Sean's "Together Forever". He also mixed Chuck Strangers' Evidence-produced single "BMOP", released through Bigger Picture Recordings.

The Evidence collaboration continued with Unlearning Vol. 2 in 2025, which Weiss mixed in its entirety. The album brought together production by Evidence, the Alchemist, Conductor Williams, Graymatter, C-Lance, QThree, Sebb Bash, Beat Butcha and Coop the Truth. The collaboration also extended to Blu's album Los Angeles, which Weiss mixed.

Weiss's continuing work with Evidence also encompassed the Slide Film 45 Series, including releases by Fly Anakin, Boldy James, Theravada and Rakaa. Other mixing credits included projects involving Willie the Kid, Rome Streetz and Estee Nack.

Weiss also collaborated with British producer Finn Billingham on a series of alternative releases. These included Australian post-punk group HighSchool's five-track EP Accelerator (2024), produced by Billingham and mastered by Ben Hillier, Sunken's EP Home Time, and Sam Akpro's Drift and "Evenfall".

Soundtrack recordings

Weiss also mixed music for film soundtracks. His work during the mid-2000s included soundtrack recordings associated with Ong-Bak, Banlieue 13 and Chok-Dee. He later worked with Kraked Unit on music for three films directed by Cédric Klapisch: Paris (2008), Ma part du gâteau (2011) and Casse-tête chinois (2013).

Studios and technical work

The technical and studio-building side of Weiss's career developed alongside his recording work. During his time in New York, he met Sterling Sound mastering engineer Tom Coyne in 1997 and began working with him the following year. Weiss took part in early testing of Sterling Sound's eMastering system in 2001 and later represented the company in France and Switzerland, advising clients and coordinating mastering sessions.

After returning to Paris, Weiss established Studio C, his own room within Studio Davout, around 2001. Initially built around an SSL 4000-series console, the room later adopted a Neve VR.

Weiss created The Room in 2006 and Red Room Paris in 2009. For the latter, he worked on the studio's equipment configuration as well as its electrical, monitoring and signal-chain systems. Red Room Paris joined the Miloco network in 2010.

His collaboration with Miloco later led to Red Room London, which opened at the company's Bermondsey complex in 2015. Weiss contributed to its technical design and equipment selection; Miloco managing director Nick Young described Weiss's equipment and technical approach as central to the refurbishment.

Weiss also contributed to the feasibility study and technical conception of Red Bull Studios Paris and worked with the Red Bull Music Academy.

Beyond studio construction, Weiss has developed custom amplification and monitoring electronics and undertaken audio-related consulting and product-development work. In 2026, he contributed presets and beta testing to Softube's Weiss DS5 Multiband Compressor.

Teaching, workshops and public talks

Alongside his studio career, Weiss has taught in the popular-music and jazz departments of the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne (HEMU) since 2016. His courses draw on his experience in recording, mixing, production and audio technology. His teaching approaches mixing as an artistic practice, with an emphasis on listening strategies, gain staging, processing and sonic cohesion.

He has also presented workshops and public sessions on studio practice. On 15 July 2009, he presented "Mixes and Mastering" at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland. In September 2019, he participated in a panel discussion at Studioszene in Cologne alongside Mick Guzauski and Peter Walsh. On 14 November 2019, Weiss led a listening session at the Budapest Showcase Hub (BUSH) conference in Budapest, publicly reviewing and analysing songs submitted by emerging Eastern European artists. In 2022, he spoke during PSI Audio's 45th-anniversary programme in Yverdon-les-Bains. The following year, he appeared at the L2P Convention at La Place in Paris, combining a discussion of mixing practice with a track-by-track demonstration.

Weiss has additionally contributed to interdisciplinary programmes at the Bern University of the Arts (HKB), coordinated by studio director Benoît Piccand. During the five-day 2024 toolbox "Possibly Maybe: Pop-Codes – Not?", he led sessions on mixing as an artistic practice. He returned for the 2025 Y-Toolbox programme "Trash: Yes, we CAN. A Sonic and Cultural Reclamation".

Selected discography

Year	Artist	Release	Credited work
2025	Evidence	Unlearning Vol. 2	Mixing
2025	Chuck Strangers	“BMOP”	Mixing
2025	Sunken	“Charm”	Mixing
2025	Sam Akpro	“Evenfall”	Mixing
2024	Big Sean and the Alchemist	“Together Forever”	Mixing
2024	HighSchool	Accelerator EP	Mixing
2024	Sebb Bash	7 Inches Series	Mixing and mastering
2024	Karun	“À nu”	Mastering
2024	Blu	Los Angeles	Mixing
2024	The Alchemist and Sebb Bash	Throw Back	Mastering
2023	Yasiin Bey and the Alchemist	“Kijani”	Mixing
2023	Theravada and Evidence	“2Meric”	Mixing
2023	Rakaa and Evidence	“Conflict & Contradictions”	Mixing
2023	Earl Sweatshirt and the Alchemist	Voir Dire	Mixing
2023	Ferre Gola	Dynastie Volume 2	Mastering
2023	Soichi Terada	“Takusambient” (Alex Attias Remix)	Mixing
2023	Lexie Carroll	“Violet”	Mixing
2023	Breezly Brewin	“FOP”	Mastering
2023	Visions	“In My Mind”	Mastering
2023	Michel Cleis	“Baza SOS Fever”	Mastering
2022	Cormega featuring Nas	“Glorious”	Mixing
2022	Ty Farris and Sebb Bash	Fluorescent Mud	Mixing and mastering
2022	Fly Anakin and Evidence	“Got It for Cheap”	Mixing
2022	Boldy James and Evidence	“Drop an Album”	Mixing
2022	Alex Attias featuring Sohan Wilson	“Magical Feelings”	Mixing
2022	Maytra	Visions Digi 001 EP	Mastering
2022	Ferre Gola	Dynastie	Mastering
2021	Evidence	“Sharks Smell Blood”	Mixing
2021	Black Coffee	Subconsciously	Mixing
2021	The Alchemist	This Thing of Ours EP	Mixing
2021	Evidence	“Pardon Me”	Mixing
2021	Willie the Kid	Keep Watching the Fly	Mixing on selected tracks
2021	Sam Akpro	Drift EP	Mixing
2021	Solo	“Trop d’sangsues”	Mixing
2021	Sunken	“Show Me Your Mind”	Mastering
2021	Muthoni Drummer Queen	“River”	Mastering
2020	Rome Streetz and Estee Nack	Noise Kandy 4	Mixing
2020	Sunken	Hometime EP	Mixing
2020	Natty Wylah	“Siblings”	Mixing
2020	Maryne	“You Should Know”	Mixing
2019	Loco Dice	“We’re Alive” (Virgil Abloh Remix)	Mixing
2019	Stress	Sincèrement	Mixing
2019	Tiwayo	The Gypsy Soul of Tiwayo	Mixing
2019	Marquise Fair	“One Race”	Mixing
2018	NOËP	“New Heights”	Mixing
2018	NOËP featuring Tough Love	“Offside”	Mixing
2018	Petit Navire featuring Submaryne	“Bali”	Mixing
2018	Swae Lee featuring Drake	“Won’t Be Late” (Virgil Abloh edit)	Mixing
2018	Virgil Abloh and the Martinez Brothers	“Blessed”	Mixing
2018	Black Coffee	Music Is King EP	Mixing
2018	Keinemusik	“Muyè” (Black Coffee Remix)	Mixing
2017	Bastian Baker	“Five Fingers”	Mixing
2016	Djebali	5	Mixing
2016	Black Coffee	The Journey Continues	Mixing
2016	Alicia Keys	“In Common” (Black Coffee Remix)	Mixing
2016	Wyvern Lingo	“Letter to Willow”	Mixing
2015	Black Coffee	Pieces of Me	Mixing
2014	Marc Sway	Black & White	Mixing
2013	Féfé	Le Charme des premiers jours	Mixing
2013	Kraked Unit	Casse-tête chinois score	Mixing
2013	Amel Bent	Instinct	Mixing
2013	Dan Black featuring Kelis	“Hearts”	Mixing
2013	Jaqee	“Drop of Water”	Mixing
2012	K’naan featuring Bono	“Bulletproof Pride”	Mixing
2012	Madonna	MDNA	Recording engineering on selected tracks
2012	Dragonette	Bodyparts	Mixing
2012	Cody ChesnuTT	“That’s Still Mama”	Mixing
2012	Mark Kelly	Nothing’s Perfect	Mixing
2011	Nneka	Soul Is Heavy	Mixing on selected tracks
2011	Martin Solveig	Smash	Mixing
2011	Yves Larock	The Zoo	Mixing
2011	The Knocks	“Brightside”	Mixing
2011	Selah Sue	Selah Sue	Mixing
2011	Bastian Baker	Tomorrow May Not Be Better	Mixing
2011	Yael Naim	“Come Home”	Mixing
2011	Zazie	“Chanson d’amour” (Radio Edit)	Mixing
2011	Sefyu	Oui je le suis	Mixing
2010	CeeLo Green featuring Selah Sue	“Please”	Mixing
2010	Ben l’Oncle Soul	Ben l’Oncle Soul	Mixing
2010	Yael Naim	“Go to the River”	Mixing
2010	JR	Women Are Heroes	Mixing
2010	Baloji	Kinshasa Succursale	Mixing
2010	Yelle	“La Musique”	Mixing
2009	Michael Canitrot	“Desire”	Mixing
2008	Baloji	Hôtel Impala	Recording and mixing
2008	Martin Solveig	C’est la Vie	Mixing
2008	Junior Jack	“See You Dancin’”	Mixing
2008	Mylène Farmer	“Dégénération” (Martin Solveig Degenerave Remix)	Fixing
2008	Various artists	Paris soundtrack	Mixing
2007	Vitaa	À fleur de toi	Engineering, mixing and production
2006	Diam’s	Dans ma bulle	Mixing on selected tracks
2006	Keny Arkana	Entre ciment et belle étoile	Mixing
2006	Mac Tyer	Le Général	Mixing
2006	Kaolin	Mélanger les couleurs	Mixing
2006	Polar	Jour blanc	Recording and mixing
2006	Salvatore Adamo	“Lâche pas ton rêve”	Mixing
2005	Johnny Hallyday with Ministère A.M.E.R. and Doc Gynéco	“Le Temps passe”	Mixing
2004	Oxmo Puccino	Le Cactus de Sibérie	Recording and mixing
2004	Kool Shen	Dernier Round	Mixing
2004	Billy Crawford	Big City	Mixing on selected tracks
2004	Passi	“Dis l’heure 2 ragga”	Mixing on selected tracks
2004	Various artists	Ong-Bak: Bande originale du film	Mixing on selected tracks
2004	Various artists	Banlieue 13: Bande originale et inspirée du film	Mixing on selected tracks
2004	Various artists	Chok-Dee soundtrack	Mixing on selected tracks
2004	Sumo	I Need	Mixing
2004	Beastie Boys	Live at the Élysée Montmartre, Paris, 21 May 2004	Mixing
2004	Diam’s	Ma vie / Mon live (live album/DVD)	Mixing
2003	MC Jean Gab’1	Ma Vie	Mixing
2003	Erik Truffaz	The Walk of the Giant Turtle	Mixing
2003	Charles Aznavour	Je voyage	Mixing on selected tracks
2003	Serge Lama with L5	“Femme, femme, femme”	Mixing
2003	Various artists	Les Sessions RnB: Première Classe RnB	Mixing on selected tracks
2003	DJ Gregory	“Don’t Know Malendro / Vasefa”	Mixing
2003	Despina Vandi	“Gia” (DJ Gregory Remix)	Mixing
2002	DJ Gregory	Tropical Soundclash	Engineering
2002	DJ Gregory	“Elle”	Mixing
2002	Next Evidence	“The One”	Mixing
2002	Pit Baccardi	Le Poids des maux	Mixing on selected tracks
2002	Prassay	Krvsin	Mixing
2002	Blak Twang	“So Rotton”	Mixing
2001	Rohff	La Vie avant la mort	Recording and mixing
2001	Futuristiq	Demain, c’est maintenant	Engineering, mixing and production
2001	Tété	“Love Love Love”	Recording and mixing
2001	Various artists	Première Classe 2	Mixing on selected tracks
2000	Pit Baccardi featuring Joe	“Ghetto Ambianceur”	Production, recording and mixing
2000	Geoffrey Oryema	“Lapin”	Production, recording and mixing
2000	Benjamin Diamond	Strange Attitude	Recording and mixing
1999	Various artists	Les Sessions Première Classe Vol. 1	Mixing on selected tracks
1999	La Cliqua	La Cliqua	Mixing on selected tracks
1999	Pit Baccardi	Pit Baccardi	Recording and mixing
1999	Doc Gynéco and Assia	“Mauvais garçon”	Recording
1998	Various artists	Hostile Hip Hop 2	Recording and mixing on selected tracks
1998	Ärsenik	Quelques gouttes suffisent...	Recording and mixing
1998	Sens Unik	Pole Position	Mixing
1998	Double Pact	Pour ma planète bleue	Mixing
1998	Expression Direkt	Le Bout du monde	Recording and mixing on selected tracks
1998	Stomy Bugsy	Quelques balles de plus pour… le calibre qu’il te faut	Recording and mixing
1998	KDD	“Galaxie de glace”	Recording and mixing
1998	Prodige Namor featuring Rockin’ Squat	“Mission”	Mixing
1997	Afro-Jazz	Afrocalypse	Recording
1997	Lunatic	“Les vrais savent”	Recording
1997	Oxmo Puccino featuring Booba	“Pucc’ Fiction”	Recording
1997	Roni Size / Reprazent	“Down” (Bel Air Remix)	Recording and mixing
1997	Ski Oakenfull	“Tress-Cun-Deo-La” (Optimo Remix)	Mixing
1997	Bel Air Project	Dark Jazzor	Mixing
1996	Assassin	Écrire contre l’oubli	Mixing
1996	Supernatural and Rockin’ Squat	“Undaground Connexion”	Mixing
1996	Expression Direkt	“La roue tourne”	Recording and mixing on selected tracks
1996	Polo	“Panne sèche” remixes	Recording and mixing
1996	La Rumeur	Premier volet: Le Poison d’avril	Recording and mixing
1996	Raggasonic featuring Suprême NTM	“Aiguisé comme une lame”	Recording

External links

• Official website
• Philippe Weiss discography at Discogs