Announcing Mike Dean as executive producer of our compilation album 'See You Next Year'

6 months ago, we announced our compilation album See You Next Year. Half a year and too many Zoom calls later, we are finally ready to update you all on what we've been working on, starting with [announcing synth god and meme extraordinaire Mike Dean as the executive producer of See You Next Year](. Back when P&P announced See You Next Year on Instagram, Mike Dean saw it, and commented: “Need an executive producer?” “Sometimes I’ll just see something on Instagram and I’ll reach out to the person on DM,” Mike says from the top floor of his home studio. “That’s how, like, half the projects probably get started.” Two weeks after that comment, there he was on Zoom. A music legend, talking about how he could help with See You Next Year. And having really good ideas. Things kept moving, and soon Mike Dean was set to mix, master, and host the project. Every artist on the album could bring their track to him in person and be a part of the process to finalize their songs. The artists on the See You Next Year compilation will be revealed soon, but it’s an eclectic mix. The one consistency is Dean’s ability to make each song the best version of itself. Sometimes he’d ask a pointed question about the artist’s preference on how a snare sounds, or how far they recorded from the mic. More often than not, he’s asking for an opinion on direction. More or less? Up or down? “In the earlier stage [of their careers], artists are more open to suggestions,” Mike says. “As I’m mixing stuff, I’ll hear things that they do when they track it, that they can change for the next album. You always give them advice like that.” See You Next Year is Pigeons & Planes and [Big.Ass.Kids](bigasskids.com)' first-ever compilation album and will feature original, unreleased songs from 10 of our favorite rising artists. Read more about Mike Dean and See You Next Year [here]( and follow See You Next Year on [Instagram](instagram.com/seeyounextyear) and [Twitter](twitter.com/seeunextyear) for more updates on the project.   [Complex on Instagram]( [Complex on Facebook]( [Complex on Twitter]( [Complex on YouTube]( © Complex Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 229 W. 43rd Street, 10th Floor New York, NY 10036 You are receiving this email because you've signed up for the Next Wave Newsletter. Want to stop receiving messages from Pigeons & Planes? [Unsubscribe]( [Click here to view this email in your browser.]( Pigeons & Planes is part of: [Complex Networks](