Grammy Nominated, Darren Heelis is a Mixer, Engineer, Add Prod / Programmer based in London. ​ Starting at Livingston Studios, he moved onto The Pierce Rooms assisting Steve Fitzmaurice and Tom Elmhirst before becoming a freelance engineer himself. ​ Darren has mixed for a large variety of artists, including Sam Smith, Henry Moodie, Ella Henderson, Tom Walker, Liam Payne, Mae Muller, SG Lewis, and Morcheeba to name a few. ​ He has been involved in 12 UK number ones, including Sam Smith’s debut album, “In The Lonely Hour” for which he received an “Album Of The Year” Grammy nomination. Darren also engineered on “The Thrill Of It All” which went to Number 1 in the UK and USA simultaneously. ​ Other highlights include working with Jam & Lewis, Giorgio Moroder, Ryan Hewitt, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys to name a few. ​ Recent projects include Calvin Harris, Sam Smith, Henry Moodie, Aria Ohlsson and many south Asian mixes for Sufiscore.