In 2021, Focal Naim America announced the beginning of its “Mixed On Focal initiative. The program consists of a series of playlists that showcase recordings in the manner in which the artist, mix engineer, producer, and record label originally intended.
For 2024, Focal/Naim has released five new genre-specific HD audio playlists for R&B, Hip Hop/Rap, EDM, and Rock (1 and 2).
The playlists are available to Focal HI-FI and Pro Audio dealers, members of the Hi-Fi press, and current and prospective customers.
Whether at a Focal dealer, listening at home, or at a pro recording studio using Focal speakers, the music will sound as the artist intended since each song was mixed on Focal studio monitors.
The Playlists
This new HD Audio streaming playlists feature music mixes from twenty engineers. All five “Mixed on Focal” playlists are available today on TIDAL, Amazon Music HD, Qobuz, Apple Music, and Spotify (in anticipation of Spotify HiFi).
- EDM: TIDAL, Amazon Music HD, Qobuz. Apple Music, Spotify
- Hip Hop / Rap: TIDAL, Amazon Music HD (link pending), Qobuz, Apple Music, Spotify
- R&B: TIDAL, Amazon Music HD (link pending), Qobuz, Apple Music, Spotify
- Rock Vol. 1: TIDAL, Amazon Music HD, Qobuz, Apple Music, Spotify
- Rock Vol. 2: TIDAL, Amazon Music HD, Qobuz, Apple Music, Spotify
Focal Speaker Monitors
Focal professional studio monitors (speakers) used on the mixes include the Focal Trio11 Be, Trio6 Be, Twin6 Be, Solo6 Be, Shape Twin, Shape 65, and Shape 40.
Participating Engineers
Engineers using Focal monitors for songs on the five new playlists are:
- Leslie Brathwaite
- Thomas ‘Tillie’ Mann
- Will Yip
- Mike Pepe
- Ryan West
- Luca Pretolesi
- Adrian Quesada
- ‘Mixed by Humanz (Bobby Campbell & Gerry ‘The Gov’ Brown)
- Jimmy Bralower
- Eric Stenman
- Michael Ramos
- Rob Tavaglione
- Athena Wilkinson
- Charles Stella
- Brad Smalling
- Robert Guzman
- Phil Greiss
- Diamante Anthony Blackman
- Mike Lawson
- Fergie
Playlist Examples
| Playlist | Engineer | Song Example | Focal Speaker Monitor Used |
| Hip Hop Rap | Leslie Brathwaite | I Like It | Twin6 Be |
| Hip Hop Rap | Thomas ‘Tillie’ Mann | Good Love | Twin6 Be |
| Rock Vol.1 | Will Yip | Never Wanted To | Trio6 Be |
| Rock Vol.2 | Mike Pepe | Happy Yet | Trio6 Be |
| R&B | Ryan West | Figures | Solo6 |
| EDM | Luca Pretolesi | On My Mind | Trio11 |
| R&B | Adrian Quesada | More Than A Love Song | Shape Twin |
| R&B | Mixed by Humanz | Bigger Love | Shape 40 |
| Rock Vol.1 | Jimmy Bralower | Tell Me All The Things You Do | Twin6 Be |
| Rock Vol.1 | Eric Stenman | Beds Are Burning | Trio6 Be |
| R&B | Michael Ramos | They Don’t See Us | Shape Twin |
| Rock Vol.2 | Rob Tavaglione | Chevy Heavy | Trio11 Be |
| Rock Vol.1 | Athena Wilkinson | Time to Mend | Trio11 Be |
| Rock Vol.2 | Charles Stella | Give A Little | Trio11 Be |
| Rock Vol.2 | Brad Smalling | Confused | Trio11 Be |
| EDM | Robert Guzman | With You | Trio11 |
| EDM | Phil Greiss | Goodbye | Trio11 |
| EDM | Diamante Anthony Blackman | With You | Trio11 |
| Rock Vol.1 | Mike Lawson | One Kind Favor | Trio6 Be |
| EDM | Fergie | Level Up | Shape 65 |
Find More Music!
Go to Focal’s All Artists Experiences Page for a complete list of all the songs on both the new genre playlists as well as previously released playlists. The music can be sorted by playlist, artist, album, song, engineer, and speaker monitors used.
From Romain Vet, VP of Sales & Marketing at Focal Naim America: “Mixed on Focal playlists create a perfect way to show off the incredible sound of Focal,…Today Focal offers five new genre-specific ‘Mixed on Focal’ high-resolution streaming playlists, featuring over 100 songs to playback on Focal speakers or headphones—the same quality speakers the songs were mixed on. HIFI listeners and pro audio professionals want to hear music the way the artist meant their music to sound, Mixed on Focal playlists are a great way to listen.”
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