I wanted to share a collaboration I’ve been working on for over a year with RESØR, a Berlin-based company that builds hand-crafted rotary mixers. I’ve always been drawn to things where art and function are given equal weight. In my 30-plus years as a producer and co-founder of Thievery Corporation, I’ve collaborated on many projects, but I’ve never worked on something quite like this. The Trust a Thief (Eric Hilton Signature Series) is a hand-built analog rotary mixer, created in a limited run of just fifty units, shaped around how I listen, mix, and find flow. It wasn’t adapted from an existing design—it was built from the ground up as an instrument, informed by years of making music.
Working with the team at RESØR felt immediate and natural. We share a belief in restraint, intention, and letting design quietly serve the experience rather than dominate it. Each mixer is built by hand in Berlin and housed in a solid mahogany enclosure—a nod to the Golden Age of Hi-Fi, when materials mattered and sound was treated as craft. A silver matte anodized aluminum faceplate brings balance and calm, allowing form and function to speak without excess. Inside, audiophile-grade components are chosen for warmth, depth, and signal integrity, while classic analogue VU meters and smooth, deliberate knobs are designed for long sessions, subtle transitions, and hands-on control.
Only fifty of these will be made. Each one is built individually, carrying its own subtle character, and comes with a certificate of authenticity signed and numbered by me. It was important to me that every mixer feels personal, considered, and complete—not just a tool, but a piece of functional art made with care and meant to last.