Suggestions for mixing?

I just recorded music project on Logic but I'm having a difficult time Mixing it all together. I know that mixing in itself is an art, so does anyone know if it's possible to transfer these tracks to a studio that is better equipped for mixing? Or should I just undertake it myself?
suggestion?

I also found "Guerrilla Home Recording" by Karl Coryat gave me useful advice when I was beginning my experiments with mixing.
Those two books, for me, had hundreds of times more practical value than some of the goof-ball audio plug-ins, applications, and hardware I've bought over the years.

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