#1 - Nicki Minaj, Linkin Park, and guest Ariel Chobaz


This week is the premiere of Pensado's Place with mixing engineer Dave Pensado, his manager Herb Trawick, and engineer Zan Nakari. They are joined in studio by mixing engineer Ariel Chobaz who recently worked with Nicki Minaj on her album. In this week's Into The Lair, Dave Pensado goes over some of his favorite new compressor and eq plug-ins that he uses on his mixes. They also break down the tracks for Linkin Park's 'Waiting for the End' in this week's Playback, and the group takes questions from viewers during Corner Office. For more information, show notes, and schedule visit www.thisweekin.com.


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ITL #15 - Setting up a session for Dave Pensado


This ITL is hosted by Dave's assistant Drew Adams, as he walks viewers through how he sets up a client's session for Dave Pensado to mix.


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#2 - Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Whiz Kalifa and guest Jean-Marie Horvat


In 2nd episode of Pensado's Place with mixing engineer Dave Pensado, Herb Trawick, and Zan Nakari are joined by world renowned mixing engineer Jean-Marie Horvat (Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, TI, Reba Mcentire, Beyonce, etc.). On this week's Into The Lair, Dave goes over stereo buss compression and the difference between compressors and limiters. The gang also breaks down Whiz Kalifa's Black and Yellow in this week's Playback, and the group takes live chat room questions from viewers during Corner Office! For more information, show notes, and schedule, visit www.thisweekin.com!


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#3 - Black Eyed Peas, Pitbull, T-Pain, and guest Dylan '3D' Dresdow


In the 3rd episode of Pensado's Place, Dave Pensado is joined by GRAMMY award winning mixer Dylan "3D" Dresdow. (Michael Jackson, Black Eyed Peas, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Usher, The Game, Nas, Ciara, Talib Kweli, Macy Gray, Bone Thugs & Harmony, Herbie Hancock, Chris Brown, Ricky Martin and many more). On this week's Into The Lair, Dave goes talks about how he Busses tracks for mixing, and the various plug-ins he uses on those busses. The crew breaks down PitBull's newest single featuring T-Pain, "Hey Baby (drop it to the floor)". And finally, Dave and Dylan take viewers questions in this week's "Corner Office"!


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#4 - Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, & Jessica Simpson Mix Engineer Tony Maserati


In the 4th episode of Pensado's Place, Dave Pensado is joined by legendary engineer and mixer Tony Maserati (Marc Anthony, James Brown, Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, R. Kelly, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Mya, Notorious BIG, Puff Daddy, Jessica Simpson, Tupac, Jason Mraz etc.). This week's episode was devoted entirely to the passionate discussion between Dave and Tony regarding all things mixing and engineering. New plug-ins such as the Slate Digital FG-X and the Waves C6 were covered, as well as various mixing concepts, how Will.i.am is the poster child for the new breed of producer, and much more!. And as always, your questions from the chat room were taken in the "Corner Office" segment. 5:00 - Tony talks about embracing modern mixing techniques. • Automation in the DAW • Use of hardware inserts from DAW to Analog Gear. 7:00 - Dave asks Tony: what techniques do you use now with modern technology (DAW systems) that you use today? • Frequency dependent compression (multiband compression) • Compressing mid range and leaving bottom end alone and uncompressed. 11:40 - How would you treat a rap vocal (biggie) vs a pop vocal (beyonce)? 16:27 - How do you use automation in a unique way? (Talk of automating every single parameter in a plug-in) 18:00 - "Will.i.am is the poster child for the new breed of producer" Questions from the corner office: 20:16 - What are your thoughts on placing your bass in the mix? 20:18 - To level out vocals, do you prefer to automate or compress <b>...</b>


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#5 - Audio Production Q&A with Dave Pensado


In the 5th episode of Pensado's Place, Dave hosts an all Q&A episode with tons of great viewer questions! With Part 2/2 of the latest "Into The Lair", Dave takes you through some tools he used on the mix for "Shorty is a Weirdo" by Mr. Midwest and Ray J. Get a behind the scene look at how your favorite songs were mixed and the tools that were used by Dave! 3:20 Into The Lair 3:50 Metric Halo Channel Strip 4:00 Waves CLA-76 compressor 4:33 McDSP FutzBox 4:49 Waves L1 Limiter 5:20 Massey L2007 Mastering Limiter 5:45 Massey De:Esser 6:07 Bass plugins: Waves GTR Stomp Box Waves GTR Amp Waves RBass Kick Drums: 6:45 Focusrite d3 Waves PuigTec EQP1A Slate Digital Trigger Hi Hat EQ: EMI TG12414 Live Drum parallel compression Plug-Ins: Waves CLA 76 Waves PuigTec EQP1A Waves CLA 3A Focusrite d3 McDSP Filterbank P4 Waves SSL E-Channel Strip Digi Comp Lim Dyn3 API 550A Waves HComp 12:28 Guitars Plug-ins: Waves L1 Limiter Waves GTR Stomp Box Effects 14:10 Organ Plug-Ins: McDSP E6 Waves Center Waves Enigma 15:40 Corner Office 16:22 Dave talks about the best way to use this show and how not get too caught up in the specific details, but to grasp higher concepts. 18:35 Dave tells viewers about his RTA (Real Time Analyzer) -Audio Control Real Time Analyzer www.audiocontrol.com 19:54 Converters: -The difference between top of the line converters is negligible -Dave's favorite converters: HD IO (www.avid.com Lynx Aurora (www.lynxstudio.com 21:00 Antelope Clock (Dave feels he gets a slightly <b>...</b>


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#7 - Vocal Mixing Techniques, McDSP Plug-Ins, and Corner Office Q+A


In the 7th Episode of Pensado's Place, Dave is joined by Colin McDowell of McDSP PlugIns to give a special offer to all Pensado's Place viewers! In this week's Into The Lair, Dave talks about all things vocals including his favorite effects. In this week's Corner Office segment, Dave and Herb field viewer questions from the live chat room and e-mail! 3:08 Into The Lair - Vocals 4:24 - Dealing with "S's" (Sibilance) in vocals. 5:17 - Using EQ in vocals (Metric Halo Channel Strip) 7:14 - Compressing before or after EQ? 9:15 - Different methods of dealing with sibilance in a vocal 10:10 - Determining starting levels for vocals 11:46 - Using vocal effects and why you use them. Panning: Left to Right in the mix space Reverb: Front to Rear in the mix space 12:40 - Method to get more width in the mix Waves H-Delay plugin feeding Waves Center plugin. 13:31 - Using the Eventide 949 Harmonizer plugin with different parameters on the Left and Right channels to help widen it. (unlinking the Left and Right channels) 14:45 - Adding reverb to the vocal using Bricasti (Large Hall setting) 19:02 - Colin McDowell of McDSP joins Dave via Skype w/ a special plug-in discount for Pensado's Place watchers www.mcdsp.com 24 - Corner Office 24:27 - Dave talks about the "Rule of 3rds" as it applies to mixing. 26:45 - Dave talk's about the Empirical Labs EL-8 Distressor. www.empiricallabs.com www.mbrauer.com 28:39 - With live drums, do you prefer to using room mics or prefer to create the fictional <b>...</b>


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Into The Lair #2 - Stereo Buss Compression


On this week's Into The Lair, Dave goes over stereo buss compression and the difference between compressors and limiters! 2:02 Gates STA-LEVEL Compressor 3:10 L2 UltraMaximizer (Tal Herzberg default settings) 4:56 Make-up Gain Description using Waves V Comp 5:34 Tips on using Buss Compression


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#8 - Tracking Vocals, Beyonce, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Mixer Jaycen Joshua


In the 8th Episode of Pensado's Place, Dave is joined by GRAMMY award winning mixer Jaycen Joshua! This week's Into The Lair, dave interviews GRAMMY nominated engineers Andrew Wuepper and Brian "B-Love" Thomas about their vocal tracking methods. And finally, Dave and Jaycen give their in-depth answers to live viewer questions in the Corner Office. Pensado's Place #8 2:11 - Into The Lair - Vocal Tracking at The Boom Boom Room w/ GRAMMY nominated engineer's Brian "B-Love" Thomas and Andrew Wuepper. 2:57 - Do you use different mics for different genres? 3:35 - Are there any mics you use that would surprise people? 4:41 - What is your pre-amp of choice? • Neve 1073 • Cranesong Flamingo 5:31 - What do you (Andrew and B ) mean by gain structure as it applies to tracking vocals? 8:39 - How does the genre of music effect the vocal chain? 9:45 - What attack and release times do you use as a starting point? 10:35 - What compression ratio do you like to use? 11:38 - Advice for project studios 13:09 - Interview w/ Jaycen Joshua 14:00 - Jaycen explains how he works with the low frequencies in his mixing. 15:24 - EQing small amounts in a mix at narrow bandwidths and describing parallel compression with kick drums. 16:40 - Dave asks Jaycen if he works In The Box (Digital) or Analog. 18:40 - Dave talks about Jaycen's engineering skills vs. his taste 22:41 - Dave has Jaycen expand on his use of vocal effects in his mixes 24:51- Dave asks Jaycen what his go-to delay is. "All my vocals, 100 <b>...</b>


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#9 - GRAMMYS, Mastering, and Maureen Droney


In the 9th Episode of Pensado's Place, Maureen Droney, Sr. Executive Director of the Producers & Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy joins Dave, Herb, and Zan to discuss the GRAMMY's and other aspects of NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) www.grammy.org This week's Into The Lair is the second part of our 2 part series on vocal tracking with Andrew Wuepper and Brian "B-Love" Thomas. After ITL, Maureen helps Dave answer viewer questions in "The Corner Office". And finally, mastering engineer Brad Blackwood of Euphonic Mastering answer's Dave's questions in a NEW rapid-fire segment: "The Batter's Box"! euphonicmastering.com


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Into The Lair #6 - Vocal Mixing Techniques


Into The Lair #6 - Vocal Mixing Techniques


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This Week in Music - Mariah Carey, Billboard Social 50, Michael Cera, Keyshia Cole, and guest Dave Pensado


This week hosts Asha K and Tim Bader are joined by master audio engineer Dave Pensado in studio. They discuss they lastest music news including Mariah Carey's hit Christmas single "All I want for Christmas is You" and the Billboard "Social 50." Plus they look at website www.tubeify.com, and they review music videos for LCD Soundsystem, David Garrett, and Keyshia Cole. For more information, show notes, and schedules go to www.thisweekin.com


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DAVE PENSADO LIVE at The MIXFEST 2011


Join Dave Pensado of Pensado's Place Live at the Mixfest 2011. Nov 12 11-2pm at Los Angeles film school in Hollywood CA. For more info, visit Pensadosplace.tv/Mixfest Commercial & Beat performed & produced by GI for IAMGI.net


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Into The Lair #12 - Compression Techniques!


In this weeks "Into The Lair" (in HD!), Dave goes into the concepts of using compression in small amounts using multiple compressors. Dave A/B's the track's with and without the various compressors he is using to show you what he is getting out of them.


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Into The Lair #9 Part 1/2 - Widening tracks, clearing out the middle


This week's ITL discusses clearing elements out of the middle to make room for vocals, as well as tricks to widen your mixes.


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Into The Lair #7 Part 1/2 - Tracking Vocals


In this week's Into The Lair, Dave interviews GRAMMY nominated engineers Andrew Wuepper and Brian "B-Love" Thomas about their vocal tracking methods.


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Into The Lair #8 Part 1/2 - Vocal Effects


This week's ITL is part 1 of 2 of an in-depth walk-through of how Dave uses vocal reverbs and effects!


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#10 - Assistant Engineering, Q+A, and Batters Box with producer James Murray


In the 10th episode of Pensado's Place, Larabee Studio's assistant engineers (Chris Galland, Drew Adams, and Jesus Garnica) join Dave to discuss how they became assistants and their day-to-day work. This week's ITL is part 1 of 2 of an in-depth walk-through of how Dave uses vocal reverbs and effects! In this week's Corner Office, Dave and the gang are answering the top 3 "Liked" questions via our facebook fanpage, and Producer James Murray (Alien Ant Farm, Drowning Pool, etc) joins Dave to talk about the gear he uses in The Batters Box!


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- Pensado's Place - Into The Lair #24: Enhancing Loops and Other Instruments


Dave Pensado goes over concepts that you can apply to various instruments and elements to enhance their sound in the mix!


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ITL #16 - Dave's use of plugins on individual tracks


ITL #15 has Dave going through some plugins he used on individual tracks in a mix he did for Boney James.


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Learn how to get grammy winning results using the Tube-Tech PE 1C EQ from Softube. This artist trick is credited to Dave Pensado, Jaycen Joshua, and Bob Powers


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Into The Lair #8 Part 2/2 - Vocal Effects


This week's ITL is a continuation of last week's that talks all about vocal effects and various techniques!


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- Pensado's Place - Into The Lair #21: Using Distortion on your tracks


Dave Pensado shows you how to use distortion to help apply color to elements of your mix.


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Into The Lair #10 - 4 Final tips for widening your tracks!


This week's Into The Lair is a continuation from last week's where Dave gives four distinct examples of how to clear out the middle and get wider mixes!


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Into The Lair #3 - Dissecting the Mix "Shorty is a Weirdo" Part 1


PART 1 of 2 Dave Pensado takes you through some tools he used on the mix for "Shorty is a Weirdo" by Mr. Midwest and Ray J. Get a behind the scene look at how your favorite songs were mixed and the tools that were used by Dave! Song Credits: "Shorty is a Weirdo" Produced by: Brent Paschke, Ahmid Oliver, Shy Carter Written by: Brent Paschke, Ahmid Oliver, Shy Carter, Ray J, Mr. Midwest Record Company: Official Music Group www.myspace.com/itsofficialnow twitter.com/it'sofficialnow 1:13 Dave using his analyzer on the stereo bus and explaining the routing behind it. 2:30 Massey L2007 Mastering Limiter 2:53 McDSP ML4000 3:14 Waves L2 UltraMaximizer 3:30 48 Bit output Master Faders Avid Website Link: akmedia.digidesign.com 4:45 Michael Brauer article Link: www.soundonsound.com 5:40 Programmed Drum Stem: API550 to Massey CT-4 6:12 Live Drum Stem: Waves HComp to API550 7:10 All Music Stem: Waves VEQ3 8:00 Example of Pumping Effect with a compressor (Plug-in used: McDSP Compressor Bank CB1)


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Famouz gets "Bad Name" mixed at Larrabee Studios


Famouz hooks up with the legendary Mixing Engineer Dave Pensado to hammer out another hit. This time it's Famouz's ground breaking collabo with Jon Bon Jovi "Bad Name". To catch more of the 50 State Hustler go to www.famouzmusic.com or www.myspace.com/fmzmusic


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Carmen ~Put Ya Hands Up~


Download the Full Length EP ~Introducing Carmen~ at www.introducingcarmen.com 5. PUT YA HANDS UP Produced By Status Written by Carmen, Status, Bri Hatchett Recorded at No. 4 Sound Mixed By Dave Pensado at Larabee Sound


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Into The Lair #11 - High-end mic preamps with Mark Loughman of BAE Audio


In the 11th "Into The Lair", Dave takes an in-depth look into the world of high-end mic pre's with BAE Audio's own Mark Loughman. They discuss the history of the venerable 1073 mic pre, and how Mark has managed to not only recreate, but improve upon this industry classic!


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ITL #17 - Using Gates in non-traditional ways


In this week's ITL, Dave talks about how you to use gates in non-traditional ways to get different effects. Weather it's adding attack to a kick drum, or using them to create rhythms in pads, you don't want to miss this episode!


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- Pensado's Place - Into The Lair #22: Using distortion on your tracks part 2


Dave Pensado shows you how to apply distortion to elements of your mix to add color to your sound. Part 2!


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Into The Lair #7 Part 2/2 - Tracking Vocals


PART 2/2 In this week's Into The Lair, Dave interviews GRAMMY nominated engineers Andrew Wuepper and Brian "B-Love" Thomas about their vocal tracking methods.


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Hitmanning! Episode 1


HITMANNING vb: To Hitman. When their roommate Doug is arrested, our intrepid heroes Ian and Joe discover that Doug was more than he seemed. Besides being an international hitman called The Florist, he was also paying all their bills! With no electricity or gas, the two have little choice but to pick up where Doug left off and begin HITMANNING! HITMANNING is a comedy web series in eight parts. Its violent, slap-sticky, vulgar, and its even got a musical episode! So if free web-based hitman-themed comedy shows are your thing, then this is the show for you! GRAMMY award winner Dave Pensado told me he likes it, so why shouldn't you! :) HD quality, more episodes, and extras at www.hitmanning.com check it out!


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#11 - Selena Gomez, Jordin Sparks, Emanuel "E-Man" Kiriakou and Chris Wood


In the 11th episode of Pensado's Place, Dave's guest is Producer Emanuel ""E-Man"" Kiriakou (Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks, Selena Gomez, etc). This week's ITL is a continuation of last week's that talks all about vocal effects and various techniques. E-Man and Dave answer your questions in the Corner Office with new chat jockey Drew Adams, and in this week's Batter's Box, Engineer Chris Wood (Brian McKnight, Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake, Rascal Flatts) answers Dave's rapid fire gear questions! Emanuel Kiriakou Twitter: @EmanuelKiriakou Chris Wood Myspace: www.myspace.com


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#12 - Rascal Flatts,Keith Urban, Dann Huff, Dave Huff, Ed Seay


In the 12th episode of Pensado's Place, Dann and David Huff join dave from Nashville via Skype to discuss Rascal Flatts, Keither Urban, and all things engineering and production! This week's ITL discusses clearing elements out of the middle to make room for vocals, as well as tricks to widen your mixes. Dave, Dann and David answer viewer questions in the Corner Office, and Engineering legend Ed Seay joins dave in the Batter's Box for a rapid fire question and answer session!


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#13 - Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and Engineer/Mixer Ed Cherney


In the 13th episode of Pensado's Place, engineering legend (and GRAMMY and TEC award winner) Ed Cherney stops by to chat with Dave and answer viewer questions in the ""Corner Office"". Dave and Ed then talk about their favorite gear in ""The Batters Box"", and another great ""Into The Lair"" which includes 4 distinct methods for getting instruments to sit better in the mix, as well as get more width and depth to your mixes by clearing things out of the middle! www.edcherney.com www.facebook.com www.twitter.com


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#14 - Kanye West, Dirty South Hip Hop, and Engineer/Producer Mike Dean


In the 14th episode of Pensado's Place, Kanye West's engineer Mike Dean joins Dave and Herb to talk about his career, pioneering the "Dirty South" sound, and working with Kanye west on all of his albums! Dave and Mike then take viewer questions from the chatroom and facebook in "The Corner Office", followed by this week's "Batter's Box", where Mike answers Dave's rapid-fire questions regarding the gear he uses. This week's "Into The Lair" is at the end of the show, and is a continuation from last week's where Dave gives four distinct examples of how to clear out the middle and get wider mixes!


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- Pensado's Place - #16 - Rihanna, Wiz Khalifa, Usher, and Mixing Engineers Phil Tan and Charles Dye


In the 16th episode of Pensado's Place starts off with an in-depth look into the world of high-end mic pre's with BAE Audio's own Mark Loughman. They discuss the history of the venerable 1073 mic pre, and how Mark has managed to not only recreate, but improve upon this industry classic. Our guest is 3-time GRAMMY award winning mixer Phil Tan (Rihanna, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, Enrique Iglesias, Fergie, Usher, Mariah Carey). He joins Dave and the gang via Skype to talk about his career, techniques, and favorite gear. Later in the show, the pioneer of In The Box mixing Charles Dye joins Dave and Phil via Skype in ""The Batters Box"" to answer rapid fire gear questions, which results in Charles sharing some incredible mixing secrets! You don't want to miss this one! www.baeaudio.com http www.charlesdye.com


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- Pensado's Place - #18 - Michael Brauer (Coldplay, John Mayer, Bob Dylan)


In the 18th episode of Penado's Place, 4-time GRAMMY winning Mixing Engineer Michael Brauer joins Dave via Skype to give a tour of his studio and outboard gear, as well as talk about his infamous ""Brauerize®"" compression technique in detail! The entire episode is devoted to Michael as he answers viewer questions in ""The Corner Office"" as well as talks his favorite gear in ""The Batter's Box"". You don't want to miss this episode as Michael discusses everything from Coldplay lead vocal tracking to digital plug-ins! Michael Brauer's website: www.mbrauer.com To enter to win a FREE BAE 1073 Mic Pre/DI go here: thisweekin.promojam.com


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- Pensado's Place - #19 - All Q+A Episode!


In this week's episode of Pensado's Place. Dave and Herb spend the first half of the episode talking about the music business, what has happened to it, and where it is going. They then take viewer questions for the second half of the episode! At the end of this episode they announce the winner of the BAE DMP 1073 giveaway (Congrats Bryan!)


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- Pensado's Place - #20 - Katy Perry, Frank Ocean, and Engineer Andrew Wuepper


In this week's episode of Pensado's Place, Dave and Herb host one of Dave's past assistants, engineer Andrew Wuepper! Andrew has worked with such artists as Katy Perry, Usher, and mixed Frank Ocean's latest hit "Novacane". Dave and Andrew discuss engineering and mixing techniques that Andrew has used on his latest work, and take live viewer questions in "The Corner Office". Andrew dishes on his favorite plug-ins and hardware in "The Batter's Box", and in this week's "Into The Lair", Dave explains some of his compression techniques in the box! See Andrew Wuepper's credits here: albumcredits.com Check out Frank Ocean's blog here: frankocean.tumblr.com


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- Pensado's Place - #21 - The secrets behind tuning your room!


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#22 - Jack Joseph Puig (Green Day, No Doubt, Fergie)


Dave Pensado is proud to welcome the multiple GRAMMY award winning mixer, producer, and friend - Jack Joseph Puig. To quote Steve Kurutz from AllMusic.com, Jack Joseph Puig is "Known for his ability to merge the sounds of the past three decades to create something that is thoroughly modern...". Jack has worked with artists such as Goo Goo Dolls, The Black Crowes, John Mayer, Weezer, Fiona Apple, Green Day, The Counting Crows, No Doubt, Klaxons, Panic at the Disco, Stone Temple Pilots, U2, and many others. JJP talks about his career and philosophy behind mixing and producing records before answering viewer questions in "The Corner Office". This is a very special episode as Pensado's Place has partnered with Vintage King to power the "Batter's Box" segment! Puig dishes on his favorite gear in certain applications, and viewers get insights into how and why Jack uses specific outboard gear and software. This is an epic episode you can't miss!


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- Pensado's Place - #23 - Tricky Stewart


Tricky Stewart is one of the most prolific, proficient, and efficient hit makers of our day. More than a music producer, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart is a songwriter, music publisher, executive producer, recording studio owner, and founder and owner of RedZone entertainment. To date, Tricky Stewart is behind 25 million records sold and has produced such singles as Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), Britney Spear's "Me Against the Music", Rihanna's "Umbrella", and Justin Bieber's "Baby", and Frank Ocean's "Novacane" just to name a few! Dave joins Tricky in his studio to discuss his career, philosophy behind music production, and his take on the current state of the music industry. Later in the episode, Tricky joins Dave in "The Batter's Box" to answer Dave's questions about his favorite synths and instruments for music production. trickystewart.com Special thanks to our partner Vintage King: www.vintageking.com


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- Pensado's Place - #24 - Sidechain Compression and Dave's Favorite Gear!


In the 24th episode of Pensado's Place, Dave goes over Sidechain Compression techniques and Tape Saturation plug-ins in this week's "Into The Lair". Dave then gets put in the hot seat when he takes viewer questions from Facebook for this week's "Batters Box"!


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- Pensado's Place - #25 - Engineer behind 5150 studios, George Saer


In the 25th episode of Pensado's Place, the engineer behind 5150 studios, George Saer, joins Dave to talk about his career and share insights about working with Eddie Van Halen. But before that, this week's "Into The Lair" is a continuation of last week's, where Dave explains how he starts to build a mix. Later on, prior guest and GRAMMY award winning engineer Dylan Dresdow skypes in from papervustudios.com to join Dave in the "Batter's Box".


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- Pensado's Place - #26 - Producer Alex Da Kid and Engineer Claudio Cueni


22:31 - Alex Da Kid Interview! In the 26th episode of Pensado's Place, GRAMMY winning songwriter and producer Alex Da Kid joins dave for part 1 of a special two part interview. Alex has produced for artists and groups such as Nicki Minaj, TI Eminem, Rihanna, BoB, Dr. Dre and many others. He is behind such hits as BoB and Hayley William's hit single "Airplanes", Rihanna and Eminem's "Love The Way You Lie", and Dr. Dre and Eminem's "I Need a Doctor". Alex shares incredible insights to his production techniques that you simply can't miss. This episode is full of good information as this week's ITL is hosted by Dave's assistant Drew Adams, as he walks viewers through how he sets up a client's session for Dave to mix. Finally, engineer and mixer Claudio Cueni (2Pac, Kurupt, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) joins Dave in the Batter's Box to answer his rapid fire gear questions. Special thanks to our partner as always www.vintageking.com


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- Pensado's Place - #27 - Alex Da Kid Part 2!


In the 27th episode of Pensado's Place, GRAMMY winning songwriter and producer Alex Da Kid joins dave for the second half of a special two part interview. Alex has produced for artists and groups such as Nicki Minaj, TI Eminem, Rihanna, BoB, Dr. Dre and many others. He is behind such hits as BoB and Hayley William's hit single "Airplanes", Rihanna and Eminem's "Love The Way You Lie", and Dr. Dre and Eminem's "I Need a Doctor". Alex also joins Dave in the Batter's Box and talks about the gear he uses in making his hits. We'd like to welcome our new sponsor, Avid! www.avid.com And as always, thanks to our boys over at Vintage King www.vintageking.com


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- Pensado's Place - #28 - Ron Fair


Veteran A&R executive, producer, and songwriter Ron Fair joins Dave in studio in the 28th episode of Pensado's Place. Ron Fair has worked with and mentored artists such as Christina Aguilera, Keyshia Cole, Travis Garland, Lady Gaga, U2, Vanessa Carlton, Ashlee Simpson, and The Black Eyed Peas. Ron dishes his creative insight into songwriting and how it fits into his A&R work, as well as talks to Dave about the skill sets required in working with the top artists in the world. Ron takes viewer questions in our Corner Office segment, and finally, for this week's Batter's Box, engineer Craig Burbidge (Barry White, Steve Perry, Natalie Cole, Take 6, Teddy Pendergrass, Paul Jackson Jr., Vanessa Williams, Brian McKnight) joins Dave to answer his rapid-fire gear questions in this week's Vintage King Batter's Box! Special thanks to our partners: Vintage King: www.vintageking.com Avid www.avid.com Enter to win a free copy of Pro Tool's 9! (Valid through July 28th 2001) thisweekin.promojam.com


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