Dave Pensado
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Dave Pensado | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Mix engineer |
| Years active | 1970s-present |
Dave Pensado is a Grammy Award-winning mix engineer.[1] His career began in Atlanta in the 1970s and 1980s doing live and studio sound engineering. He has lived in Los Angeles since 1990.[1] He mixes between 200 and 250 songs a year at Larrabee Studios in Los Angeles.[1] When recording, he usually records at Echo Bar Studios in North Hollywood.
On September 12, 2011, he started a weekly show called Pensado's Place with Herb Trawick. The show is about engineering techniques and interviews a guest Mixer, Producer or Artist each episode.[2]
On July 20, 2013, Dave Pensado and Herb Trawick hosted an event at Vintage King Los Angeles called "Pensado Gear Expo 2013".[3] More than one thousand people from around the world attended. 22-time Grammy Award winning engineer, Al Schmitt, Steven Slate, Alex da Kid, Ryan Hewitt, and Robert Duncan[disambiguation needed] were a few of the featured guests of the expo.
Equipment
Pensado mixes exclusively on Solid State Logic consoles. Apart from the very occasional Logic session, he uses Pro Tools.[1]
Awards
Pensado won a Grammy Award, alongside fellow engineers Jaycen Joshua and Kuk Harrell, for Mary J. Blige's 2008 Best Contemporary R&B Album, Growing Pains.[4]
Discography
| Year | Title | Artist | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Rocks and Honey | Bonnie Tyler | Mixing |
| 2012 | Breathless/At Last... The Duets Album | Kenny G | Mixing |
| 2007 | Growing Pains | Mary J. Blige | Mixing |
Alumni
Some successful audio engineers & producers that have assisted for Dave Pensado in the past include Sylvia Massy, Jaycen Joshua, Dylan "3-D" Dresdow, Ariel Chobaz, and Ethan Willoughby.
References
- ^ a b c d Tingen, Paul (January 2007). "Secrets Of The Mix Engineers - Dave Pensado". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Pensado's Place". Pensadosplace.tv. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
- ^ "Backbeat: Pensado's Place Web Series and Vintage King Audio Launch Gear Expo 2013 in L.A." Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Past Winners Search". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ Dave Pensado (1999-07-24). "Dave Pensado | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
External links
- Dave Pensado on Discogs
- Pensado's Place
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