Thu, Jan 13, 2011
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.
Thu, Jan 20, 2011
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.
Thu, Jan 27, 2011
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)".
Thu, Feb 3, 2011
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 B.I.G., 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!
Thu, Feb 10, 2011
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!
Thu, Mar 17, 2011
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!
Fri, Apr 1, 2011
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.
Sat, Apr 9, 2011
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!
Thu, Apr 14, 2011
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!
Thu, Apr 21, 2011
In the 15th episode of Pensado's Place, Engineering legend Bruce Swedien joins Dave, Herb, and Drew from his private studio in central Florida to discuss his career, engineering philosophy, and answer viewers questions. The entire episode is devoted to Bruce as he takes us on a tour of his private studio, shows us his recording set ups, and shares his engineering philosophies.
Fri, Apr 29, 2011
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.
Thu, May 5, 2011
In the 17th Episode of Pensado's Place, Joe Baressi, One of the best Rock Engineer, Producer, and Mixers, joins Dave in studio to talk about his career and methodology. The episode kicks off with a follow up to Episode #16's ""Into The Lair"", featuring the amazing Esthero singing through the fantastic BAE mic preamps at Larrabee studios!
Thu, May 19, 2011
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!
Fri, Jun 10, 2011
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.