New Rhianna "We Found Love" remix

I haven't done a remix in a while so here's a new one. I'm starting to get back into creating for creation sake and not for a job or a deadline. Just making stuff to be making stuff.

Erika David "Under The Covers" EP

I recently had the pleasure of working with what I consider one of Las Vegas' hidden gems Erika David on her EP project "Under The Covers".  Erika is a force to be reckoned with behind a microphone and just a all-around sweet girl. You'd expect someone of that level of talent to be extra "Hollywood" but she's really a down to earth very genuine person. She's also all over her business when it comes to her music. She knows exactly how she wants it to sound and is a perfection nazi when it comes time to print a mix. All it takes is a trip over to Youtube to see why she's winning. I look forward to the next time I get to work with her. Please take a listen to her new EP on erikadavid.com. Its free to download so hit that button and enjoy. Shout out to Erika and her manager Tiffany for actually putting out credits to go with the songs. Good look.

Marcus Marshall, Anjelo Munji and Erika David in studio.

 

Every once in a while you get a group of great people together and they automatically make magic happen. This night was just such an occasion. Marcus Marshall and I have been good friends for a long time and he's always on his Youtube hustle so it was no surprise when he asked me to do another installment of his "In The Studio" series of Youtube videos. This time we were going to add another Youtube star Erika David to the mix to make things interesting. It just so happens that on that night I was supposed to meet Anjelo Munji at the studio to cut some vocals. Long story short, I was originally supposed to play the guitar for this vid, but since Anjelo was already there, I said that he should play in my stead and I'll stay behind the camera this time. I think the video came out great but what would be even better is get them on a song together in the near future. Let's see what happens.

Tori Mroz

 

Here is another artist im currently working on. Her name is Tori Mroz and she's a Las Vegas Native born and raised. This is a little video we cut in the studio just messing around but I think it came out pretty nice. Check it out.

M wonder

Marcus "M. Wonder" White, is one of the artists that im working with right now on my FMG label. Dude is a talented Singer, Writer and Producer (when he feels like it). This tune was a colab between M. Wonder and another musically gifted individual who goes by the name of FAME. Their styles really mesh together well over the track produced by King Vay. Take a listen.

Nino Brown "I Cant Wait"

Here is another tune I mixed for Jimmy "Klev" Juarez featuring Nino Brown and Klev's artist Lee Lee called "I Can't Wait". This is also the first hook I wrote that went to radio. I really feel like I could be a pretty good songwriter if I really start focusing on it. I've mixed quite a few records for Nino since 05' and I always feel good about how the tunes turn out. They're not overly complex so that leaves a lot of room to expand the sounds and get them nice and dialed-in. Leelee just smashes hooks and has a voice that cuts through records like butter so its pretty easy to get her sitting in a mix right. Take a listen to this tune and let me know what you think.

Dave Pensado Mixing Tips

I've been enjoying watching one of the masters of the craft tear down these mixes and show the little nuances that make up a good pop mix. This series of videos is worth watching if you're looking to take your mixing to the next level however, if you're a mixing "noob" you may want to get some experience under you're belt before you try to tackle what Dave is serving up here. These videos are going 90mph
and will probably fustrate you if you don't know what you're looking at. He uses protools for demonstration purposes but the techniques cross over to any DAW. take a look:

Marcus Marshall Cover of Grenade Ft. Dj Meech

Here is a video that was done a while back. Marcus Marshall is one of the writers I work with a lot here in Las Vegas and we got together one day at the studio and put this video down in literally 20 minutes. He's a terrific R&B artist and writer and just got back off a tour on the east coast this past spring. He was a little hoarse from recording the day before but I think it turned out pretty good. check it out.

Check out my good friend LEE LEE

I just finished recording and mixing on a project for a good friend of mine. Now she's on tour in the UK and hopefully tearing up the charts over there. She's one of the few artists I've seen come out of Las Vegas on this level. Please check out her website www.xoxoleelee.com and her music video. This song is produced by Jimmy Klev of Daywalker Records / El Mariachis who is also a good friend of mine. Support our Las Vegas Artists!