Dave Pensado is a Grammy Award-winning mix engineer. His career began in Atlanta in the 1970s and 1980s doing live and studio sound engineering. He has lived in Los Angeles since 1990. He mixes between 200 and 250 songs a year at Larrabee Studios in Los Angeles. 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.
On July 20, 2013, Dave Pensado and Herb Trawick hosted an event at Vintage King Los Angeles called "Pensado Gear Expo 2013". 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 were a few of the featured guests of the expo.
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Equipment
Pensado mixes primarily "in the box," which means he uses very little outboard analog gear, and instead processes/edits audio tracks in his computer ("the box") before sending finished mixes to a mastering engineer. Apart from the very occasional Logic session, he uses Pro Tools.
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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.
Discography
2015 Golden Moments Jill Scott Mixing
2015 Rub Peaches Mixing
2014 Happy Hour: The Greatest Hits T-Pain Mixing
2014 Holiday Earth Mixing
2014 Me. I Am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse Mariah Carey Mixing
2014 The Lyricists' Opus Chrisette Michele Mixing
2014 The Way Macy Gray Mixing
2014 Xscape Michael Jackson Mixing
2013 Break the Pot Rich Boy Mixing
2013 Now, Then & Forever Earth Mixing
2013 Rocks and Honey Bonnie Tyler Mixing
2012 Breathless/At Last... The Duets Album Kenny G Mixing
2012 Greatest Hits, Chapter 1 Kelly Clarkson Mixing
2012 R&B: The Collection [Rhino] Mixing
2011 1977 The-Dream / Terius Nash Mixing
2011 A Family Business Brandy / Ray J Mixing
2011 A.N.T. Farm Mixing
2011 Contact Boney James Mixing
2011 Gloria Gloria Trevi Mezcla
2011 Killer Love Nicole Scherzinger Mixing
2011 Roy: Tribute to Roy Orbison Damien Leith Mixing
2011 The Light of the Sun Jill Scott Mixing
2010 Calling All Hearts Keyshia Cole Mixing
2010 Charice Charice Mixing
2010 Greatest Hits... So Far!!! P!nk Mixing
2010 Just Dance, Vol. 3 Mixing
2010 Love King The-Dream Mixing
2010 Luna Nueva Debi Nova Mixing
2010 Monkey Business/Elephunk/Bridging the Gap The Black Eyed Peas Mixing
2010 Pulse Toni Braxton Mixing
2010 StarStruck Disney Mixing
2010 Still Standing Monica Mixing
2010 The Love Trilogy The-Dream Mixing
2010 Twenty Ten: Greatest Hits Guy Sebastian Mixing
2010 Uni5: The World's Enemy Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Mixing
2009 Above and Beyoncé: Video Collection & Dance Mixes Beyoncé Mixing
2009 Charmbracelet/The Emancipation of Mimi/E=MC2 Mariah Carey Mixing
2009 D.N.A. Mario Mixing
2009 Days Difference Days Difference Mixing
2009 Deeper Than Rap Rick Ross Mixing
2009 Def Jam 25: DJ Bring That Back Mixing
2009 Differently Cassie Davis Mixing
2009 Evolution of a Man Brian McKnight Mixing
2009 Fantasy Ride Ciara Mixing
2009 Fight for Love Elliott Yamin Mixing
2009 Forever in a Day Day26 Mixing
2009 Guilty Pleasure Ashley Tisdale Mixing
2009 Hits Seal Mixing
2009 How to Be a Lady, Vol. 1 Electrik Red Mixing
2009 I Look to You Whitney Houston Mixing
2009 Just Dance, Vol. 2 Mixing
2009 Just Go Lionel Richie Mixing
2009 Lady Love LeToya Mixing
2009 Let It Beat Shwayze Mixing
2009 Let's Get Crazy Cassie Mixing
2009 Love vs Money The-Dream Mixing
2009 Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel Mariah Carey Mixing
2009 My World Justin Bieber Mixing
2009 P!nk Box P!nk Mixing
2009 Ready Trey Songz Mixing
2009 Round 2 J. Holiday Mixing
2009 Ruthless Ace Hood Mixing
2009 She Wolf Shakira Mixing, Mixing Engineer
2009 Soft White Mack 10 Mixing
2009 Still BeBe & CeCe Winans Mixing
2009 Stronger with Each Tear Mary J. Blige Mixing
2009 Sweet 7 Sugababes Mixing
2009 The Rebirth Bobby V Mixing
2009 This Is Us Backstreet Boys Mixing
2009 This Is the One Utada Mixing
2009 Toussaint St. Jean: From the Hut, To the Projects, To the Mansion Wyclef Jean Mixing
2009 Untitled R. Kelly Mixing
2008 A Different Me Keyshia Cole Mixing
2008 A Long Time Coming Wayne Brady Mixing
2008 Best of Hilary Duff Hilary Duff Engineer, Audio Engineer, Mixing
2008 Best of the Best: Love Songs Diana Ross Mixing
2008 Black Summer Party: Best Of, Vol. 5 Mixing
2008 Brutha Brutha Mixing
2008 Call and Response: The Remix Album Maroon 5 Mixing
2008 Colby O Colby O'Donis Mixing
2008 Cookie Jar The-Dream / Gym Class Heroes Mixing
2008 Departure Jesse McCartney Mixing
2008 Discipline Janet Jackson Mixing
2008 Doll Domination The Pussycat Dolls Mixing
2008 Dream a Little Jimmy Demers Mixing
2008 E=MC² Mariah Carey Mixing 2008 Exit 13 LL Cool J Mixing
2008 First Love Karina Mixing
2008 Girlicious Girlicious Mixing 2008 Here I Stand Usher Mixing
2008 I Am...Sasha Fierce Beyoncé Mixing
2008 I'll Be Home for Christmas Brian McKnight Enhanced CD Audio Creation
2008 Intuition Jamie Foxx Mixing
2008 Just a Rolling Stone Donnie Klang Mixing
2008 Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits Christina Aguilera Mixing, Audio Production, Assistant Engineer
2008 Music in My Soul Leigh Jones Engineer, Audio Engineer, Mixing
2008 OnMyRadio Musiq Soulchild Mixing
2008 Playlist: Woman Mixing 2008 Prima J Prima J Mixing
2008 Raven-Symoné Raven-Symoné Mixing
2008 Shwayze Shwayze Mixing
2008 Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams Solange Mixing
2008 Texas Playradioplay! Mixing
2008 The Best Love...Ever! Mixing
2008 The Hits Kelis Mixing
2008 The Quilt Gym Class Heroes Mixing
2008 The Truth Cherish Mixing
2008 Theater of the Mind Ludacris Mixing
2008 True to the Game Mixing
2008 Turbo 919 Sean Garrett Mixing
2008 Uncle Charlie Charlie Wilson Mixing
2008 Yours, Mine and the Truth Sterling Simms Mixing
2007 All in My Blood Wiz Khalifa Mixing
2007 Big Macy Gray Mixing
2007 Bratz [Original Soundtrack] Bratz Mixing
2007 Ghetto Passport Famouz Mixing
2007 Greatest Hits Groove Armada Mixing
2007 Growing Pains Mary J. Blige Mixing
2007 Just Like You Keyshia Cole Mixing
2007 Look What You Made Me Yung Berg Enhanced Recording
2007 Love Is Wicked Brick & Lace Mixing
2007 Love/Hate The-Dream Mixing
2007 P!nk Box [2007] P!nk Mixing
2007 Souljaboytellem.com Soulja Boy Tell Em Mixing
2007 Soundboy Rock Groove Armada Mixing
2007 Spirit Leona Lewis Mixing
2007 Strength & Loyalty Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Mixing
2007 System Seal Audio Engineer, Mixing
2007 Taking Chances Céline Dion Mixing
2007 The Best of Me: Yolanda Adams Greatest Hits Yolanda Adams Mixing
2007 The Cool Lupe Fiasco Enhanced Recording
2007 The Real Thing: Words and Sounds, Vol. 3 Jill Scott Mixing
2007 The Rise and Fall of Keite Young Keite Young Mixing
2007 Trey Day Trey Songz Mixing
2007 Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls Mixing
2007 We Ride (I See the Future) Mary J. Blige Mixing
2006 A Mary Mary Christmas Mary Mary Supervisor
2006 A Public Affair Jessica Simpson Mixing
2006 A Public Affair Jessica Simpson Mixing
2006 Aura Yvonne Catterfeld Mixing
2006 B'day Beyoncé Mixing
2006 Back to Basics Christina Aguilera Mixing
2006 Be Without You Mary J. Blige Mixing
2006 Christina Aguilera/Stripped Christina Aguilera Mixing
2006 Club Bangers Mixing
2006 Coming Home Lionel Richie Mixing
2006 Dance Revolution The Slumber Party Girls Mixing
2006 Director Avant Mixing
2006 Heart to Yours/Do You Know Michelle Williams Mixing
2006 I Don't Need a Man The Pussycat Dolls Mixing
2006 In My Own Words Ne-Yo Mixing
2006 Kelis Was Here Kelis Mixing
2006 Light Poles and Pine Trees Field Mob Mixing
2006 Live in London The Pussycat Dolls Mixing
2006 Loose Nelly Furtado Mixing
2006 Maneater Nelly Furtado Mixing
2006 My Book K-Ci Mixing
2006 My Friends & Me Dionne Warwick Mixing
2006 Point of No Return Shareefa Mixing
2006 Reflections (A Retrospective) Mary J. Blige Mixing
2006 Step Up Mixing
2006 Ten Brian McKnight Mixing
2006 Testimony, Vol. 1: Life & Relationship India.Arie Mixing
2005 #1's Destiny's Child Mixing
2005 Beautiful Life/Just As I Am Guy Sebastian Mixing
2005 Check on It [Single] Beyoncé / Slim Thug Mixing
2005 Cool Traxx!, Vol. 2 Remixing
2005 Day by Day Yolanda Adams Mixing
2005 Desperate Housewives [TV Soundtrack] Mixing
2005 Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul Jaguar Wright Mixing
2005 Gemini Brian McKnight Mixing
2005 Girl, Pt. 1 Destiny's Child Mixing
2005 Hero Kirk Franklin Mixing
2005 I Am Not My Hair India.Arie Mixing
2005 Illumination Earth Mixing
2005 In Public Kelis Mixing
2005 In This Life Together Kindred the Family Soul Mixing
2005 In the Mid-Nite Hour Warren G Mixing
2005 In the Mix [Music from the Motion Picture] Mixing
2005 Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen Mixing
2005 Lost and Found Will Smith Mixing, Composer
2005 Missundaztood/Can't Take Me Home P!nk Mixing
2005 PCD The Pussycat Dolls Mixing
2005 Sweatsuit Nelly Vocal Mixing
2005 The Breakthrough Mary J. Blige Mixing
2005 The Way It Is Keyshia Cole Mixing
2005 This is Me Jully Black Engineer
2005 Tilt Ya Head Back Nelly Vocal Mixing
2005 When Love Is Gone Martin Nievera Mixing
2004 At Last...The Duets Album Kenny G Mixing
2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business Mixing
2004 Beautiful Life Guy Sebastian Mixing
2004 Believe in Angels Believe in Me Angel Mixing, A&R
2004 Cherie Cherie Engineer, Mixing
2004 Destiny Fulfilled Destiny's Child Mixing
2004 Do You Know Michelle Williams Mixing
2004 Grammy Nominees 2004 Mixing
2004 I Changed My Mind Keyshia Cole Engineer
2004 Just for You Lionel Richie Mixing
2004 Let's Talk About It Carl Thomas Mixing
2004 Never Keyshia Cole Mixing
2004 Outrun the Sky Lalah Hathaway Mixing
2004 Shark Tale Mixing
2004 Sweat Nelly Vocal Mixing
2004 The Collection Dina Carroll Mixing
2004 The Ultimate R&B Album Mixing
2004 The Very Best of Macy Gray Macy Gray Mixing
2004 Throwback Boyz II Men Mixing
2004 Tiffany Villarreal Tiffany Villareal Mixing
2004 Walkin' in the Shadow of Life Neville Brothers Mixing
2003 Biker Boyz Mixing
2003 Chasing Time II Martin Nievera Mixing
2003 Emosoul D.J. Rogers Jr. Mixing
2003 Fallen Mya Mixing
2003 Falling Uphill Lillix Mixing
2003 In This Skin Jessica Simpson Mixing
2003 Low Kelly Clarkson Mixing
2003 Miss Independent Kelly Clarkson Mixing
2003 Moodring Mya Mixing
2003 My Love Is Like...Wo Mya Mixing
2003 Rose Falcon Rose Falcon Mixing
2003 Solo Star Solange Mixing
2003 Tasty Kelis Mixing
2003 Thankful Kelly Clarkson Mixing
2003 The Fighting Temptations Mixing
2003 Trouble [Import CD] P!nk Mixing
2003 Try This P!nk Mixing
2003 U Turn Brian McKnight Mixing
2002 Amor Secreto Luis Fonsi Mixing
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember [Original Soundtrack] Mixing
2002 Dirrty Christina Aguilera Mixing
2002 Dirty Child Rosey Mixing
2002 El Cool Magnifico Coolio Mixing
2002 Emotional K-Ci & JoJo Engineer, Mixing
2002 Family Portrait P!nk Mixing
2002 Fight the Feeling Luis Fonsi Mixing
2002 From There to Here: 1989-2002 Brian McKnight Mixing
2002 Full Circle Boyz II Men Mixing
2002 Full Moon Brandy Mixing
2002 Fun Rose Falcon Mixing
2002 Get the Party Started [Australia CD] P!nk Mixing
2002 Go-Get-Her/Nowhere Vi3 Mixing
2002 Greatest Hits Jon B. Mixing
2002 Justified Justin Timberlake Mixing
2002 Love & War Jerzee Monet Mixing
2002 Moulin Rouge [Original Soundtrack] Mixing
2002 Scooby-Doo [Original Soundtrack] Mixing
2002 Simply Deep Kelly Rowland Mixing
2002 So Tight Vi3 Mixing
2002 Stole [4 Track Single] Kelly Rowland Mixing
2002 Stripped Christina Aguilera Mixing
2002 This Is the Remix Destiny's Child Mixing
2002 Transporter [Original Soundtrack] Mixing
2002 Virginity TG4 Mixing
2001 8 Days of Christmas Destiny's Child Mixing
2001 A Girl Like Me Emma Bunton Mixing
2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Soundtrack) James Newton Howard Mixing
2001 BBD Bell Biv DeVoe Mixing, Mixing Engineer
2001 Down to Earth [Music from the Motion Picture] Mixing
2001 Dr. Dolittle 2 Mixing
2001 Greatest Hits Ice Cube Mixing
2001 JP Jesse Powell Mixing
2001 Jersey Ave. Jersey Ave. Mixing
2001 Joy Enriquez Joy Enriquez Mixing
2001 Lady Marmalade Christina Aguilera / Missy Elliott / Mya / P!nk Mixing
2001 Legally Blonde Mixing
2001 M!ssundaztood P!nk Mixing
2001 MTV: TRL Christmas Mixing
2001 Pleasures U Like Jon B. Mixing
2001 Pure R&B, Vol. 2 Mixing
2001 Superhero Brian McKnight Mixing
2001 Survivor Destiny's Child Mixing
2001 The Very Best of Dina Carroll Dina Carroll Mixing
2001 The Brothers [2001] Mixing
2001 Victoria Beckham Victoria Beckham Mixing
2000 Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones Sticky Fingaz Mixing
2000 Bridging the Gap The Black Eyed Peas Mixing
2000 Fearless Crystal Lewis Mixing
2000 Gift of Love Diana Ross Mixing
2000 Gotta Tell You Samantha Mumba Producer, Mixing
2000 La Colección Crystal Lewis Mixing
2000 Love & Basketball [Soundtrack] Mixing
2000 Men of Honor Mark Isham Mixing
2000 My Kind of Christmas Christina Aguilera Mixing
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Mixing
2000 Paris: New York Marc Laurens Mixing
2000 Remix Plus Christina Aguilera Mixing
2000 Revelation 98° Mixing
2000 The Hurricane [Original Soundtrack] Mixing
2000 X K-Ci & JoJo Mixing
2000 You Can't Resist Jessica Mixing
1999 24-7 Kevon Edmonds Mixing
1999 5 for 1 5 Young Men Mixing
1999 Chocolate Mood Marc Nelson Mixing
1999 Christina Aguilera Christina Aguilera Mixing
1999 Coolio's Crowbar Records Presents a Compilation of New Artists Mixing
1999 Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida" Elton John / Tim Rice Mixing
1999 Enrique Enrique Iglesias Mixing
1999 Hot Coko Coko Mixing
1999 I Love You...Me Cherokee Mixing
1999 I Want It All Warren G Mixing
1999 It's Real K-Ci & JoJo Mixing
1999 Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album Mixing
1999 Northern Star Melanie C Mixing
1999 Pokemon: The First Movie Mixing
1999 Shanice Shanice Mixing
1999 Trina & Tamara Trina & Tamara Mixing
1999 Unleash the Dragon Sisqó Mixing, Mixing Engineer
1999 What a Girl Wants Christina Aguilera Mixing
1998 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas Jermaine Dupri Mixing
1998 4 Bruthas and a Bass Solo Mixing
1998 Behind the Front The Black Eyed Peas Mixing
1998 Bethlehem Brian McKnight Mixing
1998 Breath from Another Esthero Mixing
1998 Fame L.A. Mixing
1998 In Love at Christmas K-Ci & JoJo Mixing
1998 Only You Tami Davis Mixing
1997 BeBe Winans BeBe Winans Mixing
1997 Betta Listen Laurneá Mixing
1997 C U When U Get There Coolio Mixing
1997 Greatest Hits Eternal Mixing
1997 Love Always K-Ci & JoJo Mixing
1997 My Soul Coolio Mixing
1997 Rahsaan Patterson Rahsaan Patterson Engineer, Mixing
1997 Samantha Cole Samantha Cole Engineer
1997 Steel Mixing
1996 Back to the World Tevin Campbell Engineer, Mixing
1996 I Am L.V. L.V. Mixing
1996 Light Years Jamiroquai Mixing
1995 Damn Thing Called Love After 7 Mixing
1995 Do You Wanna Ride? Adina Howard Mixing
1995 I Remember You Brian McKnight Engineer
1995 Out of the Blu Blu Producer, Synthesizer, Drum Programming
1995 Reflections After 7 Mixing
1995 We Got It Immature Mixing
1994 Blankman Mixing
1994 For You London Jones Mixing
1994 Hot & Ready Raja-Nee Mixing
1994 Sugar Hill Producer, Engineer, Mixing
1994 Time Atlantic Starr Mixing
1994 Treat U Right Blackgirl Mixing
1993 Afro-Plane Afro-Plane Engineer
1993 Five XI Five XI Mixing
1993 It's Real The Real Seduction Composer
1993 Love's Alright Eddie Murphy Mixing
1993 The Meteor Man Mixing
1993 Whole New Head One II 3 Engineer, Mixing, Mixing Engineer
1992 Countess Countess Vaughn Producer, Mixing, Remixing
1992 Crazy Coolin' The Barrio Boyzz Mixing
1992 On Our Worst Behavior Immature Producer, Mixing, Production Technician
1992 White Men Can't Jump Producer, Engineer, Composer
1991 Freezin' 'Em Level III Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Vocal Engineer, Composer
1991 Live Your Life Be Free Belinda Carlisle Remixing
1991 Livin' It Up [Cassette Single] Trent Dean Mixing
1991 Ricca Ricca Mixing
1991 Spellbound Paula Abdul Engineer
1991 WBBD - Bootcity! The Remix Album Bell Biv DeVoe Remixing
1991 What Comes Naturally Sheena Easton Engineer
1990 Notes of a Native Son Laquan Mixing
1990 Ralph Tresvant Ralph Tresvant Mixing
1990 Tommy Boy's Greatest Hits Mixing
1988 Too Tuff Brick Engineer
Breakdance Party Mixing
Decode Exilia Mixing Heal Andrea Renzullo Mixing
Jermaine Dupri Presents: Soulful Nights of Christmas Mixing
R&B Anthems [2016] Mixing
The Story Continues After Romeo Mixing Wear My Kiss Sugababes 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, Ethan Willoughby, Nico Hamui, and Rafael Fadul.
References
External links
- Dave Pensado on Discogs
- Pensado's Place
- Dave Pensado NAMM Oral History Program Interview (2015)
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