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This week's guest is singlehandedly moving the entire rock genre forward with his incredible contributions to projects like Tool's latest, "Fear Inoculum", Slipknot's "We Are Not Your Kind", Alice in Chains' "Rainier Fog", and more. Please welcome to the desk, Joe Barresi!

Ruff Mix Master Gordie makes his appearance in today's episode and he brought his dad, Grammy Award Winning Mix Engineer Alex Tumay. Tune in as we take a long overdue deep dive with Multi-Platinum Mix Engineer, Alex Tumay!

This week's guest went from working in his bedroom to the top of the charts. Please welcome to The Place, Grammy Nominated / Multiplatinum Producer Mick Schultz! BIO: Mick Schultz is a grammy-nominated music producer who achieved multi-platinum success by blazing his own trail through the music industry when he was just a teenager. The St. Louis native moved to Chicago at the age of 18 and soon after he met Jeremih while attending Columbia College. The two began making music in Schultz’s makeshift apartment studio and their chemistry was palpable. The duo co-wrote and produced Jeremih’s self-titled debut album and took it to a local Chicago radio station with hopes of getting their first single “Birthday Sex” played. The song was an instant hit after it aired and soon every major label was calling to make a deal. The two went on to spawn mega hits “Down On Me” featuring 50 Cent, “Don’t Tell ‘Em” featuring YG, and “I Like” featuring Ludacris firmly establishing Schultz as one of the top new go-to music producers. Since breaking into the industry Schultz has went on to earn two grammy nominations and produced multiple hits for various artist including Why Don’t We, Max Frost, Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, Jez Dior, SoMo, and Zendaya to name a few. Whether from a makeshift studio or in his own state-of-the-art recording studio, Schultz has always been driven by the desire to make music. Constantly pushing his own limits, he pours his all into writing and producing rather than getting sidetracked by publicity or image. Artists who work with him have noted they can hear a difference in their music after working in his studio, where they’re free of the pressure of timetabled sessions and can reap the benefits of a hands-on producer who simply loves to inspire and vibe with other music lovers. In 2019 Schultz took his passion for independent projects and love for developing new talent and created Upside Records, a joint venture label under Atlantic Records. Schultz is currently producing and overseeing projects for various artist.

This week's guest worked his way from unpaid intern to Grammy Winning Multiplatinum Engineer. Please welcome to The Place, David "Yungin" Kim! BIO: Originally from Seoul, Korea, David Kim quickly learned that the standard route of attending a four-year college and climbing the corporate ladder in a cubicle wasn’t for him. He decided to cultivate his passion for the technical side of music at Musicians Institute, graduating with a certificate in audio engineering at the top of his class in 2010 and subsequently landing an internship at Chalice Recording Studios, one of the top recording studios in Los Angeles. Over the next few years, he tirelessly worked his way up from unpaid intern to head engineer. David was later presented with the opportunity to engineer full-time for Hit-Boy, an American producer, rapper, and songwriter best known for producing smash hits such as “N***as In Paris” by Jay-Z and Kanye West, “Goldie” by A$AP Rocky, “Trophies” by Drake,” and “Clique” by Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean. Since then, David has transitioned into a part-time gig with Hit-Boy in order to dedicate more of his time to freelancing. He’s worked with notable artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, Ariana Grande, DJ Khaled, Mary J. Blige, and Future, among others. Some highlights of his career up to this point include winning a GRAMMY for working on Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly as well as recording and mixing Nipsey Hussle’s last song, “Racks In The Middle.” He has worked with artists across multiple genres of music, and his passion for audio engineering has taken him to studios all over the world.

This week's guest needs no introduction. He is the lead Singer of hot reggae / punk band, Sublime with Rome. Please welcome to The Place, Rome Ramirez!

Today's guest is Composer / Producer, Kristen Agee! She is the CEO & Founder of 411 Music Group - a company that provides synchronization licensing, publishing, administration, custom score, artist development and digital distribution for music rights. Tune in to learn new ways to monetize your music and get heard. You're at The Place!

Summer NAMM was a blast last month in Nashville! Join us for our conversation with some of the hottest songwriters and producers in the country - Ross Copperman, Luke Laird, & Beth Laird!

Elton "L10mixedit" Chueng is a mix engineer based in Chicago, IL. Starting as an intern at Classick Studios in 2011, Elton worked his way to becoming one of the most in demand engineers in Chicago. In the short amount of time that he's been engineering, Elton has helped many of his peers launch successful careers in music such as Chance The Rapper, Noname, Smino and many more. In Februrary 2017, Elton was awarded for his contribution on Chance The Rapper's critically acclaimed mixtape "Coloring Book" for Best Rap Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. His mission statement is to help bring opportunity to Chicago, and create more resources for upcoming artists and producers to flourish. Please welcome to The Place, Elton "L10mixedit" Chueng.

This is Part 2! At only 21-years-old, the multi-talented Finneas O’Connell has already become a buzzing and sought-after producer, songwriter and artist. Born and raised in East Los Angeles, Finneas was homeschooled alongside his younger sister, Billie Eilish. In 2016 Finneas wrote a song titled “Ocean Eyes” in his bedroom studio. After asking his sister, Billie, to record the track and then combing her sweet soaring voice with sparse clean production, the brother-sister duo decided to upload the track to Soundcloud. That single became the breakout hit for Billie Eilish, quickly grabbing her a record deal with Interscope and gaining major media buzz. The siblings continued to write and record together for Billie’s solo project, creating her debut EP don’t smile at me and her debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Working behind the scenes on numerous hit singles, 2018 marked the year that Finneas steps out into the spotlight with his own innovative and ambitious solo project. He is ahead of his time in artistry, songwriting, and production alike. Please welcome to The Place, FINNEAS!

At only 21-years-old, the multi-talented Finneas O’Connell has already become a buzzing and sought-after producer, songwriter and artist. Born and raised in East Los Angeles, Finneas was homeschooled alongside his younger sister, Billie Eilish. In 2016 Finneas wrote a song titled “Ocean Eyes” in his bedroom studio. After asking his sister, Billie, to record the track and then combing her sweet soaring voice with sparse clean production, the brother-sister duo decided to upload the track to Soundcloud. That single became the breakout hit for Billie Eilish, quickly grabbing her a record deal with Interscope and gaining major media buzz. The siblings continued to write and record together for Billie’s solo project, creating her debut EP don’t smile at me and her debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Working behind the scenes on numerous hit singles, 2018 marked the year that Finneas steps out into the spotlight with his own innovative and ambitious solo project. He is ahead of his time in artistry, songwriting, and production alike. Please welcome to The Place, FINNEAS!

Today's guest is the Mixer and/or Producer behind hits like "Lean On" Major Laser & DJ Snake, "My Hitta" YG, "Beach House 3" album by Ty Dolla $ign, "Don't Tell Em" Jeremih, & many more. Tune in as Dave interviews super talented Mixer / Producer, James Royo. You're at The Place!

This week we filmed our very first Live ITL featuring a member of Dave's team, Jaime Estalella. Tune in as they demonstrate a few techniques for recording guitar with the IK Multimedia AXE I/O.

Today's guest is the recordist and mixer for Akon and Konvict Muzik, and head engineer at Konvict Studios in Burbank, CA. Credits include Akon, Ozuna, Joey Montana, SisQo, Dizzee Rascal, Yo Gotti, Lijah Lu, Gorilla Zoe, King Midas, Mega Ran, Ronnie Spector and Uri Caine. Please welcome to The Place, Matthew "⌘ + S" Weiss!

Today's guest is 1/2 of the Grammy Award Winning Production duo, Midi Mafia. He has produced hits like 50 Cent's "21 Questions", Frank Ocean's "Swim Good", Fantasia's "When I See U", and many more. Recently he has expanded his resume to include working as Vice President of a company called Transparence Entertainment Group. Transparence identifies, recovers and administers royalty and licensing income from various sources for artists, performers, musicians and songwriters. Their objective is to maximize remuneration by administering rights around the world effectively and rapidly. Welcome to The Place, Bruce Waynne!

We're back with Part Two! You asked the questions, we got the answers. Enjoy!