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Catch The Full Live Stream On Youtube With Luca Pretolesi And Reid Stefan

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Incase you missed the live stream and Q&A with Luca Pretolesi and Reid Stefan, where they discussed mixing, mastering, music production and asked for your input on future topics . We’ve got you covered! You can still catch the full stream here!

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Catch the full live stream on YouTube with Luca Pretolesi and Reid Stefan
Luca Pretolesi

Catch The Full Live Stream On Youtube With Luca Pretolesi And Reid Stefan

59 min

Incase you missed the live stream and Q&A with Luca Pretolesi and Reid Stefan, where they discussed mixing, mastering, music production and asked for your input on future topics . We’ve got you covered! You can still catch the full stream here!

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Luca Pretolesi

Luca Pretolesi

Luca Pretolesi is a world-renowned mixing and mastering engineer with a wealth of professional experience and a reputation as one of the best in the industry. With multiple Grammy nominations and wins, as well as Platinum, Diamond, Billboard, and Golden Melody awards, he has mixed and mastered some of the most streamed songs of all time. He is also the founder and creator of Studio DMI, a state-of-the-art facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Luca has worked with top artists such as Drake, Skrillex, Diplo, Chiquis, Major Lazer, Alan Walker, Dillon Francis, David Guetta, J Balvin, and many more. Luca’s Grammy nominations include Chiquis “Abeja Reina” for Best Regional Mexican Music Album, Diplo “Diplo” for Best Dance/Electronic Album, Diplo & Miguel “Don’t Forget My Love” for Best Dance/Electronic Single, J Balvin & Willy William’s “Mi Gente” for Record of the Year, Steve Aoki’s “Wonderland” for Best Dance Album, Snoop Lion’s “Reincarnation” for Best Reggae Album.

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