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Q&A 01 Luca Pretolesi

23 min English

Luca Pretolesi answers the questions you sent us on social! We opened the question box on Instagram, you filled it up, and Luca sat down to go through them one by one: mixing, mastering, gear and everything in between. Didn't get your question answered this time? Follow @mymixlab on social and keep an eye out!

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Q&A 01 LUCA PRETOLESI
Luca Pretolesi

Q&A 01 Luca Pretolesi

23 min

Luca Pretolesi answers the questions you sent us on social! We opened the question box on Instagram, you filled it up, and Luca sat down to go through them one by one: mixing, mastering, gear and everything in between. Didn't get your question answered this time? Follow @mymixlab on social and keep an eye out!

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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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