Derek Ali

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Derek Ali
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Background information
Born (1989-11-01) November 1, 1989 (age 32)
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Mixing engineer
Years active2010s–present
Associated acts
Websitewww.engineears.com

Derek Ali (born November 1, 1989[1]), better known by his moniker MixedByAli, is an American mixing engineer. His career began in Los Angeles in the late 2000s recording and mixing for Top Dawg Entertainment artists Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, SZA and more recently Bas, Nipsey Hussle, Snoop Dogg and many others.[2][3]

In 2018, he invented an online mixing program and community for mixing engineers called EngineEars which is aimed at teaching upcoming engineers techniques that will improve the quality of mixes they create and provide a world class mixing access to artists remotely.[4][5]

Technique[]

Ali mixes "in the box" (without the use of analog gear) when working with certain audio effects, such as vocals. However, he credits a mixing console for his "crispiness". About using hardware, Ali says: "If you have the gear, I suggest you use it. How I look at this way of mixing is I feel like you're inside the computer."[6]

About 80% of his time spent mixing is in mono, which is a method he learned from Dr. Dre.[7]

Awards[]

Ali has been nominated for the Grammy Awards 6 times and has won twice.[8]

Nominations[]

Wins[]

Discography[]

Mentors[]

Though Ali was introduced to mixing DAWs like Pro Tools by Punch and Dave Free, his most notable professional teacher is Dr. Dre whom he served under as an intern.

References[]

  1. ^ "18 Questions With 30 Under 30 Audio Engineer MixedByAli". Forbes. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "DEREK ALI, THE MAN BEHIND KENDRICK'S SOUND". OZY. February 10, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Inside Track: Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly". Sound on Sound. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "How Top Dawg Entertainment's MixedByAli Is Transitioning From Audio Engineer To Entrepreneur". Forbes. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "Audio Engineering Pro Tips with Derek 'MixedByAli' Ali". NAMM. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  6. ^ Mixing Vocals – MixedByAli, retrieved October 12, 2019
  7. ^ "Inside Track: Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly". www.soundonsound.com. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "Past Winners Search". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  9. ^ "Spilligion / Spillage Village". Tidal. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  10. ^ Dreamland (liner notes). Glass Animals. Wolf Tone. 2020. 0883364.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Bas (August 24, 2018). "Milky Way full credits". Instagram. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  12. ^ "Digital Booklet – Redemption" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  13. ^ "This Is America / Childish Gambino". Tidal. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  14. ^ *"Invasion of Privacy / Cardi B TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  15. ^ Z. Yeung, Neil. "Victory Lap – Nipsey Hussle". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  16. ^ Ctrl (Media notes). SZA. RCA. 2017.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ "DAMN. digital booklet". Missing or empty |url= (help)
  18. ^ To Pimp a Butterfly (Media notes). Interscope Records.
  19. ^ "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City – Kendrick Lamar". AllMusic. Credits. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2012.

External links[]

  • [1] on Discogs
  • [2] on AllMusic
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