Dave Pensado

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Dave Pensado is a Grammy Award-winning mix engineer.{{cite journal|last=Tingen|first=Paul|title=Secrets Of The Mix Engineers - Dave Pensado |journal=Sound on Sound|date=January 2007|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan07/articles/insidetrack_0107.htm|accessdate=3 August 2013}} 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.{{cn|date=August 2023}}

On September 12, 2011, Pensado started a weekly show called Pensado's Place, together with Herb Trawick, his manager and business partner.{{cn|date=August 2023}} The first part of the show is about audio engineering techniques; Pensado evaluates - sometimes assisted or replaced by a guest speaker - plugins, outboard gear like microphones, and demonstrates how to improve the mix. The second part is an interview of a mixing engineer, master engineer, producer, label CEO or singer-songwriter.{{cite web|url=http://www.pensadosplace.tv |title=Pensado's Place |publisher=Pensadosplace.tv |date= |accessdate=2015-12-23}}{{failed verification|reason=does not give structure of show|date=August 2023}}{{better|reason=primary source|date=August 2023}}

On July 20, 2013, Pensado and Trawick hosted an event at Vintage King Los Angeles called "Pensado Gear Expo 2013".{{cite magazine|

title=Backbeat: Pensado's Place Web Series and Vintage King Audio Launch Gear Expo 2013 in L.A.|magazine=Billboard |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/backbeat/4210165/backbeat-pensados-place-web-series-and-vintage-king-audio-launch-gear|accessdate=22 July 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.

Equipment

At first, Pensado occasionally demonstrates outboard analog gear, but later on, he only processes/edits audio tracks with his computer, which is also called mixing 'in the box', before sending his mixes to a mastering engineer. For all demonstrations he uses Pro Tools as his DAW (digital audio workstation), and the show is sponsored by audio companies he respects.

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.{{cite web|title=Past Winners Search|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=pensado&field_nominee_work_value=&year=All&genre=All|work=Grammy.com|publisher=The Recording Academy|accessdate=3 August 2013}}

Pensado was the recipient of the 2020 NAMM TEC (Technical Excellence & Creativity) Hall of Fame Award. Pensado was officially inducted into the NAMM TEC Hall of Fame at the 35th Annual NAMM TEC Awards, held on January 18 in Anaheim, California during the NAMM Show.{{cite web |last1=NAMM |title=Dave Pensado and Herb Trawick Named as Recipients of The TEC Hall of Fame Award |url=https://www.namm.org/news/press-releases/dave-pensado-and-herb-trawick-named-recipients-tec |website=namm.org}}

Discography

class="wikitable"
Year !Title !Artist !Role
rowspan="2"\| 2016 \| Sounds of the Sea \| The Cetacea Boys \| Mixing
R&B Anthems \| \| Mixing
rowspan="3"\| 2015 \| Golden Moments \| Jill Scott \| Mixing
Rub \| Peaches \| Mixing
The Story Continues \| After Romeo \| Mixing
rowspan="6"\| 2014 \| Happy Hour: The Greatest Hits \| T-Pain \| Mixing
Holiday \| Earth \| Mixing
Me. I Am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse \| Mariah Carey \| Mixing
The Lyricists' Opus \| Chrisette Michele \| Mixing
The Way \| Macy Gray \| Mixing
Xscape \| Michael Jackson \| Mixing
rowspan="4"\| 2013 \| Write It On A Wall \| Xai \| Mixing
Break the Pot \| Rich Boy \| Mixing
Now, Then & Forever \| Earth \| Mixing
Rocks and Honey \| Bonnie Tyler \| Mixing
rowspan="4"\| 2012 \| Breathless/At Last... The Duets Album \| Kenny G \| Mixing
Greatest Hits, Chapter 1 \| Kelly Clarkson \| Mixing
R&B: The Collection \| [Rhino] \| Mixing
Decode \| Exilia \| Mixing
rowspan="9"\| 2011 \| 1977 \| The-Dream / Terius Nash \| Mixing
A Family Business \| Brandy / Ray J \| Mixing
A.N.T. \| Farm \| Mixing
Contact \| Boney James \| Mixing
Gloria \| Gloria Trevi \| Mezcla
Killer Love \| Nicole Scherzinger \| Mixing
Roy: Tribute to Roy Orbison \| Damien Leith \| Mixing
The Light of the Sun \| Jill Scott \| Mixing
Heal \| Andrea Renzullo \| Mixing
rowspan="14"\| 2010 \| Calling All Hearts \| Keyshia Cole \| Mixing
Charice \| Charice \| Mixing
Greatest Hits... So Far!!! \| P!nk \| Mixing
Just Dance, Vol. 3 \| \| Mixing
Love King \| The-Dream \| Mixing
Luna Nueva \| Debi Nova \| Mixing
Monkey Business/Elephunk/Bridging the Gap \| The Black Eyed Peas \| Mixing
Pulse \| Toni Braxton \| Mixing
StarStruck \| Disney \| Mixing
Still Standing \| Monica \| Mixing
The Love Trilogy \| The-Dream \| Mixing
Twenty Ten: Greatest Hits \| Guy Sebastian \| Mixing
Uni5: The World's Enemy \| Bone Thugs-n-Harmony \| Mixing
Wear My Kiss \| Sugababes \| Mixing
rowspan="37"\| 2009 \| Above and Beyoncé: Video Collection & Dance Mixes \| Beyoncé \| Mixing
Charmbracelet/The Emancipation of Mimi/E=MC2 \| Mariah Carey \| Mixing
D.N.A. \| Mario \| Mixing
Days Difference \| Days Difference \| Mixing
Deeper Than Rap \| Rick Ross \| Mixing
Def Jam 25: DJ Bring That Back \| \| Mixing
Differently \| Cassie Davis \| Mixing
Evolution of a Man \| Brian McKnight \| Mixing
Fantasy Ride \| Ciara \| Mixing
Fight for Love \| Elliott Yamin \| Mixing
Forever in a Day \| Day26 \| Mixing
Guilty Pleasure \| Ashley Tisdale \| Mixing
Hits \| Seal \| Mixing
How to Be a Lady, Vol. 1 \| Electrik Red \| Mixing
I Look to You \| Whitney Houston \| Mixing
Just Dance, Vol. 2 \| \| Mixing
Just Go \| Lionel Richie \| Mixing
Lady Love \| LeToya \| Mixing
Let It \| Beat Shwayze \| Mixing
Let's Get Crazy \| Cassie \| Mixing
Love vs Money \| The-Dream \| Mixing
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel \| Mariah Carey \| Mixing
My World \| Justin Bieber \| Mixing
P!nk Box \| P!nk \| Mixing
Ready \| Trey Songz \| Mixing
Round 2 \| J. Holiday \| Mixing
Ruthless \| Ace Hood \| Mixing
She Wolf \| Shakira \| Mixing, Mixing Engineer
Soft White \| Mack 10 \| Mixing
Still \| BeBe & CeCe Winans \| Mixing
Stronger with Each Tear \| Mary J. Blige \| Mixing
Sweet 7 \| Sugababes \| Mixing
The Rebirth \| Bobby V \| Mixing
This Is Us \| Backstreet Boys \| Mixing
This Is the One \| Utada \| Mixing
Toussaint St. Jean: From the Hut, To the Projects, To the Mansion \| Wyclef Jean \| Mixing
Untitled \| R. Kelly \| Mixing
rowspan="40"\| 2008 \| A Different Me \| Keyshia Cole \| Mixing
A Long Time Coming \| Wayne Brady \| Mixing
Best of Hilary Duff \| Hilary Duff \| Engineer, Audio Engineer, Mixing
Best of the Best: Love Songs \| Diana Ross \| Mixing
Black Summer Party: Best Of, Vol. 5 \| \| Mixing
Brutha \| Brutha \| Mixing
Call and Response: The Remix Album \| Maroon 5 \| Mixing
Colby O \| Colby O'Donis \| Mixing
Cookie Jar \| The-Dream / Gym Class Heroes \| Mixing
Departure \| Jesse McCartney \| Mixing
Discipline \| Janet Jackson \| Mixing
Doll Domination \| The Pussycat Dolls \| Mixing
Dream a Little \| Jimmy Demers \| Mixing
E=MC² \| Mariah Carey \| Mixing
Exit 13 \| LL Cool J \| Mixing
First Love \| Karina \| Mixing
Girlicious \| Girlicious \| Mixing
Here I Stand \| Usher \| Mixing
I Am...Sasha Fierce \| Beyoncé \| Mixing
I'll Be Home for Christmas \| Brian McKnight \| Enhanced CD Audio Creation
Intuition \| Jamie Foxx \| Mixing
Just a Rolling Stone \| Donnie Klang \| Mixing
Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits \| Christina Aguilera \| Mixing, Audio Production, Assistant Engineer
Music in My Soul \| Leigh Jones \| Engineer, Audio Engineer, Mixing
OnMyRadio \| Musiq Soulchild \| Mixing
Playlist: Woman \| \| Mixing
Prima J \| Prima J \| Mixing
Raven-Symoné \| Raven-Symoné \| Mixing
Shwayze \| Shwayze \| Mixing
Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams \| Solange \| Mixing
Texas \| Playradioplay! \| Mixing
The Best Love...Ever! \| \| Mixing
The Hits \| Kelis \| Mixing
The Quilt \| Gym Class Heroes \| Mixing
The Truth \| Cherish \| Mixing
Theater of the Mind \| Ludacris \| Mixing
True to the Game \| \| Mixing
Turbo 919 \| Sean Garrett \| Mixing
Uncle Charlie \| Charlie Wilson \| Mixing
Yours, Mine and the Truth \| Sterling Simms \| Mixing
rowspan="24"\| 2007 \| All in My Blood \| Wiz Khalifa \| Mixing
Big \| Macy Gray \| Mixing
Bratz [Original Soundtrack] \| Bratz \| Mixing
Ghetto Passport \| Famouz \| Mixing
Greatest Hits \| Groove Armada \| Mixing
Growing Pains \| Mary J. Blige \| Mixing
Just Like You \| Keyshia Cole \| Mixing
Look What You Made Me \| Yung Berg \| Enhanced Recording
Love Is Wicked \| Brick & Lace \| Mixing
Love/Hate \| The-Dream \| Mixing
P!nk Box [2007] \| P!nk \| Mixing
Souljaboytellem.com \| Soulja Boy Tell Em \| Mixing
Soundboy Rock \| Groove Armada \| Mixing
Spirit \| Leona Lewis \| Mixing
Strength & Loyalty \| Bone Thugs-N-Harmony \| Mixing
System \| Seal \| Audio Engineer, Mixing
Taking Chances \| Céline Dion \| Mixing
The Best of Me: Yolanda Adams Greatest Hits \| Yolanda Adams \| Mixing
The Cool \| Lupe Fiasco \| Enhanced Recording
The Real Thing: Words and Sounds, Vol. 3 \| Jill Scott \| Mixing
The Rise and Fall of Keite Young \| Keite Young \| Mixing
Trey Day \| Trey Songz \| Mixing
Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls \| Tyler Perry \| Mixing
We Ride (I See the Future) \| Mary J. Blige \| Mixing
rowspan="26"\| 2006 \| A Mary Mary Christmas \| Mary Mary \| Supervisor
A Public Affair \| Jessica Simpson \| Mixing
Aura \| Yvonne Catterfeld \| Mixing
B'day \| Beyoncé \| Mixing
Back to Basics \| Christina Aguilera \| Mixing
Be Without You \| Mary J. Blige \| Mixing
Christina Aguilera/Stripped \| Christina Aguilera \| Mixing
Club Bangers \| \| Mixing
Coming Home \| Lionel Richie \| Mixing
Dance Revolution \| The Slumber Party Girls \| Mixing
Director \| Avant \| Mixing
Heart to Yours/Do You Know \| Michelle Williams \| Mixing
I Don't Need a Man \| The Pussycat Dolls \| Mixing
In My Own Words \| Ne-Yo \| Mixing
Kelis Was Here \| Kelis \| Mixing
Light Poles and Pine Trees \| Field Mob \| Mixing
Live in London \| The Pussycat Dolls \| Mixing
Loose \| Nelly Furtado \| Mixing
Maneater \| Nelly Furtado \| Mixing
My Book \| K-Ci \| Mixing
My Friends & Me \| Dionne Warwick \| Mixing
Point of No Return \| Shareefa \| Mixing
Reflections (A Retrospective) \| Mary J. Blige \| Mixing
Step Up \| \| Mixing
Ten \| Brian McKnight \| Mixing
Testimony, Vol. 1: Life & Relationship \| India.Arie \| Mixing
rowspan="26"\| 2005 \| #1's \| Destiny's Child \| Mixing
Beautiful Life/Just As I Am \| Guy Sebastian \| Mixing
Check on It [Single] \| Beyoncé / Slim Thug \| Mixing
Cool Traxx!, Vol. 2 \| \| Remixing
Day by Day \| Yolanda Adams \| Mixing
Desperate Housewives [TV Soundtrack] \| \| Mixing
Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul \| Jaguar Wright \| Mixing
Gemini \| Brian McKnight \| Mixing
Girl, Pt. 1 \| Destiny's Child \| Mixing
Hero \| Kirk Franklin \| Mixing
I Am Not My Hair \| India.Arie \| Mixing
Illumination \| Earth \| Mixing
In Public \| Kelis \| Mixing
In This Life Together \| Kindred the Family Soul \| Mixing
In the Mid-Nite Hour \| Warren G \| Mixing
In the Mix [Music from the Motion Picture] \| \| Mixing
Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen \| \| Mixing
Lost and Found \| Will Smith \| Mixing, Composer
Missundaztood/Can't Take Me Home \| P!nk \| Mixing
PCD \| The Pussycat Dolls \| Mixing
Sweatsuit \| Nelly \| Vocal Mixing
The Breakthrough \| Mary J. Blige \| Mixing
The Way It Is \| Keyshia Cole \| Mixing
This is Me \| Jully Black \| Engineer
Tilt Ya Head Back \| Nelly \| Vocal Mixing
When Love Is Gone \| Martin Nievera \| Mixing
rowspan="21"\| 2004 \| At Last...The Duets Album \| Kenny G \| Mixing
Barbershop 2: Back in Business \| \| Mixing
Beautiful Life \| Guy Sebastian \| Mixing
Believe in Angels Believe in Me \| Angel \| Mixing, A&R
Cherie \| Cherie \| Engineer, Mixing
Destiny Fulfilled \| Destiny's Child \| Mixing
Do You Know \| Michelle Williams \| Mixing
Grammy Nominees 2004 \| \| Mixing
I Changed My Mind \| Keyshia Cole \| Engineer
Just for You \| Lionel Richie \| Mixing
Let's Talk About It \| Carl Thomas \| Mixing
Never \| Keyshia Cole \| Mixing
Outrun the Sky \| Lalah Hathaway \| Mixing
Shark Tale \| \| Mixing
Sweat \| Nelly \| Vocal Mixing
The Collection \| Dina Carroll \| Mixing
The Ultimate R&B Album \| \| Mixing
The Very Best of Macy Gray \| Macy Gray \| Mixing
Throwback \| Boyz II Men \| Mixing
Tiffany Villarreal \| Tiffany Villareal \| Mixing
Walkin' in the Shadow of Life \| Neville Brothers \| Mixing
rowspan="18"\| 2003 \| Biker Boyz \| \| Mixing
Chasing Time II \| Martin Nievera \| Mixing
Emosoul \| D.J. Rogers Jr. \| Mixing
Fallen \| Mya \| Mixing
Falling Uphill \| Lillix \| Mixing
In This Skin \| Jessica Simpson \| Mixing
Low \| Kelly Clarkson \| Mixing
Miss Independent \| Kelly Clarkson \| Mixing
Moodring \| Mya \| Mixing
My Love Is Like...Wo \| Mya \| Mixing
Rose Falcon \| Rose Falcon \| Mixing
Solo Star \| Solange \| Mixing
Tasty \| Kelis \| Mixing
Thankful \| Kelly Clarkson \| Mixing
The Fighting \| Temptations \| Mixing
Trouble [Import CD] \| P!nk \| Mixing
Try This \| P!nk \| Mixing
U Turn \| Brian McKnight \| Mixing
rowspan="26"\| 2002 \| Amor Secreto \| Luis Fonsi \| Mixing
Austin Powers in Goldmember [Original Soundtrack] \| \| Mixing
Dirrty \| Christina Aguilera \| Mixing
Dirty \| Child Rosey \| Mixing
El Cool Magnifico \| Coolio \| Mixing
Emotional \| K-Ci & JoJo Engineer, \| Mixing
Family Portrait \| P!nk \| Mixing
Fight the Feeling \| Luis Fonsi \| Mixing
From There to Here: 1989-2002 \| Brian McKnight \| Mixing
Full Circle \| Boyz II Men \| Mixing
Full Moon \| Brandy \| Mixing
Fun Rose \| Falcon \| Mixing
Get the Party Started [Australia CD] \| P!nk \| Mixing
Go-Get-Her/Nowhere \| Vi3 \| Mixing
Greatest Hits \| Jon B. \| Mixing
Justified \| Justin Timberlake \| Mixing
Love & War \| Jerzee Monet \| Mixing
Moulin Rouge [Original Soundtrack] \| \| Mixing
Scooby-Doo [Original Soundtrack] \| \| Mixing
Simply Deep \| Kelly Rowland \| Mixing
So Tight \| Vi3 \| Mixing
Stole [4 Track Single] \| Kelly Rowland \| Mixing
Stripped \| Christina Aguilera \| Mixing
This Is the Remix \| Destiny's Child \| Mixing
Transporter [Original Soundtrack] \| \| Mixing
Virginity \| TG4 \| Mixing
rowspan="21" \| 2001 \| 8 Days of Christmas \| Destiny's Child \| Mixing
A Girl Like Me \| Emma Bunton \| Mixing
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Soundtrack) \| James Newton Howard \| Mixing
BBD Bell \| Biv DeVoe \| Mixing, Mixing Engineer
Down to Earth [Music from the Motion Picture] \| \| Mixing
Dr. Dolittle 2 \| \| Mixing
Greatest Hits \| Ice Cube \| Mixing
JP \| Jesse Powell \| Mixing
Jersey Ave. \| Jersey Ave. \| Mixing
Joy Enriquez \| Joy Enriquez \| Mixing
Lady Marmalade \| Christina Aguilera / Missy Elliott / Mya / P!nk \| Mixing
Legally Blonde \| \| Mixing
M!ssundaztood \| P!nk \| Mixing
MTV: TRL Christmas \| \| Mixing
Pleasures U Like \| Jon B. \| Mixing
Pure R&B, Vol. 2 \| \| Mixing
Superhero \| Brian McKnight \| Mixing
Survivor \| Destiny's Child \| Mixing
The Very Best of Dina Carroll \| Dina Carroll \| Mixing
The Brothers [2001] \| \| Mixing
Victoria Beckham \| Victoria Beckham \| Mixing
rowspan="16"\| 2000 \| Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones \| Sticky Fingaz \| Mixing
Bridging the Gap \| The Black Eyed Peas \| Mixing
Fearless \| Crystal Lewis \| Mixing
Gift of Love \| Diana Ross \| Mixing
Gotta Tell You \| Samantha Mumba \| Producer, Mixing
La Colección \| Crystal Lewis \| Mixing
Love & Basketball [Soundtrack] \| \| Mixing
Men of Honor \| Mark Isham \| Mixing
My Kind of Christmas \| Christina Aguilera \| Mixing
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps \| \| Mixing
Paris: New York \| Marc Laurens \| Mixing
Remix Plus \| Christina Aguilera \| Mixing
Revelation \| 98° \| Mixing
The Hurricane [Original Soundtrack] \| \| Mixing
X \| K-Ci & JoJo \| Mixing
You Can't Resist \| Jessica \| Mixing
rowspan="18"\| 1999 \| 24-7 \| Kevon Edmonds \| Mixing
5 for 1 5 \| Young Men \| Mixing
Chocolate Mood \| Marc Nelson \| Mixing
Christina Aguilera \| Christina Aguilera \| Mixing
Coolio's Crowbar Records Presents a Compilation of New Artists \| \| Mixing
Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida" \| Elton John / Tim Rice \| Mixing
Enrique \| Enrique Iglesias \| Mixing
Hot Coko \| Coko \| Mixing
I Love You...Me \| Cherokee \| Mixing
I Want It All \| Warren G \| Mixing
It's Real \| K-Ci & JoJo \| Mixing
Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album \| \| Mixing
Northern Star \| Melanie C \| Mixing
Pokémon: The First Movie \| \| Mixing
Shanice \| Shanice \| Mixing
Trina & Tamara \| Trina & Tamara \| Mixing
Unleash the Dragon \| Sisqó \| Mixing, Mixing Engineer
What a Girl Wants \| Christina Aguilera \| Mixing
rowspan="8"\| 1998 \| 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas \| Jermaine Dupri \| Mixing
4 Bruthas and a Bass \| Solo \| Mixing
Behind the Front \| The Black Eyed Peas \| Mixing
Bethlehem \| Brian McKnight \| Mixing
Breath from Another \| Esthero \| Mixing
Fame \| L.A. \| Mixing
In Love at Christmas \| K-Ci & JoJo \| Mixing
Only You \| Tami Davis \| Mixing
rowspan="9"\| 1997 \| BeBe Winans \| BeBe Winans \| Mixing
Betta Listen \| Laurneá \| Mixing
C U When U Get There \| Coolio \| Mixing
Greatest Hits \| Eternal \| Mixing
Love Always \| K-Ci & JoJo \| Mixing
My Soul \| Coolio \| Mixing
Rahsaan Patterson Rahsaan Patterson \| Engineer \| Mixing
Samantha Cole \| Samantha Cole \| Engineer
Steel \| \| Mixing
rowspan="4"\| 1996 \| Back to the World Tevin Campbell \| Engineer, \| Mixing
I Am L.V. \| L.V. \| Mixing
Light Years \| Jamiroquai \| Mixing
Jermaine Dupri Presents: Soulful Nights of Christmas \| Jermaine Dupri \| Mixing
rowspan="6"\| 1995 \| Damn Thing Called Love \| After 7 \| Mixing
Do You Wanna Ride? \| Adina Howard \| Mixing
I Remember You \| Brian McKnight \| Engineer
Out of the Blu \| Blu \| Producer, Synthesizer, Drum Programming
Reflections \| After 7 \| Mixing
We Got It \| Immature \| Mixing
rowspan="6"\|1994 \| Blankman \| \| Mixing
For You \| London Jones \| Mixing
Hot & Ready \| Raja-Nee \| Mixing
Sugar Hill \| Producer, Engineer, \| Mixing
Time \| Atlantic Starr \| Mixing
Treat U Right \| Blackgirl \| Mixing
rowspan="6"\| 1993 \| Afro-Plane \| Afro-Plane \| Engineer
Five XI \| Five XI \| Mixing
It's Real \| The Real Seduction \| Composer
Love's Alright \| Eddie Murphy \| Mixing
The Meteor Man \| \| Mixing
Whole New Head \| One II 3 \| Engineer, Mixing, Mixing Engineer
rowspan="4"\| 1992 \| Countess \| Countess Vaughn Producer, Mixing, \| Remixing
Crazy Coolin' \| The Barrio Boyzz \| Mixing
On Our Worst Behavior \| Immature \| Producer, Mixing, Production Technician
White Men Can't Jump \| \| Producer, Engineer, Composer
rowspan="7" \| 1991 \| Freezin' 'Em \| Level III \| Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Vocal Engineer, Composer
Live Your Life Be Free \| Belinda Carlisle \| Remixing
Livin' It Up [Cassette Single] \| Trent Dean \| Mixing
Ricca \| Ricca \| Mixing
Spellbound \| Paula Abdul \| Engineer
WBBD - Bootcity! The Remix Album \| Bell Biv DeVoe \| Remixing
What Comes Naturally \| Sheena Easton \| Engineer
rowspan="3"\| 1990 \| Notes of a Native Son \| Laquan \| Mixing
Ralph Tresvant \| Ralph Tresvant \| Mixing
Tommy Boy's Greatest Hits \| \| Mixing
1988 \| Too Tuff \| Brick \| Engineer
\| Breakdance Party \| \| Mixing

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Year

!Title

!Artist

!Role

rowspan="2"| 2016

| Sounds of the Sea

| The Cetacea Boys

| Mixing

R&B Anthems

| Mixing

rowspan="3"| 2015

| Golden Moments

| Jill Scott

| Mixing

Rub

| Peaches

| Mixing

The Story Continues

| After Romeo

| Mixing

rowspan="6"| 2014

| Happy Hour: The Greatest Hits

| T-Pain

| Mixing

Holiday

| Earth

| Mixing

Me. I Am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse

| Mariah Carey

| Mixing

The Lyricists' Opus

| Chrisette Michele

| Mixing

The Way

| Macy Gray

| Mixing

Xscape

| Michael Jackson

| Mixing

rowspan="4"| 2013

| Write It On A Wall

| Xai

| Mixing

Break the Pot

| Rich Boy

| Mixing

Now, Then & Forever

| Earth

| Mixing

Rocks and Honey

| Bonnie Tyler

| Mixing

rowspan="4"| 2012

| Breathless/At Last... The Duets Album

| Kenny G

| Mixing

Greatest Hits, Chapter 1

| Kelly Clarkson

| Mixing

R&B: The Collection

| [Rhino]

| Mixing

Decode

| Exilia

| Mixing

rowspan="9"| 2011

| 1977

| The-Dream / Terius Nash

| Mixing

A Family Business

| Brandy / Ray J

| Mixing

A.N.T.

| Farm

| Mixing

Contact

| Boney James

| Mixing

Gloria

| Gloria Trevi

| Mezcla

Killer Love

| Nicole Scherzinger

| Mixing

Roy: Tribute to Roy Orbison

| Damien Leith

| Mixing

The Light of the Sun

| Jill Scott

| Mixing

Heal

| Andrea Renzullo

| Mixing

rowspan="14"| 2010

| Calling All Hearts

| Keyshia Cole

| Mixing

Charice

| Charice

| Mixing

Greatest Hits... So Far!!!

| P!nk

| Mixing

Just Dance, Vol. 3

| Mixing

Love King

| The-Dream

| Mixing

Luna Nueva

| Debi Nova

| Mixing

Monkey Business/Elephunk/Bridging the Gap

| The Black Eyed Peas

| Mixing

Pulse

| Toni Braxton

| Mixing

StarStruck

| Disney

| Mixing

Still Standing

| Monica

| Mixing

The Love Trilogy

| The-Dream

| Mixing

Twenty Ten: Greatest Hits

| Guy Sebastian

| Mixing

Uni5: The World's Enemy

| Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

| Mixing

Wear My Kiss

| Sugababes

| Mixing

rowspan="37"| 2009

| Above and Beyoncé: Video Collection & Dance Mixes

| Beyoncé

| Mixing

Charmbracelet/The Emancipation of Mimi/E=MC2

| Mariah Carey

| Mixing

D.N.A.

| Mario

| Mixing

Days Difference

| Days Difference

| Mixing

Deeper Than Rap

| Rick Ross

| Mixing

Def Jam 25: DJ Bring That Back

| Mixing

Differently

| Cassie Davis

| Mixing

Evolution of a Man

| Brian McKnight

| Mixing

Fantasy Ride

| Ciara

| Mixing

Fight for Love

| Elliott Yamin

| Mixing

Forever in a Day

| Day26

| Mixing

Guilty Pleasure

| Ashley Tisdale

| Mixing

Hits

| Seal

| Mixing

How to Be a Lady, Vol. 1

| Electrik Red

| Mixing

I Look to You

| Whitney Houston

| Mixing

Just Dance, Vol. 2

| Mixing

Just Go

| Lionel Richie

| Mixing

Lady Love

| LeToya

| Mixing

Let It

| Beat Shwayze

| Mixing

Let's Get Crazy

| Cassie

| Mixing

Love vs Money

| The-Dream

| Mixing

Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel

| Mariah Carey

| Mixing

My World

| Justin Bieber

| Mixing

P!nk Box

| P!nk

| Mixing

Ready

| Trey Songz

| Mixing

Round 2

| J. Holiday

| Mixing

Ruthless

| Ace Hood

| Mixing

She Wolf

| Shakira

| Mixing, Mixing Engineer

Soft White

| Mack 10

| Mixing

Still

| BeBe & CeCe Winans

| Mixing

Stronger with Each Tear

| Mary J. Blige

| Mixing

Sweet 7

| Sugababes

| Mixing

The Rebirth

| Bobby V

| Mixing

This Is Us

| Backstreet Boys

| Mixing

This Is the One

| Utada

| Mixing

Toussaint St. Jean: From the Hut, To the Projects, To the Mansion

| Wyclef Jean

| Mixing

Untitled

| R. Kelly

| Mixing

rowspan="40"| 2008

| A Different Me

| Keyshia Cole

| Mixing

A Long Time Coming

| Wayne Brady

| Mixing

Best of Hilary Duff

| Hilary Duff

| Engineer, Audio Engineer, Mixing

Best of the Best: Love Songs

| Diana Ross

| Mixing

Black Summer Party: Best Of, Vol. 5

| Mixing

Brutha

| Brutha

| Mixing

Call and Response: The Remix Album

| Maroon 5

| Mixing

Colby O

| Colby O'Donis

| Mixing

Cookie Jar

| The-Dream / Gym Class Heroes

| Mixing

Departure

| Jesse McCartney

| Mixing

Discipline

| Janet Jackson

| Mixing

Doll Domination

| The Pussycat Dolls

| Mixing

Dream a Little

| Jimmy Demers

| Mixing

E=MC²

| Mariah Carey

| Mixing

Exit 13

| LL Cool J

| Mixing

First Love

| Karina

| Mixing

Girlicious

| Girlicious

| Mixing

Here I Stand

| Usher

| Mixing

I Am...Sasha Fierce

| Beyoncé

| Mixing

I'll Be Home for Christmas

| Brian McKnight

| Enhanced CD Audio Creation

Intuition

| Jamie Foxx

| Mixing

Just a Rolling Stone

| Donnie Klang

| Mixing

Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits

| Christina Aguilera

| Mixing, Audio Production, Assistant Engineer

Music in My Soul

| Leigh Jones

| Engineer, Audio Engineer, Mixing

OnMyRadio

| Musiq Soulchild

| Mixing

Playlist: Woman

| Mixing

Prima J

| Prima J

| Mixing

Raven-Symoné

| Raven-Symoné

| Mixing

Shwayze

| Shwayze

| Mixing

Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams

| Solange

| Mixing

Texas

| Playradioplay!

| Mixing

The Best Love...Ever!

| Mixing

The Hits

| Kelis

| Mixing

The Quilt

| Gym Class Heroes

| Mixing

The Truth

| Cherish

| Mixing

Theater of the Mind

| Ludacris

| Mixing

True to the Game

| Mixing

Turbo 919

| Sean Garrett

| Mixing

Uncle Charlie

| Charlie Wilson

| Mixing

Yours, Mine and the Truth

| Sterling Simms

| Mixing

rowspan="24"| 2007

| All in My Blood

| Wiz Khalifa

| Mixing

Big

| Macy Gray

| Mixing

Bratz [Original Soundtrack]

| Bratz

| Mixing

Ghetto Passport

| Famouz

| Mixing

Greatest Hits

| Groove Armada

| Mixing

Growing Pains

| Mary J. Blige

| Mixing

Just Like You

| Keyshia Cole

| Mixing

Look What You Made Me

| Yung Berg

| Enhanced Recording

Love Is Wicked

| Brick & Lace

| Mixing

Love/Hate

| The-Dream

| Mixing

P!nk Box [2007]

| P!nk

| Mixing

Souljaboytellem.com

| Soulja Boy Tell Em

| Mixing

Soundboy Rock

| Groove Armada

| Mixing

Spirit

| Leona Lewis

| Mixing

Strength & Loyalty

| Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

| Mixing

System

| Seal

| Audio Engineer, Mixing

Taking Chances

| Céline Dion

| Mixing

The Best of Me: Yolanda Adams Greatest Hits

| Yolanda Adams

| Mixing

The Cool

| Lupe Fiasco

| Enhanced Recording

The Real Thing: Words and Sounds, Vol. 3

| Jill Scott

| Mixing

The Rise and Fall of Keite Young

| Keite Young

| Mixing

Trey Day

| Trey Songz

| Mixing

Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls

| Tyler Perry

| Mixing

We Ride (I See the Future)

| Mary J. Blige

| Mixing

rowspan="26"| 2006

| A Mary Mary Christmas

| Mary Mary

| Supervisor

A Public Affair

| Jessica Simpson

| Mixing

Aura

| Yvonne Catterfeld

| Mixing

B'day

| Beyoncé

| Mixing

Back to Basics

| Christina Aguilera

| Mixing

Be Without You

| Mary J. Blige

| Mixing

Christina Aguilera/Stripped

| Christina Aguilera

| Mixing

Club Bangers

| Mixing

Coming Home

| Lionel Richie

| Mixing

Dance Revolution

| The Slumber Party Girls

| Mixing

Director

| Avant

| Mixing

Heart to Yours/Do You Know

| Michelle Williams

| Mixing

I Don't Need a Man

| The Pussycat Dolls

| Mixing

In My Own Words

| Ne-Yo

| Mixing

Kelis Was Here

| Kelis

| Mixing

Light Poles and Pine Trees

| Field Mob

| Mixing

Live in London

| The Pussycat Dolls

| Mixing

Loose

| Nelly Furtado

| Mixing

Maneater

| Nelly Furtado

| Mixing

My Book

| K-Ci

| Mixing

My Friends & Me

| Dionne Warwick

| Mixing

Point of No Return

| Shareefa

| Mixing

Reflections (A Retrospective)

| Mary J. Blige

| Mixing

Step Up

| Mixing

Ten

| Brian McKnight

| Mixing

Testimony, Vol. 1: Life & Relationship

| India.Arie

| Mixing

rowspan="26"| 2005

| #1's

| Destiny's Child

| Mixing

Beautiful Life/Just As I Am

| Guy Sebastian

| Mixing

Check on It [Single]

| Beyoncé / Slim Thug

| Mixing

Cool Traxx!, Vol. 2

| Remixing

Day by Day

| Yolanda Adams

| Mixing

Desperate Housewives [TV Soundtrack]

| Mixing

Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul

| Jaguar Wright

| Mixing

Gemini

| Brian McKnight

| Mixing

Girl, Pt. 1

| Destiny's Child

| Mixing

Hero

| Kirk Franklin

| Mixing

I Am Not My Hair

| India.Arie

| Mixing

Illumination

| Earth

| Mixing

In Public

| Kelis

| Mixing

In This Life Together

| Kindred the Family Soul

| Mixing

In the Mid-Nite Hour

| Warren G

| Mixing

In the Mix [Music from the Motion Picture]

| Mixing

Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen

| Mixing

Lost and Found

| Will Smith

| Mixing, Composer

Missundaztood/Can't Take Me Home

| P!nk

| Mixing

PCD

| The Pussycat Dolls

| Mixing

Sweatsuit

| Nelly

| Vocal Mixing

The Breakthrough

| Mary J. Blige

| Mixing

The Way It Is

| Keyshia Cole

| Mixing

This is Me

| Jully Black

| Engineer

Tilt Ya Head Back

| Nelly

| Vocal Mixing

When Love Is Gone

| Martin Nievera

| Mixing

rowspan="21"| 2004

| At Last...The Duets Album

| Kenny G

| Mixing

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

| Mixing

Beautiful Life

| Guy Sebastian

| Mixing

Believe in Angels Believe in Me

| Angel

| Mixing, A&R

Cherie

| Cherie

| Engineer, Mixing

Destiny Fulfilled

| Destiny's Child

| Mixing

Do You Know

| Michelle Williams

| Mixing

Grammy Nominees 2004

| Mixing

I Changed My Mind

| Keyshia Cole

| Engineer

Just for You

| Lionel Richie

| Mixing

Let's Talk About It

| Carl Thomas

| Mixing

Never

| Keyshia Cole

| Mixing

Outrun the Sky

| Lalah Hathaway

| Mixing

Shark Tale

| Mixing

Sweat

| Nelly

| Vocal Mixing

The Collection

| Dina Carroll

| Mixing

The Ultimate R&B Album

| Mixing

The Very Best of Macy Gray

| Macy Gray

| Mixing

Throwback

| Boyz II Men

| Mixing

Tiffany Villarreal

| Tiffany Villareal

| Mixing

Walkin' in the Shadow of Life

| Neville Brothers

| Mixing

rowspan="18"| 2003

| Biker Boyz

| Mixing

Chasing Time II

| Martin Nievera

| Mixing

Emosoul

| D.J. Rogers Jr.

| Mixing

Fallen

| Mya

| Mixing

Falling Uphill

| Lillix

| Mixing

In This Skin

| Jessica Simpson

| Mixing

Low

| Kelly Clarkson

| Mixing

Miss Independent

| Kelly Clarkson

| Mixing

Moodring

| Mya

| Mixing

My Love Is Like...Wo

| Mya

| Mixing

Rose Falcon

| Rose Falcon

| Mixing

Solo Star

| Solange

| Mixing

Tasty

| Kelis

| Mixing

Thankful

| Kelly Clarkson

| Mixing

The Fighting

| Temptations

| Mixing

Trouble [Import CD]

| P!nk

| Mixing

Try This

| P!nk

| Mixing

U Turn

| Brian McKnight

| Mixing

rowspan="26"| 2002

| Amor Secreto

| Luis Fonsi

| Mixing

Austin Powers in Goldmember [Original Soundtrack]

| Mixing

Dirrty

| Christina Aguilera

| Mixing

Dirty

| Child Rosey

| Mixing

El Cool Magnifico

| Coolio

| Mixing

Emotional

| K-Ci & JoJo Engineer,

| Mixing

Family Portrait

| P!nk

| Mixing

Fight the Feeling

| Luis Fonsi

| Mixing

From There to Here: 1989-2002

| Brian McKnight

| Mixing

Full Circle

| Boyz II Men

| Mixing

Full Moon

| Brandy

| Mixing

Fun Rose

| Falcon

| Mixing

Get the Party Started [Australia CD]

| P!nk

| Mixing

Go-Get-Her/Nowhere

| Vi3

| Mixing

Greatest Hits

| Jon B.

| Mixing

Justified

| Justin Timberlake

| Mixing

Love & War

| Jerzee Monet

| Mixing

Moulin Rouge [Original Soundtrack]

| Mixing

Scooby-Doo [Original Soundtrack]

| Mixing

Simply Deep

| Kelly Rowland

| Mixing

So Tight

| Vi3

| Mixing

Stole [4 Track Single]

| Kelly Rowland

| Mixing

Stripped

| Christina Aguilera

| Mixing

This Is the Remix

| Destiny's Child

| Mixing

Transporter [Original Soundtrack]

| Mixing

Virginity

| TG4

| Mixing

rowspan="21" | 2001

| 8 Days of Christmas

| Destiny's Child

| Mixing

A Girl Like Me

| Emma Bunton

| Mixing

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Soundtrack)

| James Newton Howard

| Mixing

BBD Bell

| Biv DeVoe

| Mixing, Mixing Engineer

Down to Earth [Music from the Motion Picture]

| Mixing

Dr. Dolittle 2

| Mixing

Greatest Hits

| Ice Cube

| Mixing

| Jesse Powell

| Mixing

Jersey Ave.

| Jersey Ave.

| Mixing

Joy Enriquez

| Joy Enriquez

| Mixing

Lady Marmalade

| Christina Aguilera / Missy Elliott / Mya / P!nk

| Mixing

Legally Blonde

| Mixing

M!ssundaztood

| P!nk

| Mixing

MTV: TRL Christmas

| Mixing

Pleasures U Like

| Jon B.

| Mixing

Pure R&B, Vol. 2

| Mixing

Superhero

| Brian McKnight

| Mixing

Survivor

| Destiny's Child

| Mixing

The Very Best of Dina Carroll

| Dina Carroll

| Mixing

The Brothers [2001]

| Mixing

Victoria Beckham

| Victoria Beckham

| Mixing

rowspan="16"| 2000

| Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones

| Sticky Fingaz

| Mixing

Bridging the Gap

| The Black Eyed Peas

| Mixing

Fearless

| Crystal Lewis

| Mixing

Gift of Love

| Diana Ross

| Mixing

Gotta Tell You

| Samantha Mumba

| Producer, Mixing

La Colección

| Crystal Lewis

| Mixing

Love & Basketball [Soundtrack]

| Mixing

Men of Honor

| Mark Isham

| Mixing

My Kind of Christmas

| Christina Aguilera

| Mixing

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

| Mixing

Paris: New York

| Marc Laurens

| Mixing

Remix Plus

| Christina Aguilera

| Mixing

Revelation

| 98°

| Mixing

The Hurricane [Original Soundtrack]

| Mixing

| K-Ci & JoJo

| Mixing

You Can't Resist

| Jessica

| Mixing

rowspan="18"| 1999

| 24-7

| Kevon Edmonds

| Mixing

5 for 1 5

| Young Men

| Mixing

Chocolate Mood

| Marc Nelson

| Mixing

Christina Aguilera

| Christina Aguilera

| Mixing

Coolio's Crowbar Records Presents a Compilation of New Artists

| Mixing

Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida"

| Elton John / Tim Rice

| Mixing

Enrique

| Enrique Iglesias

| Mixing

Hot Coko

| Coko

| Mixing

I Love You...Me

| Cherokee

| Mixing

I Want It All

| Warren G

| Mixing

It's Real

| K-Ci & JoJo

| Mixing

Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album

| Mixing

Northern Star

| Melanie C

| Mixing

Pokémon: The First Movie

| Mixing

Shanice

| Shanice

| Mixing

Trina & Tamara

| Trina & Tamara

| Mixing

Unleash the Dragon

| Sisqó

| Mixing, Mixing Engineer

What a Girl Wants

| Christina Aguilera

| Mixing

rowspan="8"| 1998

| 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas

| Jermaine Dupri

| Mixing

4 Bruthas and a Bass

| Solo

| Mixing

Behind the Front

| The Black Eyed Peas

| Mixing

Bethlehem

| Brian McKnight

| Mixing

Breath from Another

| Esthero

| Mixing

Fame

| L.A.

| Mixing

In Love at Christmas

| K-Ci & JoJo

| Mixing

Only You

| Tami Davis

| Mixing

rowspan="9"| 1997

| BeBe Winans

| BeBe Winans

| Mixing

Betta Listen

| Laurneá

| Mixing

C U When U Get There

| Coolio

| Mixing

Greatest Hits

| Eternal

| Mixing

Love Always

| K-Ci & JoJo

| Mixing

My Soul

| Coolio

| Mixing

Rahsaan Patterson Rahsaan Patterson

| Engineer

| Mixing

Samantha Cole

| Samantha Cole

| Engineer

Steel

| Mixing

rowspan="4"| 1996

| Back to the World Tevin Campbell

| Engineer,

| Mixing

I Am L.V.

| L.V.

| Mixing

Light Years

| Jamiroquai

| Mixing

Jermaine Dupri Presents: Soulful Nights of Christmas

| Jermaine Dupri

| Mixing

rowspan="6"| 1995

| Damn Thing Called Love

| After 7

| Mixing

Do You Wanna Ride?

| Adina Howard

| Mixing

I Remember You

| Brian McKnight

| Engineer

Out of the Blu

| Blu

| Producer, Synthesizer, Drum Programming

Reflections

| After 7

| Mixing

We Got It

| Immature

| Mixing

rowspan="6"|1994

| Blankman

| Mixing

For You

| London Jones

| Mixing

Hot & Ready

| Raja-Nee

| Mixing

Sugar Hill

| Producer, Engineer,

| Mixing

Time

| Atlantic Starr

| Mixing

Treat U Right

| Blackgirl

| Mixing

rowspan="6"| 1993

| Afro-Plane

| Afro-Plane

| Engineer

Five XI

| Five XI

| Mixing

It's Real

| The Real Seduction

| Composer

Love's Alright

| Eddie Murphy

| Mixing

The Meteor Man

| Mixing

Whole New Head

| One II 3

| Engineer, Mixing, Mixing Engineer

rowspan="4"| 1992

| Countess

| Countess Vaughn Producer, Mixing,

| Remixing

Crazy Coolin'

| The Barrio Boyzz

| Mixing

On Our Worst Behavior

| Immature

| Producer, Mixing, Production Technician

White Men Can't Jump

| Producer, Engineer, Composer

rowspan="7" | 1991

| Freezin' 'Em

| Level III

| Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Vocal Engineer, Composer

Live Your Life Be Free

| Belinda Carlisle

| Remixing

Livin' It Up [Cassette Single]

| Trent Dean

| Mixing

Ricca

| Ricca

| Mixing

Spellbound

| Paula Abdul

| Engineer

WBBD - Bootcity! The Remix Album

| Bell Biv DeVoe

| Remixing

What Comes Naturally

| Sheena Easton

| Engineer

rowspan="3"| 1990

| Notes of a Native Son

| Laquan

| Mixing

Ralph Tresvant

| Ralph Tresvant

| Mixing

Tommy Boy's Greatest Hits

| Mixing

1988

| Too Tuff

| Brick

| Engineer

| Breakdance Party

| Mixing

Alumni

Some successful audio engineers & producers that have assisted for Dave Pensado in the past include Sylvia Massy, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Dylan "3-D" Dresdow, Ariel Chobaz, Ethan Willoughby, Nico Hamui, and Rafael Fadul.{{cite web |title=Dave Pensado - Credits & Awards |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dave-pensado-mn0000943887 |website=allmusic.com |accessdate=February 13, 2020}}

References

External links

[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Dave+Pensado Dave Pensado] on Discogs
[http://www.pensadosplace.tv Pensado's Place]
[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/dave-pensado Dave Pensado] NAMM Oral History Program Interview (2015)

Category:American audio engineers

Category:Living people

Category:Musicians from Los Angeles

Category:Engineers from California

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)