ITZ - In The Zone

Welcome Neenah to In The Zone!  Neenah is a singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-platinum mixing engineer from Amsterdam, NL. Starting out on a double cassette tape deck in the early 2000’s, she has been making music for over half of her life. Her voice and production has been linked to some of the biggest names in hip-hop music for over a decade. In 2010 she was the first female producer to win the Battle of the Beatmakers in Toronto, CA. Nowadays she mainly focuses on her work as a mixing and mastering engineer, but that doesn’t stop her from continuing to write, sing, and produce music of her own.  She has collaborated with Nottz as of recently and went to multiple MWTM masterclasses in France with Jaycen Joshua and Tony Maserati.

If you were on an island and could only bring 3 things, what would you bring? Our next guest would bring his ATCs, soothe2, and a well treated room. Provided that food, shelter, and piña coladas are provided... His bi-coastal footprint traces back from the sands of Quad Studios to Electric Lady to the beaches of Los Angeles. His quest through the years has landed him with mentors like Michael Brauer and work alongside artists like Coldplay, John Mayer, Kanye West, and Shakira. Now he's already in the midst of carving out his own path, culturing early relationships with producers and artists like Kevin Garrett and rum.gold.  Ryan Gilligan is In The Zone. 

On this episode we welcome multi-platinum mixer Erik Madrid. His credits as a mixer include Khalid, Kehlani, Roddy Ricch, A$AP Rocky, Rich Brian, Demi Lovato, Kyle, MAX, Lauv, Jazmine Sullivan and many others. Erik’s introduction to the music industry was by chance encounter when he got to intern at the world famous Westlake Studios. He then went on to be a mix assistant for Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios before going freelance. In this conversation, we discuss how the pandemic has affected work and what it takes to build a career as a mixer brick by brick from ambiguity to the stars. Erik’s transparency and clarity in this discussion can help young creatives in this industry make better business decisions. Erik Madrid is In The Zone. 

On this episode of In The Zone, we welcome multi-platinum and Grammy winning mix engineer, David "Yungin" Kim. Before all the fancy titles, David had to prove himself from the ground up. From working countless hours as a runner, battling self doubt, to staying ready in the room. David has shown the humanity it takes to succeed in this business. Learn how one small yet impressive Chick-fil-A run for super producer Hit Boy led to opportunities later on that changed David’s life. We discuss gratitude, patience and how to deal with setbacks in the everyday. David "Yungin" Kim is In the Zone.