DAVE ISAAC
Producer / Mix Engineer

Growing up in Detroit in the 60's when the streets sang and flourished with the sound of Motown and all of its artists, the Soul of Aretha Franklin, Jackie Wilson, and many Gospel artists, proved to be the training camp of life for Dave Isaac. Dave was able to see how you could go from the streets to television, simply by looking at the artists and hearing the music in the streets during the day, then watch them take over the world, at night in front of the living room television.

Dave became involved in the music industry as a young musician, as Detroit evolved into the place for Funk bands in the 70's from the likes of Funkadelic (which he briefly worked with), or Rock from Bob Segar. He became an Engineer and Programmer as it became the home of R&B, Techno, and Gospel from artists like Anita Baker, DeBarge, The Winans, or Juan Atkins in the 80's (all which he worked with), then he became a Producer in the 90's as Hip-Hop and Rap made its mark in Detroit from such artists as Eminem, and J. Dilla, all which explains the energy in the environment of Detroit.

After working with artists like R. Kelly, Stevie Wonder, El Debarge, Aaliyah, KEM, Aretha Franklin, Barry White, The Clark Sisters, Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, Patti Labelle, Gladys Knight, and more, Dave decided to make the move to Los Angeles, California. Upon arrival, he worked with such artists as Madonna, Michael Jackson, Puff Daddy, Babyface, Billy Idol, Whitney Houston, Bette Midler, Earth-Wind & Fire, and more within his first eight months in L.A.! Dave soon met and began to work with Bass Legend and Producer, Marcus Miller, and from there he used all of his talents with such artists as Luther Vandross, Eric Clapton, Wayne Shorter, David Sanborn, and Roberta Flack, to films such as "I Think I Love My Wife", "Head Of State", "Love Jones", "The 6th Man", "Serving Sara" and more, to television's "Everybody Hates Chris", to producing the Funk ride at the opening of Seattle's "Experience Music Project". So far, Dave has earned three Grammy Awards and many nominations. You can also hear some of his work on Chris Rock's movie "Good Hair". He is also wrapping up his own forthcoming R&B/Funk CD with the help of a many R&B legends, like Patrice Rushen, Marcus Miller, Nathan Leftenant & Tomi Jenkins from Cameo, Larry Graham, Morris Hayes, and James "D-Train" Williams.

Thirty-two years later after his start in the industry, Dave is still going strong. He collaborates on mixes with legendary Mix Engineer Tony Maserati, mixing such artist as Prince, Pharell, Robin Thicke, Printz Board, and more! He currently gives back by teaching one day a week at The Musician's Institute in L.A., and UCLA. He also speaks at various schools, universities, and events around the world, and across the country ex. NAMM and ASCAP. Dave is currently nominated to receive an Honorary Degree for his achievements in the music industry. He also is developing educational tutorials, and a website that will empower anyone to be a professional producer or mix engineer online, as he continues to make his mark in the music industry.