- Source: Derek Ali
Derek Ali (born November 1, 1989), 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 – first with Schoolboy Q, then Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, and SZA, then later on and more recently Bas, Nipsey Hussle, Snoop Dogg as well as many others.
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.
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."
About 80% of his time spent mixing is in mono, which is a method he learned from Dr. Dre.
Awards
Ali has been nominated for the Grammy Awards 6 times and has won twice.
= Nominations
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2012: Album of the Year – good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar
2015: Album of the Year – To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
2017: Album of the Year – DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar
2017: Record of the Year – “HUMBLE.” by Kendrick Lamar
= Wins
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2015: Best Rap Album – To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
2018: Record of the Year – “This Is America” by Childish Gambino
Discography
2021: Brockhampton – Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine
2020: Spillage Village – Spilligion
2020: Glass Animals – "Space Ghost Coast to Coast"
2018: Bas – Milky Way
2018: Jay Rock – Redemption
2018: Childish Gambino – "This Is America"
2018: Cardi B – "She Bad"
2018: Nipsey Hussle – Victory Lap
2018: Kendrick Lamar – "Redemption" and "Big Shot"
2018: Arin Ray – Platinum Fire
2017: SZA – Ctrl
2017: Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
2015: Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
2012: Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city
2012: ScHoolboy Q – Habits & Contradictions
2012: Ab-Soul – Control System
2011: ScHoolboy Q – Setbacks
2011: Ab-Soul – Longterm Mentality
2011: Kendrick Lamar – Section.80
2011: Jay Rock – Follow Me Home
2010: Kendrick Lamar – Overly Dedicated
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
External links
[1] on Discogs
[2] on AllMusic
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