ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR

     David “Rainman” Banta has been working as a full time recording engineer in Hollywood for more than 2 decades.  His engineering credits include (first engineer) , Tupac, "Thug Life",  Sting, Michael Jackson, “The Roots”, Tracie Spencer,  “ Take That” (Robbie Williams group)  Mark "Marky Mark"  Wahlberg, Eazy E., Ice T., M.C.Ren, "Digital Underground", "The Pharcyde", Rodney O’ and Joe Cooley, and Coolio.  He is also mixing on an ongoing bases for the “Bone Thugs N Harmony”, and “Cypress Hill”.

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     As well as engineering he created and produced a video series entitled “The Basics of Home Recording” which went to several thousand stores and has been a standard in the industry for more than 10 years.  Volume 4 “The Complete Guide to Mixing” is used in many recording schools in the U.S. as part of their mixing curriculum.  He taught a course based on the video series at UCLA Extension in Hollywood called “The Complete Guide to Home Recording’” for over 10 consecutive years. David also taught Cubase/Nuendo, Reason, and mixing at "The Musician's Institute" in Hollywood for one year. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education from “The King’s College” New York, NY.

        David is also an accomplished Composer/Producer. His credits include composing/producing and recording Fox’s “Nascar Highlights Theme” and he is currently writing and producing for Fox on an ongoing bases.  He also produced music for the WB’s “Jack and Jill”, and MTV’s “Undressed”

     Dave teaches live on line recording/mixing/ and software classes!
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