Author Archives: Dave

At The Oscars 2013

Had a great time attending The Oscars! Barbra Streisand asked me to be there to help with the sound of her performance. Going to the rehearsals and hanging backstage during the show was a blast and Barbra’s performance was amazing! It was a good break from the time I’ve been spending mixing her live “Back [...]

Streisand “What Matters Most” Mixed, Mastered, Engineered by Dave Reitzas

2011 marks the 18th year since I started making music with Barbra Streisand and I’m proud to announce our latest collaboration with the release of her new CD “What Matters Most” (Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan and Marilyn Bergman). We started the album in January of 2011 with the intention of only doing [...]

In the studio with Ayumi Hamasaki

Just finished mixing another 2 songs for my new favorite singer, Ayumi Hamasaki. The songs are “Do It Again” and “November”. Another great experience!! When I mix, vibe is very important. I have my studio set up with lots of colored lights, neon, and lasers. But when Ayumi enters the room, she magnifies the vibe [...]

Ayumi Hamasaki

Life is good! I’ve been working hard mixing an incredible project called “Dandy” for famous songwriter Andreas Carlsson. I’m 4 weeks in with about another 2 weeks to go. Incredible! So last week I get a call from the coordinator for Ayumi Hamasaki asking if I was available to mix a song. At first I [...]

Onstage at The Grammys with Madonna and William Orbit

Wow- I didn’t even know that this existed online. Brings back awesome memories.

Minutes bfore recording Barbra Streisand at The Village Vanguard- 9/26/09

In the studio mixing Luis Miguel “Complices”

Robert Plant backstage at Grammy’s

Recording Industry Poker Tournament

Here is a little video promoting the first-ever Recording Industry Poker Tournament that I’m organizing.

In The Bedroom With Marie Osmond

Who says you can’t mix a record in a bedroom? Sometimes you just have to make the best of a situation and when Marie asked if I could mix her record in her bedroom, I said “Why not?”. I’m using ProTools and a few pieces of analog gear including a Bricasti M7, Eventide DSP4000, S.P.L. [...]