TV on the Radio Member / Producer, Dave Sitek - Pensado's Place #381

This week's episode dives into the depths of the power of music with Producer / Songwriter / Member of TV on the Radio, Dave Sitek. BIO Dave Sitek is a record producer, musician, songwriter, and re-mixer well known for his work as guitarist, songwriter and producer with his band TV On The Radio. As a producer, Sitek has worked with artists including Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, Solange, Santigold, Foals, Kelis, and Beady Eye, and has produced remixes for artists such as Beck, The Naked and Famous, Run The Jewels, Florence & The Machine, and Spoon. Sitek began as musician in Columbia, Maryland before starting indie-rock band TV On The Radio with Tunde Adebimpe in 2001. The band has since released six albums to critical acclaim, most recently 2014’s Seeds (Harvest). In April 2008, Sitek was named number one on NME's Future 50 list of the most-forward thinking people in music. After initially making a name for himself as an artist, Sitek quickly established a parallel career as a sought after record producer, producing albums including Holly Miranda’s The Magician’s Private Library (XL), Yeah Yeah Yeah’s It’s Blitz (Interscope), Kelis’ Food (Ninja Tune), and Beady Eye’s Be (Columbia). Recently, Sitek produced and co-wrote Beyoncé & Jay-Z (The Carters) closing track “Lovehappy” from their debut album Everything Is Love (Roc Nation/Sony), co-produced and co-wrote The Neighbourhood's single "Sadderdaze" (Columbia), produced Preservation Hall Jazz Band's album So It Is (Legacy), Blondie's "Fun" from their album Pollinator (BMG), New Orleans rapper Pell's label debut album LIMBO (Federal Prism), and Solange’s “Don’t Touch My Hair” from A Seat at the Table (Columbia). Sitek is currently working on a forthcoming album with his band TV On The Radio and is based in Los Angeles, CA. ITL - Sonarworks Reference 4 Special thank you to our sponsors! The Blackbird Academy Live Sound and Engineering Classes: [email protected] http://www.theblackbirdacademy.com Avid: https://www.avid.com/ Westlake Pro: https://westlakepro.com/ Fab Factory: https://www.fabfactorystudio.com/ Warm Audio: https://www.warmaudio.com/ Sonarworks http://www.sonarworks.com/reference Eventide http://www.eventide.com Subscribe to our channel:    / subscription_c.  . Please 'Like' and 'Follow':   / pensadosplace     / pensadosplace     / pensadosplace   Visit us online at http://www.pensadosplace.tv