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Founder @EngineEars @NoNameRecordings Multi-Grammy Award Winning Mix Engineer • Forbes 30under30 recipient • #EngineEars #NoNameRecordings #SeeingSounds

Los Angeles, CA
Joined March 2009
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
3 years
Why the lack of technology is holding the music industry back . A thread by a disgruntled audio engineer .
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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First they laugh at your dreams then they will support you. Stay consistent & weather the storm ! Hustle Like You’re Broke is what I was taught ! New forbes piece on our new startup…
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From Overly Dedicated Selling 12K To DAMN. Selling 612K . A lot Can Change In 7 Years .. Thank You For It All 🙏🏽 #TDE
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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' Careers Take Off Just Gotta Be Patient '
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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How it started: How It’s Going:
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Mood
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7 years
I've been explaining this for years . Now you can see for yourself #EngineEars
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will . Get up and start somewhere . Believe in yourself #TDE #EngineEars
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
6 years
I think I’m going to a online workshop breaking down the mix to ‘Wesley’s Theory’, showing you how I mixed 218 tracks on a ssl board. Would you guys be down for that? Let me know! #EngineEars
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Listening Over These Rock Mixes . Really Excited For Y'all To Hear This One . I Watched Bro Work His Ass Off To Complete This One #TDE
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
5 years
Get a nice balance of your 808/Bass & Snare at around -16db . Then slot your vocals into that blend while monitoring in mono . . Build your mix from there and thank me later #EngineEars
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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You can have whatever you're willing to work for . Remember that .
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No better feeling than being inspired by the work you put out ! Celebrating this release back in the studio ! #TDE #DAMN .
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Got this new @JayRock sounding stupid . He's almost ready! #TDE
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This New @JayRock ? 😳😳😳😳 #TDE
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6 years
Pimp pimp!
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
9 years
Listen to all 4 installments of my Throwback TDE mixes from top to bottom here! #TDE
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
6 years
The Ali-Q Equalizer coming soon . Lol
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8 years
This SZA joint is special . Im Almost Done Y'all
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Mood
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
6 years
Chase the money chase the money
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
5 years
So my dreamville brothers RT @billboardcharts : Seven artists earn their first career #Hot100 entries this week: @Bas ("Down Bad") @Dreamville ("Down Bad") @EarthGang ("Down Bad") @JIDsv ("Down Bad") @PDE_YOUNGNUDY ("Down Bad")
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Drive Slow, Homie .. Drive Slow
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I Hate Lazy Engineers . If You Don't Have The Patience To Track Clean Vocals, Go Do Something Else .
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In 2022, transferring money has never been easier, due to cashapp, Zelle, etc. But music creatives have to wait 30 to 90 days after a project is completed to get paid by major labels !?! How can you sustain a family, a business, or you’re sanity????
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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Me and kdot been seeing this weird shit for years . Every time we told someone niggas looked at us krazy . lol y'all smart tho. figure it out .
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Commit To Something ....
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You're only as good as your last mix . Stay consistent my good people !
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10 years
To Pimp A Butterfly
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8 years
Get Your Records MixedByAli, You Funky Cock Bitches . Lol #EngineEars
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
8 years
Compression doesn't automatically make a song sound good folks . Don't use it if you can't control it .
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Y'all thought it was music . I really hid all my bitcoins on that drive 😂 #FuckWitchaBoy
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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I made a hunnid thou and then I freaked it
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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Confidence is key . How can the world believe in you if you don’t believe in yourself ? #TDE #EngineEars
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
3 years
Still not being credited properly ????? An audio engineers / producers / songwriters whole business is based on getting credited and growing their discography !!
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Love you brother #WhiteBlood
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8 years
'The Love Below' is still one of the best mixed albums ever
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Niggas be in IG live talkin to 2 niggas thinking they Obama or some shit addressing the nation lol
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'Stop Playing Victim To The Circumstances You Created'
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I been A1 since DAY 1... You niggas BooBoo !
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Work hard and drink more water .
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Nothing more inspiring than seeing someone go from a project apartment to a crib the size of his project block #TDE
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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Happy bday to my brother @Bas !
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Wrapping up these @Jayrock mixes.. This is his best body of work to date!!! Stupid excited #TDE #EngineEars
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RT @OnlyHipHopFacts : @therealmikedean and @kanyewest mixing The College Dropout.
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No Matter How Hard It Gets . No Matter What You're Going Through . Whenever You Feel Like Giving Up Just Remember . Pressure Makes Diamonds!
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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Beyond excited for the world to hear @YBNCordae Debut Album . Very proud of the all around body of work.
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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Always remember that a great mix STARTS in the recording process #EngineEars
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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Happy New Years from TDE | Here's gift for rocking with us for the last 10 years | #TDE
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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Bitch, Be Humble
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Don't Complain . Just Work Harder ! #TDE
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
6 years
Best Acoustic Guitars To Reference are on OutKast’s ‘Take Off Your Cool’
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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If you worked hard you wouldn't have to hate me and see me as competition . Hard work will always override talent .
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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FEEL.
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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Nigga why you trippin, getcha mood right .
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Mood
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Lol Dave use to shoot all the videos with a Sony handheld camcorder . Consistency is always key #TDE #EngineEars
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'Merica ! 😂
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You niggas brazy . SpaceX don't launch shit from Los Angeles . Lol
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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RT @SupahSaucy : This dude @Pharrell been 20 years old for the past 700 years http://t.co/V1XSmbEhb5 - hahaaa!
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Pokemon? You niggas out here playing Pokemon?
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9 years
MBA (MixedByAli)/EngineEars Curved Bill Hats Now Available at #TDE #MixedByAli #EngineEars
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Pressure bust pipes or makes diamonds. Attack your fears head on and be great !
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RT @KarenCivil : Kendrick channeling his inner Hot Boys in the airport (via @freshalina ) - 😂 man ...
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Derek ‘MixedByAli’ Ali
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Tom Brady ol beavis and buthead looking ass did his shit . Fuck the Patriots tho ....
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RT @Young_Guru : Ok studio community let's talk about how good these @MixedByAli mixes are. This guy constantly gives me work to study - 🙌🏽
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Niggas be mad 😂
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Don't Lose Your Passion For Your Craft ....
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This @SZA ... smh 🙏🏾
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Happy Bday To The Top Dawg ! #TDE
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ATTN ENGINEERS; in order to be a GREAT mixer you have to be a GREAT tracking engineer . I’ve been receiving so many sessions lately where vocals are over processed and sound like shit .
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Be a good person but don't waist time trying to prove it #TDE
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MIXING NEW YG FEAT. TY DOLLA SIGN & GUNNA !
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California Dreamin
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Go To http://t.co/M0WDjNitih And Join The Mailing List For News, Giveaways & Community Updates! Follow…
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I have something real special I'm working on for all engineers, producers & artists. Follow @EngineEars for more info & updates! #EngineEars
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DAMN. By Kendrick Lamar out now! #TDE #MixedByAli #MBA #EngineEars
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When it comes to mixing, especially in today’s music, there is no blue print. As music continues to evolve so will the Sonics. No book can teach you that #EngineEars
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‘You’re Going To Fail 100% Of Everythkng You Don’t Start!’ - RT @garyvee : This! $0.02
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Big Shot .
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Pressure Will Bust Pipes Or Make Diamonds #TDE
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The mixing fundamentals that’s being taught at these modern day music institutes are so dated and out of touch with today’s music it’s crazy #EngineEars
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Seeing Sounds
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I’m not one bit saying I’m anti-label. But I am fed up with the fact that we have access to more technology than EVER and it’s not being take advantage in the interest of the creators that’s keeping this industry afloat. We are in the trenches daily, but are getting thrown scraps
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MIXING NEW SMINO LIVE!
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I Finessed . The Plug
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This email is from today. And this is the main reason we created @EngineEars . It’s time modernize and standardize our industry from the inside . Are you ready?
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All my EngineEars, What’s your favorite mix from To Pimp A Butterfly ? Let’s talk about it ! #EngineEars
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Groovy Tony No Face Killa
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Forward Progress Above All Things ->
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Y'all keep letting @SpaceX lie to y'all . Ima be with the homies like this . Feet kicked up like a fajita 😂😂 . Iight I'm back to work . #TDE tho ..
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