David "Rainman"

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David “Rain” Banta is a multi platinum recording/mixing engineer producer/composer/pianist that as been working full time in Hollywood for more than 2 decades. David has (certified) 2 triple platinum, 3 double platinum, 2 single platinum and 9 gold records. He also has 2 #1 selling albums in all Europe that were #1 sellers in 8 countries and he had a #1 on radio play in 4 countries that lasted 2 weeks at #1 in England.

His engineering credits include (first engineer) Tupac, Sting, Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross. Tina Turner, “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, "Thug Life", and Coolio.

David has mixed and mastered 38 songs that have been released by "Bone Thugs N Harmony" (counting solo/duo, and full band projects). Many of those he produced and/or recorded.
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He is also the Senior Producer and on air talent of a top show on KPFK 90.7FM LA/Hollywood, 93.7FM San Diego, 98.7FM Santa Barbara, 99.5FM Ridgecrest-China Lake. . (see video above) (The most powerful FM station west of the Mississippi)

David mixed and mastered Flesh N Bone's (of Bone Thugs N Harmony) entire "Blaze of Glory" album as well as produced one of the main singles due in stores Sept 13th 2011. It's Flesh's first solo album since his release in 2008.

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As well as being a multi platinum recording and mixing engineer who taught it at UCLA for 10 straight years. David is also an accomplished Composer/Producer whose 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”

David has also been an accomplished studio/touring musician/arranger for many years. While earning a B.S. in Music Education he studied music full time in NYC for 10 years with some of the greatest arrangers and performing musicians in the world. Including Dizzy Gillespe, Thad Jones, and arrangers David Berger (who teaches at Julliard and scored Miles Davis) and Vince Corozine composer arranger of the ABC news theme. After studying music in NYC David went on to be a full time studio/touring musician recording and performing with one of the Air Forces premier jazz ensembles and concert bands. After leaving the Air Force David went on to play and tour full time for many years with such greats as “The Wailers, Jimmy Cliff, Steel Pulse, Burning Speer, Sly and Robbie, The Untouchables and many others.

David also produced, recorded, mixed and mastered Flesh N Bone's (of "Bone Thugs N Harmony") first (and only) single since his release "Heartache" available on itunes, and recorded and mixed the first single “Game AIn’t Ready” released with all 5 members in 13 years. David is currently working with Flesh and "Bone Thugs N Harmony" on an ongoing basis.

David is also currently the Senior Producer and on air talent of a top show on KPFK 90.7FM LA/Hollywood. The most powerful radio station west of the Mississippi. (see video just above this)

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.

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. I 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. I 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.



"I've been in the best studios in the world and sat next to the best engineers in the world, including people like Bernie Grundman, and the best stuff I've ever heard is the stuff that's coming out of Dave Banta's right now" -Flesh N Bone- of Bone Thugs n Harmony, 11/13/2010

http://www.fleshnboneglobal.com/dave_banta.asp

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David mixed the 4 singles on "9ice's" album "Tradition" that sold over 750,000 CDs in the first week alone and has sold over 2 1/2 million CDs so far in 2010. He produced, recorded and mixed the first single released by "Flesh N Bone" of the "Bone Thugs N Harmony" since his release from prison. David also recorded and mixed the first single released with all 5 Bone Thugs on it in 13 years. He also composed and produced the "Nascar Highlights Theme" for Fox Sports and taught recording, mixing, and production at UCLA for 10 years,

Heartaches Clip Bone thugs N Harmony produced mixed mastered by Dave Banta by PlatinumMixes