MixedByAli Talks Recording Kendrick on Broken Mic, EngineEars (1on1 interview)

Wanna be a part of the KTO community? Join our Discord page where you guys can talk to each other. We’re going to do cool things like I can jump on a call with some of you, we can play games like Among Us, review music, etc. Join ASAP and be sure to leave a like and comment on this video! Discord: discord Chat with us on social media Twitter @kidstakeover_ Instagram @kidstakeoverig Tiktok @kidstakeover Facebook @kidstakeoverinterviews In this video, KTO goes to LA to interview 6x grammy nominated,TDE in house engineer, Mixed By Ali.His career began in Los Angeles in the late 2000s recording and mixing for Top Dawg Entertainment artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, SZA, Ab-Soul, isaiah rashad, Bas, Nipsey Hussle, Snoop Dogg, Mac Miller, BrockHampton, Cardi B, Childish Gambino and more. He is also the creator of EngineEars, an online mixing service with renowned engineers. We sat down with him and talked about his love for the city of Vancouver after visiting on the DAMN tour with Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott. Arshan goes on to ask about audio advice for his interview with SoFaygo and talks to Ali about his own audio issues, including recording Section 80 on a broken mic. Throughout the interview he gives advice to the youth on succeeding in the industry and how he declined an offer to Los Angeles College of music and taught himself how to engineer music. He encourages the youth to focus on what they are interested in and “drown” themselves in knowledge. Arshan then asks Ali on who is an artist he thinks is up next. Ali says Baby Keem, who is Kendrick Lamar’s cousin. MixedbyAli and Baby Keem worked on his single “No Sense” together. Towards the end of the interview he talks more about his platform called Engine Ears which connects artists to the right engineers to work with it and be a part of the right business plan. At the end of the interview he also talks about a potential J Cole and Kendrick collaboration. TIMESTAMPS! 0:00 - Vancouver 1:10 - Arshan tells Ali about his audio issue during the SoFaygo interview 3:10 - Ali used to record Kendrick Lamar on a broken mic 4:17 - You need to go to school to become an audio engineer? 7:00 - FrvrFriday, Baby Keem 8:25 - Does he enjoy working on hits or deep cuts? 11:10 - Kendrick gives Ali total creative freedom 13:20 - Him and ASAP Rocky’s engineer quickly mixing & releasing a song after Kendrick’s verse on it got leaked 15:00 - Engineers SAVE artists sometimes 15:55- How Ali is changing the engineering world today (EngineEars) 20:00 - Going on tour and seeing his attendees in tears 20:45 - Ali listens to every single beat on USB’s that people give him 21:30 - People DM’ing him to make the Kendrick and J Cole album happen 22:05 - Credits Tags (ignore) MixedByAli KTO Kidstakeover Vancouver Los Angeles Interview Hip Hop Rap Mixing Audio Engineer TDE TopDawgEntertainment J Cole Kendrick Lamar BabyKeem EngineEars SZA IsaiahRashad MacMiller Grammy Awards ChildishGambino Section80 DAMN. Dreamville EngineEars good kid, m.A.A.d city To Pimp a Butterfly Schoolboy Q Ab-Soul JayRock SpillageVillage Nipsey Hussle Mac Miller Cardi B Production Producers MixedByAli KTO Kidstakeover Vancouver Los Angeles Interview Hip Hop Rap Mixing Audio Engineer TDE TopDawgEntertainment J Cole Kendrick Lamar BabyKeem EngineEars SZA IsaiahRashad MacMiller ChildishGambino Section80 DAMN. Dreamville EngineEars good kid, m.A.A.d city Grammy Awards To Pimp a Butterfly Schoolboy Q Ab-Soul JayRock SpillageVillage Nipsey Hussle Mac Miller Cardi B Production Producers MixedByAli KTO Kidstakeover Vancouver Los Angeles Interview Hip Hop Rap Mixing Audio Engineer TDE TopDawgEntertainment J Cole Kendrick Lamar BabyKeem EngineEars SZA IsaiahRashad MacMiller ChildishGambino Section80 DAMN. fl studio fl studio fl studio advice advice advice tips tips tips Dreamville EngineEars good kid, m.A.A.d city To Pimp a Butterfly Schoolboy Q Ab-Soul pro tools pro tools pro tools JayRock SpillageVillage Nipsey Hussle Mac Miller Cardi B Production Producers Grammy Awards sounwave sounwave sounwave derek ali derek ali derek ali rap radar rap radar no jumper no jumper #KidsTakeOver #MixedByAli #KendrickLamar