David Reitzas, question about the mixing of "Ray of light"

gainreduction · 11th June 2009

David Reitzas, if you´re here and happen to see this... I was looking at the impressive credits on your site and I saw Madonna´s "Ray of light" on the list. As I think that is one of the best sounding modern albums out there (with equally impressive production) I would love to know a little more.

My copy of the album lists no mixing credits so it´s been a little of a mystery to me who actually did it and somehow I´ve been under the impression that Spike Stent mixed parts of the album but that might just be my imagination...

It would be fantastic if you could chime in.

gainreduction · 11th June 2009

Tony Shepperd · 11th June 2009

Hang on, let me see if I can get him.

Reitzas · 11th June 2009

Getting ready for a big string session tonight and I have a vocal session all day tomorrow. I'll try and post some info over the weekend. Thanks for the kudos!

David Reitzas : Mixer - Engineer - Producer

gainreduction · 12th June 2009

Great !

5down1up · 12th June 2009

cool ! thats actualy the only madonna record thats spinning in my cd player from time to time. frozen is still one of my favourite tracks when its coming to electronic meets acoustic !

Killer job & awesome site

AMIEL · 12th June 2009

Great!
I am not a Madonna Fan, but "Ray Of Light" is such a great Album, very interesting and so many cool sounds...great mix as well!

If David mixed some songs in that record..did you mix or checked the mix with a sub??

RCM - Ronan · 12th June 2009

I am really excited to hear about this as well.

thenoiseflower · 12th June 2009

agreed, really great sounding record.

studjo · 12th June 2009

Dave's the man!

I fear you know it allready Dave but I repeat it: Drowned World - best track to check subs in PA system. How did you do that one man!

Jo

audiomichael · 13th June 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by studjo

Dave's the man!
Jo

AND he does magic!!! stike

not a joke

Space Station · 13th June 2009

Me too...Amazing sounding record..

C Heat · 13th June 2009

How privileged we are

opentune · 13th June 2009

Wow, this will be a fine thread!

gainreduction · 8th July 2009

Reitzas · 11th July 2009

I promise I will respond to this thread in the near future. Please excuse me for not posting something sooner.

Between engineering/mixing and trying to organize a poker tournament for our industry, it's been very crazy/busy.

I've been asked so many times to do interviews for books about Madonna but I've declined them all. I try to avoid using my experience to sell unauthorized books about artists that I've worked with, but I do have a few interesting stories about the making of "Ray of Light" that I'd be willing to share here amongst my peers. Thanks for your patience and I'll be back in a couple of weeks with something.

In the meantime, please check out this video I made about the industry event I'm organizing that is happening on July 19th.
Hey, if you show up at the event, you can ask me anything you want about "Ray of Light" in person.

YouTube - R.I.P.T. Preview

Thanks!

David Reitzas : Mixer - Engineer - Producer

Barish · 11th July 2009

Why not turn this into a Q&A with Dave Reitzas forum?

Jules? David?

B.

rty5150 · 11th July 2009

it's actually funny, i was thinking of this thread and put this disc on and was floored by the production of it. i went to try and find it again and the thread was reborn. amazing stuff. i love how much space there was for the vocal and how up front and clear the vocal was. simply amazing. great work DR.

opentune · 15th July 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reitzas

In the meantime, please check out this video I made about the industry event I'm organizing that is happening on July 19th.

YouTube - R.I.P.T. Preview

Thanks!

That video is great!

Everybody should watch it!
I hope your event will be a huge success and that you´ll have as much fun
as in making this video!!

pahji@yahoo.com · 17th July 2009

Amazing production and mix. One of my references.........thumbsup

opentune · 7th August 2009

Ahhh ....the suspense....

mobius.media · 2nd September 2009

3 months later ...

billyindonesia · 25th April 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by rty5150

it's actually funny, i was thinking of this thread and put this disc on and was floored by the production of it. i went to try and find it again and the thread was reborn. amazing stuff. i love how much space there was for the vocal and how up front and clear the vocal was. simply amazing. great work DR.

thumbsup same here

btw its been couple month.. Mr.David must be so busy
can't wait honestly

how hes gonna tell us about the vocal sound
and what kind of EQ did he use for mixing !

scott petito · 26th April 2010

I want to know if there will be another poker party this year

cheers
SP

Reitzas · 27th April 2010

Hi guys,

Thanks for reminding me about this thread. Sorry, everytime I've gotten close to try and write some things, I've gotten busy and then I get distracted with my life outside of mixing.

I've spoken to Jules in the past about maybe doing a Q&A one of these months (if there's enough people that would want to ask me any questions), so I now think that maybe it's better to save the Madonna, Ray of Light questions and other engineering/mixing answers for that time if it's cool with everyone and Jules. (Alan Parsons might be a tough act to follow but we'll see what Jules suggest and I'll keep you informed.

And yes, SP- I have started getting my mind on planning the 2nd annual Recording Industry Poker Tournament. Last year's event at The Village was a big success and we were able to donate a nice bundle of money to a great charity on behalf of the great people in our industry, not to mention that everyone had a blast and the prizes were incredible. I'll start posting in a few week about the details of the event.

So thanks to the OP for bringing up this thread in the first place and to all who have contributed so far.
I'll be back in one way or another and answers will be given.

David Reitzas : Mixer - Engineer - Producer

rty5150 · 27th April 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reitzas

Hi guys,

Thanks for reminding me about this thread. Sorry, everytime I've gotten close to try and write some things, I've gotten busy and then I get distracted with my life outside of mixing.

I've spoken to Jules in the past about maybe doing a Q&A one of these months (if there's enough people that would want to ask me any questions), so I now think that maybe it's better to save the Madonna, Ray of Light questions and other engineering/mixing answers for that time if it's cool with everyone and Jules. (Alan Parsons might be a tough act to follow but we'll see what Jules suggest and I'll keep you informed.

And yes, SP- I have started getting my mind on planning the 2nd annual Recording Industry Poker Tournament. Last year's event at The Village was a big success and we were able to donate a nice bundle of money to a great charity on behalf of the great people in our industry, not to mention that everyone had a blast and the prizes were incredible. I'll start posting in a few week about the details of the event.

So thanks to the OP for bringing up this thread in the first place and to all who have contributed so far.
I'll be back in one way or another and answers will be given.

David Reitzas : Mixer - Engineer - Producer

thanks, dave, you are one of my heroes! your mixes are so inspiring to listen to.

PlugHead · 27th April 2010

Screw Madonna! - what about recording Babs?!?

JK gents - whatever floats your boat...

billyindonesia · 2nd May 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reitzas

Hi guys,

Thanks for reminding me about this thread. Sorry, everytime I've gotten close to try and write some things, I've gotten busy and then I get distracted with my life outside of mixing.

I've spoken to Jules in the past about maybe doing a Q&A one of these months (if there's enough people that would want to ask me any questions), so I now think that maybe it's better to save the Madonna, Ray of Light questions and other engineering/mixing answers for that time if it's cool with everyone and Jules. (Alan Parsons might be a tough act to follow but we'll see what Jules suggest and I'll keep you informed.

And yes, SP- I have started getting my mind on planning the 2nd annual Recording Industry Poker Tournament. Last year's event at The Village was a big success and we were able to donate a nice bundle of money to a great charity on behalf of the great people in our industry, not to mention that everyone had a blast and the prizes were incredible. I'll start posting in a few week about the details of the event.

So thanks to the OP for bringing up this thread in the first place and to all who have contributed so far.
I'll be back in one way or another and answers will be given.

David Reitzas : Mixer - Engineer - Producer

Thanks David..
i think we all have patience and love to wait you even a thousand years

take your time brader..

we're gonna wait here..

rty5150 · 2nd May 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by PlugHead

what about recording Babs?!?

and celine...and WHITNEY!!!

and the corrs...and bianca ryan

gainreduction · 7th January 2011

BUMP !

11th June 2009	#1
gainreduction Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2,377 Thread Starter	David Reitzas, question about the mixing of "Ray of light" David Reitzas, if you´re here and happen to see this... I was looking at the impressive credits on your site and I saw Madonna´s "Ray of light" on the list. As I think that is one of the best sounding modern albums out there (with equally impressive production) I would love to know a little more. My copy of the album lists no mixing credits so it´s been a little of a mystery to me who actually did it and somehow I´ve been under the impression that Spike Stent mixed parts of the album but that might just be my imagination... It would be fantastic if you could chime in. __________________ http://www.fixitinthemix.se http://www.detonamusic.com

12th June 2009	#6
5down1up Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 2,006	cool ! thats actualy the only madonna record thats spinning in my cd player from time to time. frozen is still one of my favourite tracks when its coming to electronic meets acoustic ! Killer job & awesome site __________________ http://www.kaiportolano.com http://www.myspace.com/kaiportolano

12th June 2009	#7
AMIEL Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 3,615	Great! I am not a Madonna Fan, but "Ray Of Light" is such a great Album, very interesting and so many cool sounds...great mix as well! If David mixed some songs in that record..did you mix or checked the mix with a sub?? __________________ ------------------ Peace. Reuven Amiel "There are no rules, just knowledge, good taste and experimentation" "Music was designed to escape from reality for a moment, not to magnify our fears and problems"

12th June 2009	#10
studjo Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 2,414	Dave's the man! I fear you know it allready Dave but I repeat it: Drowned World - best track to check subs in PA system. How did you do that one man! Jo __________________ www.studjo.ch http://soundcloud.com/studjo/sets

11th July 2009	#18
rty5150 Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2009 Location: LR,AR Posts: 2,808	it's actually funny, i was thinking of this thread and put this disc on and was floored by the production of it. i went to try and find it again and the thread was reborn. amazing stuff. i love how much space there was for the vocal and how up front and clear the vocal was. simply amazing. great work DR. __________________ rich

11th June 2009	#3
Tony Shepperd Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 3,728	Hang on, let me see if I can get him.

11th June 2009	#4
Reitzas Gear nut Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 120	Getting ready for a big string session tonight and I have a vocal session all day tomorrow. I'll try and post some info over the weekend. Thanks for the kudos! David Reitzas : Mixer - Engineer - Producer

12th June 2009	#8
RCM - Ronan Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 4,414	I am really excited to hear about this as well.

12th June 2009	#9
thenoiseflower Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 1,425	agreed, really great sounding record.

13th June 2009	#12
Space Station Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Chichester UK Posts: 3,024	Me too...Amazing sounding record..

13th June 2009	#13
C Heat Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2005 Location: In a house by the sea Posts: 2,657	How privileged we are

13th June 2009	#14
opentune Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: good ol´germany Posts: 1,553	Wow, this will be a fine thread!

8th July 2009	#15
gainreduction Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2,377 Thread Starter

11th July 2009	#17
Barish Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Istanbul, Turkey Posts: 1,804	Why not turn this into a Q&A with Dave Reitzas forum? Jules? David? B.

17th July 2009	#20
pahji@yahoo.com Gear Head Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 45	Amazing production and mix. One of my references.........thumbsup

7th August 2009	#21
opentune Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: good ol´germany Posts: 1,553	Ahhh ....the suspense....

2nd September 2009	#22
mobius.media Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,397	3 months later ...

26th April 2010	#24
scott petito Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2004 Location: woodstock NY Posts: 638	I want to know if there will be another poker party this year cheers SP __________________ www.scottpetitoproductions.com http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/petito

27th April 2010	#25
Reitzas Gear nut Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 120	Hi guys, Thanks for reminding me about this thread. Sorry, everytime I've gotten close to try and write some things, I've gotten busy and then I get distracted with my life outside of mixing. I've spoken to Jules in the past about maybe doing a Q&A one of these months (if there's enough people that would want to ask me any questions), so I now think that maybe it's better to save the Madonna, Ray of Light questions and other engineering/mixing answers for that time if it's cool with everyone and Jules. (Alan Parsons might be a tough act to follow but we'll see what Jules suggest and I'll keep you informed. And yes, SP- I have started getting my mind on planning the 2nd annual Recording Industry Poker Tournament. Last year's event at The Village was a big success and we were able to donate a nice bundle of money to a great charity on behalf of the great people in our industry, not to mention that everyone had a blast and the prizes were incredible. I'll start posting in a few week about the details of the event. So thanks to the OP for bringing up this thread in the first place and to all who have contributed so far. I'll be back in one way or another and answers will be given. David Reitzas : Mixer - Engineer - Producer

27th April 2010	#27
PlugHead Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2003 Location: steeltown Posts: 3,420	Screw Madonna! - what about recording Babs?!? JK gents - whatever floats your boat...

7th January 2011	#30
gainreduction Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2,377 Thread Starter	BUMP !

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