Dave Isaac

He entered the music industry as a young musician at twelve, growing alongside a city that turned from Funk in the ’70s to R&B, Techno and Gospel in the ’80s and Hip-Hop in the ’90s. As an engineer, programmer and then producer, he worked with Anita Baker, DeBarge, The Winans, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Aaliyah, R. Kelly and Barry White before moving to Los Angeles.

Within his first eight months in L.A. he had worked with Madonna, Michael Jackson, Puff Daddy, Babyface, Whitney Houston and Bette Midler. A partnership with bass legend and producer Marcus Miller opened the door to Luther Vandross, Eric Clapton, Wayne Shorter, David Sanborn and Roberta Flack, plus films such as Love Jones, Head of State and I Think I Love My Wife.

Thirty-two years into his career, Dave is still going strong — mixing for Prince, Keyshia Cole and S.M.V, collaborating with Mix Engineer Tony Maserati, developing tools with Universal Audio, Manley and Tascam, and teaching at the Musicians Institute, UCLA and universities around the world.