Shes just so sweet. You cant teach that, and you cant buy that.

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So sorry, had to come make some tweaks on a Pharrell mix upstairs in my room the message says.

One of his latest accomplishments is mixing Cardi Bs Invasion of Privacy, which recently won Best Rap Album at the 61st Grammy Awards, making her the first female rapper to win the category as a solo artist.

In the past, hes done the same for T-Pain, Rick Ross, Travis Porter, Gucci Mane, Beyonc and Jay Z, Future, and Lil Uzi Vert (to name a few).

In the post-Grammys glow, he talks with The Verge about what a mix engineer does, what it was like to work with Cardi B on Invasion of Privacy, and he shares some of his favorite studio tips, tricks, and plug-ins.

Im the one that decides if the bass is going to be in in this section or out in another section.

If an instrument needs tuning or if somebody cant sing that well, I can help fix that up a little.

Its necessary because the song and the music wont sound as polished otherwise.

A lot of times, the song in its raw form cant really communicate what its trying to communicate unless things are put in the right context.

I went to Miami, and we mixed the entire album in a week and a half.

And its like that with the more established artists, too, but they tend to have more guidelines with what they think will work for the mix.

Even the people with the most ideas still leave room for me to do my craft and insert my ideas, though, because they value perspective.

They were like, Dude, we got to make this Cardi B album in a week.

Can you make it to Miami She really wants you to mix it down there because she wants to be a part of the process.

I was like, Hell yeah I went to Miami, and we mixed the entire album in a week and a half.

A lot of the time in the music industry, you find a lot of wannabes, people who think they know everything, and artists who are just crazy.

Every now and then, it is fun to work with the artist and have them right there as were working.

Cardi was in the next room doing a lot of promo stuff, and she would come and peek her head in to listen to the mix and make little comments.

Its her first major album, and I think she was curious about the process.

Like when I mixed Beyonc and Jay Z, she flew me to London and was there.

She is so authentic and so real, she couldnt fake that if she wanted to.

Every night, she would walk around and make sure she spoke to every single person in the studio from the front desk girl to the studio manager.

One late night, she was walking out, stopped, and then walked back to thank the interns and the runner.

Shes just so sweet.

You cant teach that, and you cant buy that.

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