The techniques & philosophy of Nas & Hit-Boy's GRAMMY-winning engineer David Yungin Kim | UNSUNG

For episode 7 of UNSUNG host  MixedByJocelin and producer Matt Soczywko jumped on a call to chop it up with a slightly under the weather David Yungin Kim (not that you'd know it) direct from his room at Chalice Recording Studios in Los Angeles.GRAMMY-winning and multi-platinum mix engineer David Yungin Kim has been instrumental in crafting the sound of contemporary hip-hop. His close collaboration with Nas on the King's Disease series won the legendary rapper his first GRAMMY, while Kim’s sonic fingerprint and deep understanding of West Coast engineering techniques can be heard on Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly, and Nipsey Hussle's Racks in the Middle. Above all else, David is known for his open and transparent approach - regularly putting aspiring producers and engineers on game on his Twitch streams. More recently David has moved more into the production realm.

➡️ Follow David on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidyunginkim/

➡️ Hear some of David's 🔥 mixing - https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/david-yungin-kim/pl.u-EdAVzvGIa9lmMZ

➡️ Hear David's production as YUNGIN - https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/yungin/1740041045

➡️ Watch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/HMKODIRSqUU

➡️ Learn more about Audiomovers - https://audiomovers.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_content=unsung&utm_campaign=DavidyunginkimTimecode:0:00 - Intro2:40 - Getting his start and giving 100%4:17 - Interning at Chalice in Los Angeles6:30 - The Infamous Chick-Fil-A Run10:00 - Expanding into production, and honoring Korean heritage21:00 - Streaming on Twitch23:20 - First time working with Nas

29:30 - Working with Nipsey Hussle on the SSL

34:00 - Mixing in the box

36:00 - Remote mixing with Audiomovers LISTENTO

39:00 - The first GRAMMY with Nas42:00 - David's favorite plugins

46:00 Advice looking back

48:30 - Seeking out simplicityUNSUNG is a weekly show exploring the untold stories and creative processes behind the music we love, from a cast of globally acclaimed record producers, studio engineers, songwriters and composers.UNSUNG honours the real stories, and the truth behind the music that shapes our lives. It's a podcast by music obsessives, for music obsessives. Join us.UNSUNG is a podcast from Audiomovers. Audiomovers is part of the Abbey Road REDD family and our software LISTENTO is used by over 90% of recording sessions at the studio, as well as on countless GRAMMY-winning records and Billboard 100 hits. Alongside LISTENTO, Audiomovers creates a suite of groundbreaking pro audio software tools designed to help music makers collaborate.Learn more: https://audiomovers.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_content=unsung&utm_campaign=davidyunginkim#podcast #engineering #production #mixing #analog #nas #nipseyhussle #hitboy #kendricklamar