Pacifique Recording Studios

Pacifique Recording Studios is an award-winning mixing and recording studio based in North Hollywood, California. By 1999, Pacifique installed its second SSL console, the 9000 J Series. In 2003, Pacifique housed two SSL K 9000 (96 input) consoles, which is still sought after by engineers and artists who prefer analog boards over digital ones. Pacifique has been featured in Billboard,^[1] Mix, and Audio magazines for its mixing and recording achievements over the past 25 years.

List of gold/platinum albums recorded or mixed at Pacifique

• Trompe le Monde (Pixies, 1991)
• Unforgettable… with Love (Natalie Cole, 1991)
• Big Willie Style (Will Smith, 1997)
• Men in Black: The Album (1997)
• Never Say Never (Brandy, 1998)
• Cosas del Amor (Enrique Iglesias, 1998)
• Mi respuesta (Laura Pausini, 1998)
• Christina Aguilera (Christina Aguilera, 1999)
• The Writing's on the Wall (Destiny's Child, 1999)
• On the 6 (Jennifer Lopez, 1999)
• Amarte Es Un Placer (Luis Miguel, 1999)
• It Was All a Dream (Dream, 2001)
• Aaliyah (Aaliyah, 2001)
• Karma (Tarkan, 2001)
• In the Zone (Britney Spears, 2003)
• Musicology (Prince, 2004)
• Oral Fixation Vol. 2 (Shakira, 2005)
• The Dutchess (Fergie, 2006)
• Shock Value (Timbaland, 2007)
• Curtis (50 Cent, 2007)
• 808s & Heartbreak (Kanye West, 2008)
• Paper Trail (T.I., 2008)
• Before I Self Destruct (50 Cent, 2009)

Notable clients

50 Cent Aaliyah Ameriie André 3000 B2K Beyoncé The Black Eyed Peas Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Bow Wow Boyz II Men Britney Spears Busta Rhymes Cee Lo Green Ciara Chamillionaire Chingy Christina Aguilera Common D'Angelo Destiny's Child Dr. Dre Duffy Enrique Iglesias Eric Benét Erykah Badu Eve Fergie (singer) The Game G-Unit Green Day Immature Jennifer Lopez John Legend JoJo Joss Stone Justin Timberlake Juvenile Kanye West Kelis Kelly Rowland Laura Pausini Lil Wayne LL Cool J

Luis Miguel Lupe Fiasco Marques Houston Mary J. Blige Mos Def Mýa Nas Natalie Cole Natasha Bedingfield Ne-Yo New Boyz 98 Degrees Omarion Pussycat Dolls Prince Queen Latifah Ray J Redman Rihanna Rodney Jerkins Ron Fair Seal Scott Storch Shakira Shania Twain Sisqó Snoop Dogg Stevie Wonder Soulja Boy Tarkan Tatyana Ali Taylor Dayne T.I. Toni Braxton Toto Tricky Stewart Warren G will.i.am Will Smith Wyclef Jean Xzibit Young Jeezy

References

1. Walsh, Christopher (1 December 2001). "Spotlight on Recording Studios: Top Studios". Billboard. p. 53.

• Daley, Dan (September 2000). "It's Not Just For Music Anymore". Billboard. p. 62.
• "Pacifique Makes Room". Retrieved 1 April 2006.
• "Pacifique Studios: Mais Qui, c'est Pacifique!". Retrieved 30 March 2006.
• Walsh, Christopher (December 2001). "Spotlight on Recording Studios: Top Studios". Billboard. p. 53.