David Ruttenberg - GRAMMY(r) Producer - Engineer - BMI Writer / Arranger / Publisher

"DAVID IS A CONSUMATE PRO- HE'S CREATIVE, HE'S QUICK, HE'S GOT A LOT OF CHOPS, AND HE'S A GREAT GUY!"

-RUSS FREEMAN, THE RIPPINGTONS/PEAK/CONCORD RECORDS

"FOR ME, MUSICIANS ARE NOT THE STARS OF RECORDING SESSION. PRODUCERS ARE! THEY MOLD PLAYERS AND THEIR MUSIC INTO WHAT EVENTUALLY TURN OUT TO BE A VISION OF THE PRODUCER, USING THE PLAYERS AND THEIR MUSICAL SKILLS TO CREATE A NEW PRODUCT, A NEW VISION OF MUSIC, A CONTEMPORARY WORK! DAVID RUTTENBERG IS A GREAT PRODUCER! HE IS A GREAT ENGINEER! HE KNOWS MUSIC AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE MAN HAS VISION! HIS CONCEPT IS TO SUPPORT THE CREDO THAT PLAYERS SHOULD BE HEARD, EVEN IN THIS CURRENT VOID OF APPRECIATION OF GREAT PLAYERS. DAVID USES SONICS LIKE A PAINTER USES HIS OILS. HE IS ONE OF THE FINEST PRODUCER/ENGINEERS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY!"

-JEFF BERLIN, LIVING LEGEND & WORLD'S GREAETEST ELECTRIC BASSIST

"DAVID HAS GOOD ENERGY: HE'S POSITIVE, SUPPORTIVE, GENEROUS AND COMPREHENSIVE. HE IS SOMEONE WHO'S THERE FOR YOU WHEN YOU NEED HIM, WHO WILL ALWAYS GO THE EXTRA MILE. IF I HAD TO PICK THE CREW ON THE LIFEBOAT, HE'D BE A GREAT GUY TO HAVE ABOARD."

-J.P. GOSS, NOTED AUTHOR AND DRUMMER

"WE HAVE BEEN WITH DAVID AS OUR PRODUCER FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AND COULD NOT BE MORE PLEASED. NOT ONLY IS DAVID BRILLIANT AND TALENTED, BUT HE HAS AN UNCANNY TO COMMUNICATE WITH AND GET THE MOST OUT OF HIS ARTISTS. ADDITIONALLY, WE RECENTLY WORKED ON A PROJECT WITH HIM WHERE HIS ARRANGEMENT OF A 1970'S POP TUNE TURNED INTO SOMETHING YOU'LL HEAR ON THE RADIO VERY SOON. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT OUR EXPERIENCE WITH DAVID HAS RUINED US FOR OTHER PRODUCERS. WE WILL NOW EXPECT DAVID'S LEVEL OF COMPASSION, SERVICE AND TALENT FROM EVERYONE. THIS WILL INDEED BE A HIGH BAR TO ACHIEVE."

-RACHEL SINGER, SINGER/SONGWRITER

"DAVID RUTTENBERG IS NOTHING LESS THEN AN INSPIRATION. HE HAS MADE ME BELIEVE IN MYSELF AND MY FUTURE. HE IS A KIND AND INTELLECTUAL MAN. REGARDING HIS MISSION IN LIFE: MUSIC - HE IS PURELY BRILLIANT! THANK YOU DAVID, FOR EVERYTHING..."

-DOREN, SINGER/SONGWRITER

"THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INSTRUCTION, GUIDANCE, AND ENCOURAGEMENT. LEARNING TO IMPROVE MY TECHNIQUE CONTINUES TO BE AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL, REWARDING JOURNEY. YOU TRULY HAVE AN INCREDIBLE ABILITY TO TEACH AND MOTIVATE! I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR VARIED TEACHING TECHNIQUES. YOU HELP ME MASTER NOT ONLY THE OBVIOUS - BUT THE MORE SUBTLE NUANCES! THANK YOU FOR ENCOURAGING...YOU HAVE INSPIRED ME TO PLAY AT A LEVEL I THOUGHT I WAS INCAPABLE OF REACHING. THANKS FOR YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT AND OPTIMISM. DAVID, YOU ROCK! "

-BLAIR NADEL, GUITARIST

"DAVID HAS BEEN THE MOST INSTRUMENTAL ADULT OUTSIDE OUR FAMILY IN USHERING MY ONCE SHY AND INHIBITED DAUGHTER INTO THE MUSICIAN, HUMAN BEING AND COLLEGE FRESHMAN SHE HAS BECOME AT THE AGE OF 16."

-SUZY ANAND, PROUD PARENT

"WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT DAVID RUTTENBERG THAT WILL REALLY GIVE YOU A SENSE OF ALL THAT HE IS? HIS TALENTS, EXPERTISE, QUALITIES AS A HUMAN BEING ALL COMBINE TO MAKE HIM AN EXCEPTIONAL AND INCREDIBLE MUSICIAN, PRODUCER, ENGINEER, ARRANGER AND INSTRUCTOR. HE WAS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED WHEN I FOUND HIM. I HAD WORKED WITH OTHER STUDIOS BEFORE, AND THEY DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND ME OR MY MUSIC THE WAY THAT DAVID DID. HE IS A SUPER TALENTED MAN WHO IS WELL AWARE OF THE PULSE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY TODAY. HE LISTENS TO WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WISH TO DO AND ACHIEVE MUSICALLY, AND THEN HE HELPS YOU TO CREATE THAT VISION. HE ENCOURAGES, HE PRAISES AND HE CARES. WORKING WITH DAVID IS FUN AND INSPIRING!"

-CARINE FIRESTONE, SINGER/SONGWRITER

"OUR FAMILY HAS HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH DAVID FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS. MY OLDEST DAUGHTER AND HER BEST FRIEND TOOK GUITAR LESSONS FROM HIM FOR OVER A YEAR. MY MIDDLE DAUGHTER HAS HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH DAVID FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS ON VOICE, GUITAR, AND PRODUCED HER FIRST CD PROJECT WITH HIM. HE HAS BEEN HER VOCAL COACH, PRODUCER, CO-WRITER, COMPOSER, AND ARRANGER. HE IS A FUN, INTELLIGENT, EXTREMELY GIFTED TEACHER/PRODUCER/ARTIST AND MY DAUGHTERS HAVE ENJOYED SPENDING TIME IN HIS STUDIO LEARNING FROM HIS NUMEROUS TALENTS."

-MARIA ABTAHI, PROUD PARENT

"I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU SPENT INTRODUCTING ME TO THE HISTORY AND FUSION OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF PRODUCING MUSIC. MY APPRECIATION FOR MUSIC PRODUCTION AND ENGINEERING HAS MOVED UP TO A NEW LEVEL. WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO YOU FOR EXPANDING MY VIEW OF YOUR ARTISTY AND PROFESSION..."

-LARRY MCKINNEY, RENOWNED ENGINEER AND STUDENT