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Please excuse our appearance and possible site bugs you may encounter as we are under contstructionWelcome to the official website of Ari "R.E. Thuggz" Raskin, recording/mix/mastering engineer, guitarist and producer.Ari Raskin has been recording music since he began playing guitar during his middle school years, growing up in the suburbs of Philadelphia. He has been engineering professionally since the late 1990's, during his music school days in Boston. In 2000, Ari relocated to New York City, where he continued freelance engineering and co-producing a variety of projects. He eventually became chief engineer of Chung King Studios, the then-largest commercial studio on the east coast, until it closed its doors in early 2010. Today, Ari can be found working out of his private studio in Chelsea, Manhattan or at many of the numerous studios in and around the New York City area.Whether it's vocal tracking, 10-piece live jazz bands, 48-track 2" on a Neve console or a 120-track pop mix "in the box," Ari approaches his work musically and is well versed in a variety of engineering techniques and musical genres.Ari Raskin has recorded, mixed, programmed or played guitar for: ONEREPUBLIC, LIL WAYNE, WILL.I.AM, MARK RONSON, JOHN LEGEND, KID CUDI, DRAKE, WYCLEF JEAN, CYNDI LAUPER, MARY J. BLIGE, LIL MAMA, BARAK OBAMA, MICHAEL JACKSON, J.DILLA & ILLA J, RYAN LESLIE, FERGIE, T.I., KAT DELUNA, LINKIN PARK, NELLY, LAURYN HILL, ROBIN THICKE, JIM JONSIN, KERI HILSON, RICK ROSS, RATATAT, MARIO, MESHELL N'DEGEOCELLO, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, BRAND NEW HEAVIES, KANYE WEST, SWIZZ BEATZ, WHITNEY HOUSTON, KEYSHIA COLE, JADAKISS, HURRICANE CHRIS, KEANE, TEDDY GEIGER, SINEAD O'CONNOR, BEENIE MAN, DAY26, RATATAT, FAITH EVANS, MACANO, WE ARE THE FURY, CIARA, DANITY KANE, SOULIVE, KUDU, MA$E, RICKY MARTIN, FISHBONE, J-LIVE, MOS DEF, LIL KIM, POLO DA DON, FOXY BROWN, LETTUCE, JOAN OSBOURNE, N'DEA DAVENPORT, AMANDA DIVA, KESHIA COLE, CONSEQUENCE, SUAI, AZ, KAKI KING, ERIC HUDSON, CLAUDE KELLY, D.DOT, MUSHROOM, MAINO, DJ DRAMA, DANNY AIELLO, MARSHA AMBROSIA of FLOETRY, DJ NUMARK, FATLIP, TOBY GAD, DAVE HODGES, ERIC KRASNO, TOM MOULTON, JAZMINE SULLIVAN, TWISTA, BIG SEAN, FREDDIE JACKSON, FOXY BROWN, TALIB KWELI, EVERLAST, ANGIE STONE, UGK, LEDISI, NO ID, ORANGE BOY, ERIN BARRA, DIAMOND D, EASY MO BEE, DAVE HODGES, TOBY GAD, PRETTY RICKY, FAT JOE, MELI'SA MORGAN, COMMON, RAZAH, TAMIA, CHAMILLIONAIRE, KALEBER, AMANDA DIVA, FYRE DEPT, FABOLOUS, DJ QUIK, EVERLAST, AMERIE, Y.G.O, RAZAH, KATE EARL, WYNTER GORDON, RICH HIL, BOXIE, PIMP C, MANUEL SIRE, MYSTO&PIZZI, NICOLE WRAY, AARON NEVILLE, SHANNONE HOLT, THREE 6 MAFIA, CRISTAL, ANN NESBY, BILAL, ADAM DEITCH PROJECT, BIRDMAN, SERGIO MENDES, DJ PREMIER, LEWIS LOGIC, REAL LIVE SHOW, BAJAH, JENNIE LAWS, UNIQUE, DANTE THOMAS, GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS, RICH PENA, THE FYRE DEPT, KEVIN POWELL, ROB LEWIS, B.A., Q-TIP, THE D.E.Y., MOBY, CASSIDY, JUNIOR REED, KEVIN MICHAELS, RON BLAKE, TAMIA, BACKSTREET BOYS, SHELLS, BOBBY LYLE, BOBBI HUMPHREY, TENACIOUS D, JAGGED EDGE, KEELY B, BLACK EYED PEAS, YOUNG STEFF, THE CLIPSE, BILAL, THE FUGEESNotable quotes from various clients: "Everything Ari does just sounds so warm and nice" - Meshell N'Degeocello, Recording Magazine Aug 2004"Ari is the best engineer on the east coast" - Wynter Gordon, twitter"This dude's a genius!" - Day26"I have literally the best engineer in the world. He hears music, not just hip hop" - Wyclef Jean"Turn that shit up!" (heard at almost every session, regarding the monitor volume knob)"It's a hit! Smash!" (heard at the end of every session, except jazz sessions)To reach Ari for bookings and other inquiries, he can be emailed at REThuggz_gmail.com
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Ari RaskinRECORDING/MIX/MASTERING ENGINEER & GUITARDISCOGRAPHY - as of JUNE 2011MARVIN PRIEST feat WYNTER GORDON "TAKE ME AWAY" SINGLE 2011 UNIVERSAL EROBIN THICKE UPCOMING LP 2012 INTERSCOPE EO.A.R. UPCOMING LP 2012 WINDUP RECORDS EWYCLEF JEAN "HISTORIA" SINGLE 2011 SONY EJESSICA REEDY UPCOMING LP 2012 EMI EMISS WILLIAMS UPCOMING LP 2012 VIRGIN EERIN BARRA ILLUSIONS 2012 BLACKHEART CP,M,E,GSTEVE MARTIN AND STEEP CANYON RANGERS LIVE FROM THE WORLD CAFE NPR 2009 E,MPHAROAHE MONCH feat JEAN GRAE W.A.R. 2011 DUCK DOWN RECORDS EKID CUDI MAN ON THE MOON 2009 UNIVERSAL EWHITNEY HOUSTON I LOOK TO YOU J.RECORDS 2009 EDAY26 "IMMA PUT IT ON HER" SINGLE 2009 BAD BOY M,EBLACK EYED PEAS THE E.N.D. 2009 INTERSCOPE ELEDISI TURN ME LOOSE 2009 VERVE MDUANE MCLAUGHLIN READY TO LIVE 2011 ILLUSTRIOUS ENT M,E,GKAT DELUNA "PUSH PUSH" SINGLE 2010 UNIVERSAL/GMB EKAT DELUNA INSIDE OUT 2011 UNIVERSAL/GMB M,E,VGUY SEBASTIAN feat JOHN MAYER "ALL TO MYSELF" SINGLE 2010 SONY MBARACK OBAMA feat WILL. I. AM/JOHN LEGEND "YES WE CAN" SINGLE 2008 EBROADWAY CARES BROADWAY CASTS CHRISTMAS UPCOMING LP 2011 ENELLY feat FERGIE "PARTY PEOPLE" SINGLE 2008 INTERSCOPE EKATE EARL KATE EARL 2009 UNIVERSAL E, MRICH HIL SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL DRUG DEALER LP 2012 WARNER BROS E,MROBIN THICKE SEX THERAPY 2009 INTERSCOPE ETHE BRAND NEW HEAVIES GET USED TO IT DELICIOUS VINYL E/G/MMESHELL NDEGEOCELLO SPIRIT MUSIC JAMIA UNIVERSAL E/M/PWYCLEF JEAN/DJ DRAMA FROM THE HUT TO THE PROJECTS 2009 SONY E,MWYCLEF JEAN UPCOMING LP 2011 SONY ERIHANNA feat WILL.I.AM "PHOTOGRAPHS" SINGLE 2009 DEF JAM EKANYE WEST LATE REGISTRATION 2006 DEF JAM EJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE feat THREE 6 MAFIA FUTURE SEX/LOVE SOUNDS 2006 SONY EKID CUDI LP 2010 UNIVERSAL EWYCLEF JEAN "LET'S GROOVE TONIGHT" TV SPOT RITZ CRACKER 2010 E,MWYCLEF JEAN "17 TV SPOT 2009 RITZ CRACKER E,MWYCLEF JEAN "IF YOU WANNA SING OUT" TV SPOT T-MOBILE 2009 E,MMATTAN KLEIN UPCOMING LP 2011 EONE REPUBLIC DREAMING OUT LOUD 2008 INTERSCOPE EZARA PHILLIPS feat DMC, T-BONE WOLK "I WISH I KNEW" SINGLE 2009 E,CP,MNOTORIOUS B.I.G. "NOTORIOUS" MOTION PICTURE SNDTRK 2009 BAD BOY ENT ESEAN PAUL feat KERI HILSON "HOLD MY HAND" SINGLE 2010 ATLANTIC ER. KELLY feat KERI HILSON "NUMBER ONE" UPCOMING SINGLE 2010 UNIVERSAL ELIL WAYNE and BIRDMAN "EVERYTHING I DO" SINGLE 2009 UNIVERSAL ETHE ROOTS UPCOMING LP 2011 DEF JAM EKEANE "MAYBE I CAN CHANGE" SINGLE 2006 ISLAND/UK EKEANE "LOVELY BOY" SINGLE 2006 ISLAND/UK ELINKIN PARK LP 2010 WARNER BROS EJ.DILLA and ILLA J YANCEY BOYS DELICIOUS VINYL 2008 MSTLETTUCE OUTTA HERE feat John Scofield VELOUR/EMI E/MLETTUCE LIVE IN TOKYO KUFALA MJAZMINE SULLIVAN feat TI "NEED U BAD (Remix)" SINGLE J.RECORDS 2008 EMARY J. BLIGE UPCOMING LP 2009 INTERSCOPE EJENNIFER HUDSON UPCOMING LP 2010 RCA EMICHAEL JACKSON "FOR ALL TIME" ERIC HUDSON REMIX 2009 SONY ESTEVE MARTIN feat STEEP CANYON RANGERS WORLD CAFE LIVE 2009 ROUNDER/NPR E,MRICK ROSS "QUIET STORM" SINGLE 2009 WARNER BROS EBIG SEAN feat DRAKE and KANYE "MADE" SINGLE 2009 DEF JAM EUSHER/WILL.I.AM "O.M.G." SINGLE 2010 JIVE EHURRICANE CHRIS feat BEENIE MAN "HALLE BERRY REMIX" 2009 JRECORDS E CHARLIE PARKER BIRD UP feat M. Ndegeocello SAVOY JAZZ E/MSOULIVE TURN IT OUT REMIXED VELOUR/EMI E/MCOMMON feat KANYE/BILAL FINDING FOREVER GEFFEN ET-PAIN feat UGK/KANYE WEST "BUY YOU A DRANK (RMX)" EUGK feat AKON "HARD AS HELL" JIVE 2008 EDAY26 "TRUTH IS A LIE" SINGLE 2009 BAD BOY M,EWYNTER GORDON UPCOMING LP 2011 ATLANTIC E, MMACANO feat KAT DELUNA "DEJAME ENTRAR" SINGLE 2009 ELEONA LEWIS "FORGIVE ME" SINGLE 2008 SONY/BMG EWILL. I. AM "IT'S A NEW DAY" SINGLE INTERSCOPE 2008 ERICH HIL UPCOMING LP 2011 WARNER E, P, G, MJENNIFER HUDSON UPCOMING LP 2009 J.RECORDS ERHYMEFEST feat MARIO "CLASSICS" SINGLE RCA 2009 EDAY26 FOREVER IN A DAY 2009 BAD BOY ENT E,MSUAI/BARACK OBAMA VOICES OF A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT LP 2008 OBAMA CAMPAIGN ELEEANN AKERS "LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE" SINGLE 2009 EMI EJADAKISS & ERIC HUDSON UPCOMING LP 2009 UNIVERSAL EDELTA GOODREM "CLASS ALL YOUR OWN" SINGLE 2009 UNIVERSAL/DECCA EBAJAH UPCOMING LP 2011 OKAYPLAYER E, MUNIQUE & RYAN LESLIE "WAIT ANYMORE" UPCOMING SINGLE 2011 DEF JAM ELIL MAMA VOICE OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE 2007 JIVE EWILL. I. AM SONGS ABOUT GIRLS 2008 INTERSCOPE EJOHN LEGEND ONCE AGAIN SONY 2006 EJOHN LEGEND "SPEAK TO ME" SINGLE UPCOMING 2010 ECONSEQUENCE "DON'T FORGET EM" SINGLE 2006 SONY EFIRST SUNDAY SNDTRK "LIVE AGAIN" feat SASHA ALLEN 2008 SONY PICTURES ECHAMILLIONAIRE MIXTAPE MESSIAH 2 2006 E,MRON BLAKE SONIC TONIC MACK AVE 2005 E/MRON BLAKE SHAYARI MACK AVE 2007 MFAT JOE "RASTA" SINGLE 2008 KOCH EDMC & ZARA PHILLIPS "I'M LEGIT" SINGLE 2009 E, M, C-P, MSTFLAVA FLAV & BARSHEM GHETTONOMETRY GREEN STREETS ENT 2007 EHURRICANE CHRIS 51/50 2008 J. RECORDS EMARIAH CAREY/SWIZZ BEATS 2010 DEF JAM ERADIOHEAD/MESHELL N'DEGEOCELLO SONGS FOR RADIOHEADS BBE EPHAROAHE MONCH feat JEAN GRAE UPCOMING LP 2011 W.A.R. MEDIAPRETTY RICKY BLUE STARS 2007 ATLANTIC MSINEAD O'CONNOR/BURNINGSPEAR THROW DOWN YOUR ARMS ROCKETSCIENCE EMUSIC & LYRICS" SOUNDTRACK 2007 WARNER PICTURES EMELI'SA MORGAN I REMEMBER 2005 ORPHEUS RECORDS MGOAPELE EVEN CLOSER 2002 COLUMBIA EAMERIE TAKE CONTROL SINGLE 2006 SONY ECIARA THE EVOLUTION 2006 JIVE ECASSIDY BARS 2006 J.RECORDS EMARSHA AMBROSIA UPCOMING LP 2008 INTERSCOPE EBIRDMAN (VARIOUS TRACKS) 2008 UNIVERSAL EUGK UNDERGROUND KINGZ 2007 JIVE EKEYSHIA COLE 2009 UNIVERSAL ESEAN PAUL feat JUNIOR REED "GOOD LOOK" SINGLE 2008 JIVE EWILL. I. AM/Q-TIP FREEDOM WRITERS" SNDTRK EYOUNG STEFF (TBR) 2008 ATLANTIC EGIRLS GIRLS GIRLS feat WILL. I. AM UPCOMING LP 2010 INTERSCOPE ESUAI UPCOMING LP 2009 UNIVERSAL ERAZAH UPCOMING LP 2008 DEF JAM EDANNITY KANE BAD BOY 2006 ESOULIVE BREAKOUT CONCORD EKUDU DEATH OF THE PARTY E/G/MKUDU BOOM BOOM E/P/MOH LAND UPCOMING LP 2011 SONY E,MY.G.O. BOOM DRAH ORPHEUS RECORDS E/MKEELY B RUGGED ROAD ORPHEUS RECORDS E/MLIL WAYNE & BIRDMAN 2006 UNIVERSAL ETHE FUGEES UPCOMING LP 2008 SONY EJAHEIM THE MAKINGS OF A MAN ATLANTIC EFREDDY JACKSON TRANSITIONS ORPHEUS RECORDS ECLIPSE WE GOT IT 4 CHEAP MIXTAPE vol. 2 2006 EMOBY GREATEST HITS EBACKSTREET BOYS UPCOMING LP 2007 JIVE ETENACIOUS D "THE PICK OF DESTINY" SNDTRK ETALIB KWELI RIGHT ABOUT NOW KOCH ETHREE 6 MAFIA "MARK HENRY THEME" WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT EJAGGED EDGE "STUNNAS" JAGGED EDGE SONY ETHE BLACK EYED PEAS CATS IN THE CRADLE REMIX(TBR) INTERSCOPE EBILL COSBY/QUINCY JONES THE NEW MIXES, VOL. 1 CONCORD MSPINNING INTO BUTTER SOUNDTRACK 2008 E,MMA$E UPCOMING LP 2008 BAD BOY ENT ELATONYA BLIGE feat ANGIE STONE (TBR) ETWISTA THE DAY AFTER ATLANTIC ERICKY MARTIN LIFE COLUMBIA EANGIE STONE ANGIE STONE's GREATEST HITS J.RECORDS EFISHBONE LP 2008 ELOVE MONKEY SOUNDTRACK feat TEDDY GEIGER SONY EFOXY BROWN THE FEVER (TBR) DEF JAM G/EFOXY BROWN ART OF WAR SINGLE DJ/S.CARTER EVARIOUS ARTISTS NU SOUL SESSIONS SOH E/MBILAL "LOVE FOR SALE" SINGLE 2009 INTERSCOPE EBRAND NEW HEAVIES GET USED TO IT - TOM MOULTON REMIXED DELICIOUS VINYL E, MSTTAMIA STILL 2004 ELEKTRA ESHELLS (TBR) J RECORDS P/EMUSHROOM(Massive Attack) (TBR) ATLANTIC ETD JAKES FOLLOW THE STAR EMI GOSPEL EANN NESBY MAKE ME BETTER R3 MEDIA ENDEA DAVENPORT LP 2008 E/MJ-LIVE THE HEAR AFTER PENALTY/RYKO G/EMOS DEF THE NEW DANGER 2004 GEFFEN EEVERLAST WHITE TRASH BEAUTIFUL ISLAND/DJ EAZ AWOL KOCH 2004 MJADAKISS (VARIOUS TRACKS) 2009 UNIVERSAL ERON BLAKE SHAYARI 2007 MACK AVE ENT MDANNY AIELLO I JUST WANTED TO HEAR IN2N ENT. EAARON NEVILLE "THAT'S WHEN YOU SAVE ME" SINGLE 2009 NU GROOVE ECONSEQUENCE DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB SONY/BMG EE = ENGINEER M = MIXER MST -- MASTERING P = PRODUCTION/PROGRAMMING G = GUITAR B = BASS TBR = To Be Released
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Click the play button on the music player below and flip through the tracks to hear a sample of Ari's mixing:
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R.E. Thuggz Title Track
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Guitar solo from "Bad News"
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Wyclef feat Eve "Suicide Love"
Day26 "Ima Put It On Her"
Guy Sebastian "All To Myself"
BrandNewHeavies "We Wont Stop"
Meshell NDegeocello "Aquarium"
Wynter Gordon "Feel It"
Erin Barra "Good Man"
Ron Blake "Shades of Brown"
Moose Convention "Move Along"
Lettuce "The Dump"
Ledisi "Say No"
