The famous mixing and mastering engineer Luca Pretolesi is coming to Hamburg, holding an exclusive Masterclass presented by O₂ Music Studio Hamburg and SPL.
Some opportunities are simply too good to miss!
If you’re passionate about mixing, mastering, music production or audio engineering, we’re excited to announce a very special event that brings one of the industry’s most respected engineers to Hamburg.
Together with O₂ Music Studio Hamburg, SPL is proud to present this Masterclass on Saturday, September 26, 2026 – 11am to 5pm.
This is your chance to secure a ticket for this one-of-a-kind event!
What to Expect:
Discover how Luca sets up a mix, develops his creative vision, and makes decisions specific to the overall mixing & mastering process along with the individual elements of the song.
This workshop offers insights into how an iconic mixing and mastering engineer thinks about a song from both a creative and technical perspective, including what Luca listens for, how he discovers and solves issues, how he makes his decisions to enhance the presented creative vision, and how he chooses and applies specific processing and effects.
Throughout this workshop, you will get a comprehensive overview of the process that Luca has developed over years of extraordinary professional success. The masterclass will be held in English.
Start to finish, from Demo to final Mix along with tips & tricks and listening student mixes, this is going to be something special! After the Session there will be a Q&A where all your questions will be answered – and of course there will be a lot of SPL gear and an SPL product specialist at the studio, too.
When & Where:
Saturday, September 26, 2026
o2 Music Studio Hamburg by DIY
Karolinenstraße 45, 20357
Hamburg
Germany
If you want to join this exclusive Masterclass secure your front-row seats and get your tickets now: https://www.eventbrite.de
About Luca Pretolesi:
Logging well over 40,000 hours in the studio with over 25 years of experience, Luca Pretolesi’s prolific career has led him to his status as the world-renowned mixing and mastering engineer he’s known as today. With awards ranging from Grammy wins & multiple nominations, Platinum, Diamond, Billboard, and Golden Melody awards as well as founding and creating Studio DMI, his state-of-the-art facility based in Las Vegas, NV USA, Luca, and the Studio DMI brand are synonymous with unrivaled quality and style sought out by the biggest names in electronic music.
Luca has had the honor of working with top artists around the globe such as Drake, Skrillex, Steve Aoki, Diplo, David Guetta, J Balvin, Armin Van Buuren, Above & Beyond, G-Dragon, Jolin Tsai and many more. Grammy wins and nominations include Skrillex, Fred Again.. & Flowdan – “Rumble” for Best Dance/Electronic Recording in 2024, Diplo’s Self-Titled Album in 2022, Diplo & Sidepiece – “On My Mind” in 2021 for Best Dance Recording, J Balvin & Willy William – “Mi Gente” Record of the Year, Steve Aoki – “Wonderland” Best Dance Album and Snoop Lion’ “Reincarnation” Best Reggae Album.
In addition to his skills and accolades as an engineer, Luca has also developed a program of successful and sought after educational workshops both online and through touring the world teaching students his way of creating the ultimate mix with his signature sound and techniques.
