Dolby Atmos® Masterclass with Nick Rives and Maurice Patist | Milan and Rome

Table of Contents.

• How do Top Mixing Engineers work on a project in Dolby Atmos?
• An unmissable masterclass on Mixing in Dolby Atmos
• Book your session with Nick and Maurice now
  • April 7, 2025 | Milan
  • April 9, 2025 | Rome
• Who is Nick Rives?
• Who is Maurice Patist?
• Confirm your participation

How do Top Mixing Engineers work on a project in Dolby Atmos?

"If you really love music, this is how it should be heard" is one of the statements we hear most often when hearing a piece of music mixed in Dolby Atmos for the first time!

Originally developed for cinema, the Dolby Atmos format allows each sound source to be placed within a three-dimensional space making the listener experience being literally immersed in sound.

Immersive audio in music is completely reshaping the process of a record production, redefining the way we have been accustomed to conceiving of a master and its listening experience.

An unmissable masterclass on Mixing in Dolby Atmos.

To understand and learn more about every detail of this new format, Milk Audio Store is happy to organize, in collaboration with PMC Speakers, two important Masterclasses with free admission dedicated to music production in Dolby Atmos.

With Nick Rives (Dolby Atmos mixing engineer for REM, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Pearl Jam, James Blake, Eminem and many others) and Maurice Patist(President of PMC USA and Atmos engineer for artists such as Marcus Miller, Rufus Du Sol, Sammy Nestico, Swindle, AJ Tracey, Boney James and many others) we will talk about:

• How did it all start? Immersive audio in music, with Dolby, Universal Music Group and PMC
• What are the next frontiers of mixing in Dolby Atmos? Let's listen to previews
• How do the Top Mixing Engineers work on a project in Dolby Atmos? We will open their Pro Tools Sessions and learn their secrets

We will address these and many other topics during our two meetings with Nick Rives and Maurice Patist on the two dates in Milan and Rome.

Book your session with Nick and Maurice now

Who is Nick Rives?

Director of Audio Engineering, UMG

Nick Rives earned a Grammy nomination in the Best R&B Album category for his outstanding recording of Gregory Porter's album, "All Rise." For 10 years Nick worked as a full-time engineer at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, where he continually pushed the boundaries of audio innovation.

His journey into the immersive world of Dolby Atmos began in 2017 with the groundbreaking mix of REM's iconic album, "Automatic For The People." Since then, he has tackled hundreds of Atmos mixes for artists such as Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Bob Marley, Post Malone, Pearl Jam, Lil Wayne, Rufus Du Sol, James Blake, Eminem and many more.

A musician at heart, Rives seamlessly integrates his musical background into his engineering craft, ensuring that the artist's vision remains paramount in every project.

Currently, Nick works at UMG as a senior sound engineer, where he continues to mix music in the Dolby Atmos format and collaborate with strategic partners in order to develop application methodologies within the creative community and to implement music-centric technologies together with system developers to further enhance the Atmos music experience for consumers.

His passion for music and technology shines through in his work as he skillfully balances the cutting edge with the timeless essence of music.

Who is Maurice Patist?

Head of Pro Global/President PMC USA LLC

Never losing his passion for music and engineering, PMC's clients can benefit from the expertise of its U.S. president, Maurice Patist, who has long been a Dolby Atmos Music advocate. A 23-year veteran of PMC, Patist was a technology partner of Dolby and Universal Music in the successful launch of Dolby Atmos Music, but he is also a talented producer and engineer with a particular passion for jazz music.

Shortly after helping to build the first Dolby Atmos Music Studio for Universal Music Group at Capitol Studios, Patist joined the team that, along with Steve Genewick and David Rideau, remixed Miles Davis' Kind of Blue (1959) and Sketches of Spain (1960) albums into Dolby Atmos.

He has since been involved in many other Dolby Atmos projects, including producing and mixing tracks for Marcus Miller, Rufus Du Sol, Sammy Nestico, Swindle, AJ Tracey, Boney James, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, and for LeDib, an EDM artist who became the first Brazilian to have a track mixed in this format.

Many new Dolby Atmos Music mixing studios have been built around the world and designed with Patist's assistance, starting with the most famous room at Capitol Studios in 2017, including PMC-owned Atmos Studios in Los Angeles and London."

"Immersive audio is the future of music, partly because it brings a whole new and innovative dimension to the mixing process," Patist explains. "The technology for creating and distributing immersive audio has made great strides, and equipment manufacturers and record companies are much more interested in the success of this format.There is no doubt that immersive audio for music will redefine the way we make music and the way we appreciate it as consumers."

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