David "Rain" Banta

​Productions and Studios

David “Rain” Banta
Multi-Platinum Recording Engineer • Pianist • Arranger • Producer

David “Rain” Banta is a multi-platinum, Billboard #1 recording engineer, pianist, arranger, and producer whose award-winning work has helped shape the sound of major artists and global entertainment brands. With 29 Billboard #1 credits and decades of experience inside world-class studios, David is known for delivering elite results in hours — not weeks — even while mixing through premium analog gear.

As a music arranger and engraver, David creates official sheet music for some of the biggest companies in the world, including Disney, Pixar, Sony Music Publishing, Universal Music Group, and Capitol Records. His credits include Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero,” Lady Gaga – “Joanne,” Lauren Daigle – “You Say” (Piano/Vocal Version), The Weeknd – “Die For You,” Doja Cat – “Woman,” Justin Bieber – “I’m the One,” Miley Cyrus – “Jaded,” and more. His arrangements are distributed everywhere sheet music is sold.

David’s mixing and engineering portfolio includes countless platinum-selling and chart-topping releases across the U.S., U.K., Europe, Asia, and Australia — including 8× Platinum in the U.K., 5× Platinum in Taiwan and Italy, and multiple triple and double-platinum awards throughout Europe. He has engineered and mixed for legendary artists such as Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (50+ releases), Tupac, Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, Take That featuring Robbie Williams, Tina Turner, Ice-T, Eazy-E, The Roots, Mark Wahlberg, The Pharcyde, and Coolio.

A classically trained, highly skilled musician, David earned his B.S. in Music Education while studying full-time for 10 years in New York City with some of the world’s most renowned teachers. He is an accomplished pianist, orchestrator, and longtime session + touring musician.

David taught Recording Engineering for 10 years at UCLA and additionally at Musicians Institute and Pinnacle College. He has also taught music in public schools K–12 and privately trains advanced music producers, singers, and instrumentalists.

His production and composition credits include original music for NASCAR on Fox Sports (including the “NASCAR Highlights Theme”), along with work for major network and streaming shows such as Jack and Jill (Warner Bros.), Unsung (TV One), and more. He also served as Senior Producer and on-air talent for a hit radio show on KPFK 90.7FM Los Angeles — the most powerful FM station west of the Mississippi — syndicated across Southern California.

Today, through his Hollywood-based operation Rainman Productions, David continues bringing world-class sound, artistry, and musical excellence to artists, labels, and fans around the globe.

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