Artist / Songwriter / Producer, FINNEAS - Pensado's Place

[@iudiguerra]

He's Billies secret weapon. Hard to imagine she would be anywhere close to where she is now without him. They really do complete each other.

[@EshockT]

@@ariangoleh gets the dough though

[@sixfoursoul2538]

Billie is cool and she is the face and voice but Finneas is actually the true genius of the team, he has producers and engineers baffled who he did all this from his room..

[@NickGores69]

Sixfoursoul I thought audio engineers mixed and mastered their stuff?

[@kinan2934]

@@NickGores69 They send it to someone to master but FINNEAS produces it all

[@djdot.9403]

lol, its not a secret

[@jakehendriksen2841]

Finneas is just amazing. Intelligent, curious, open, and thoughtful. Great interview!

[@message4myself]

finally an interview where finneas is actually in the title and it’s not “billie eilish’s brother”

[@eleosofia]

The previews have bad guy in the back and the first thing they said here was about her, im her n1 fan so im not hating, but....

[@TheBlashMusic]

Eleonora Sofia Bianco I mean.....Finneas Co-wrote and produced that song. It’s just as much his song as it is Billie’s

[@SqueakyNeb]

@@TheBlashMusic Yup. I haven't checked the credits on everything but i'm pretty sure most of Billie Eilish is really Billie and Finneas as a duo act, but it's not marketed that way. But then that's always the way it's been. People say "yeah I love Jay Z!" and start humming a tune written by No ID but they probably don't even know who No ID is.

[@soundboy89]

He's doing what he loves, having a blast and reaping huge rewards. Plus he's super young and has a long, bright career ahead of him. Why should anyone care about how he is or isn't credited?

[@Acekorv]

Haha I know right?

[@softerhaze]

hes so well spoken 🥺 it rlly shows in his songwriting, 7th week at #1 in billboards hot 100 songwriters, WHAT HE DESERVES his production, everything he does its amazing, a truly inspiring man :)

[@golf-freq]

This guy is very mature for his age. What he has accomplished is amazing. Yes he has been afforded unique opportunities insofar as his parent's cultivation of his talents and potential are concerned, but without his work ethic, level-headedness and imagination those opportunities wouldn't have amounted to much. I look forward to his evolution as a producer, songwriter and artist. Excellent interview Dave and company!

[@ouhyjevha]

Wow, he's so humble. This man is the real deal, wise beyond his years.

[@BenjaminKanarek]

Finneas O’Connell is such an old soul. So well balanced and mature, yet open to the possibilities. His age belies his maturity. A great talent indeed.

[@FiragoMusic]

For my money, the most talented producer/songwriter combo in the world today. He's got his finger on the pulse of an entire generation. Truly special stuff

[@Puckrocker]

Yes! Been waiting for you guys to get this dude on. He’s making some really interesting music.

[@hamet1234]

This guy's outlook on artistry is beautiful. Simple but so real.

[@NaesLondon]

Love the show, But you guys cut him off way too much, he rarely gets to finish a topic before you ask new questions

[@maxadams9368]

They also clearly didnt do research, asking him about a band that hadn't made music in years.

[@lewisknudsen1]

The story about writing "Ocean Eyes" on spec for a dance class is honestly super inspiring. It's great to know that even nowadays great music can get discovered without promo teams, marketing etc.

[@katespy6]

finneas makes me want to make music

[@punky2deep]

Do it katie. Check mine too

[@Astronomater]

start now. it takes time to get good so get on it!

[@avalanwa]

@Katie let's make music together.

[@TearFoX]

♥

[@Mionwang]

@@punky2deep try Jacob Collier.

[@kaysha1764]

finneas is so underrated🥺 🤩when his ep comes out he’ll blow up like billie tho-

[@alkawthar.0831]

ikr. i womder what a ep called red flannel would be about

[@maryamal-bassam687]

Have Fun Forever Wait when did he announce the name of the ep?

[@kaysha1764]

Jay Price stfu

[@kaysha1764]

Maryam Al-Bassam lmao his twitter 🤣

[@andriypetryshyn8059]

he'll not blow for sure, his type of music just does not sell well - unless he present something fucking unique and original

[@eliakaiser1290]

So grateful for this Interview. Makes me wanna do music. I'd love to talk or work with him one day that'd be amazing.

[@mikamccalla3268]

I greatly admire how he touches on songwriting credits. It's leaning towards extreme unfairness, his view is refreshing.

[@DisturbedBerlin]

Happy they got FINNEAS ! He needs as respect as billie do. Without him we wouldn’t listen to such good songs

[@dafingaz]

Billie Eilish and Finneas are incredible!

[@10ton67]

Missed about half this knowledge because home boy never got to finish his thoughts lol

[@empresssunbow]

right on man

[@jamesr141]

Welcome to Pensado's Place, bro. It's all about interrupting legendary producers.

[@ntcarvalhal]

Completely agree

[@cbvinyard8778]

Dude the Illangelo interview was brutal. Finneas kinda tweaky and high energy, so he's able to step back on their toes a bit. Poor soft spoken Illangelo had to FIGHT to get his answers out. Meanwhile, here's the EVER so important bullshit they interrupt him to say: 27:30

[@jakobstumpf391]

Love that you guys got Finneas on this show...You guys have been an absolute staple in my mixing/audio learning. You go deeper and the things you do are genuine and honest!

[@lwiln4389]

I love his music, especially Luck Pusher. I discovered him by accident a few days ago on youtube and honestly I'm glad I did

[@moe4225]

Yeah same, a friend talked to me about him and he actually makes really good music

[@niano9034]

You guys, I'm not the only one who actually discovered Billie through him? Like I knew him before

[@moe4225]

@@niano9034 Ikr? I'm obsessed with some of his songs

[@laurenduffy3567]

L Wiln the first song I heard by him was Claudia ❤️

[@vp4744]

Nice to hear him talk tech. Great interview. Looking forward to part 2.

[@MrWhatisalife]

This is great. I had never realised how much thought and technical tinkering was being put into making this music. He really is a very accomplished sound engineer and very inventive. A very illuminating interview. Thanks 👍

[@OverdriveMusic]

Just listened to his song 'I Lost A Friend' Absolute genius!!! Give this man 20 Grammy's

[@cristianafernande5631]

I love finneas so much. His production and songwriting are amazing 💜😍

[@SamNicolosiOfficial]

Why’d you guys interrupt his vocal chain explanation? It’s literally why most people are listening

[@vrapitfire]

TLM 103 into the apollo no pre and no plugins besides the stock logic compressor.

[@aleksi3374]

cus he doesn't do the final mixes

[@FuzzFace80]

Dave is the worst interviewer in the history of life. Just mindlessly interrupts to ask some totally unrelated question. He should be fired from his own show

[@hamet1234]

I love Dave, he's a super super super super nice guy... BUT... He definitely got a bit of an ego that makes him say too much at times... But seriously I love Dave, I love listening to him and learning from him

[@georgekwilliamson]

Y’all need to chill out and leave Dave alone with the vocal chain stuff. This man has offered lifetimes worth of solid information to this community. Why get your piss in a knot when you can sit back and learn from this 21 year old successful ass dude that doesn’t even use a vocal chain

[@kyriesanchez4122]

dude how have i never heard of pensados place before?? this has definitely put me on.

[@Reda-wj4fu]

we apreciate those interviews y'all doing to much for the industry

[@softerhaze]

he has such a nice voice to listen to 😌 and his smile n laugh literally lights up his whole face 🥺

[@MadMaxMiller64]

LOL every bedroom producer is drooling now.

[@jjones7837]

Every bedroom is watching this right now.

[@cameron7957]

Cant wait to listen to this while I work today. Very talented song-writer / producer

[@ShayBueno]

He's an amazing productor, excelent songwriter, finally he had his own spotlight

[@kelvynification]

Down to earth, talented, articulate and honest. Magic combination. Not that often... He's a keeper. Dave is looking healthy and good looking.

[@2010kalex]

I understand why people can get annoyed with them mentioning him always as "Billie's brother" but *that's* where he got his start! Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis are 2 of the biggest songwriters/producers of our time (esp in R&B) who've worked with a multitude of artist but are best known for working with Janet Jackson. Once Finneas branches out more he'll get his feet deep in with his other artist but Billie is where his major start came, so give it some time people. Sheesh

[@brianjomusic]

THANK YOU!! I've been a big fan of FINNEAS' production since I heard "When the Party's Over" and I couldn't find any production content from him anywhere!

[@renaissancemarieaustin]

13:07 Come on Finneas!! Yasss. I sing choral music too and I know EXACTLY where you are coming from! Bach is one of my favorites!! I knew it. I could hear it on your and Billie's record, especially wtpo. Phew! You are fire! I am just too excited right now.

[@That1Guy]

Smart and articulate way beyond his years. Very inspiring

[@soundboy89]

"Faking a song into existence" ... loved that!

[@EshockT]

21 year old grown ass man, much respect!

[@fridagotz6856]

I LOVE FINNEAS

[@JessieDesai]

Watching this to gain knowledge in production. The production side of music never really appealed to me, but since watching and listening to Finneas and Billie, it’s really inspired me to learn more!

[@bradynovak1434]

this is the pensado interview I've been waiting forrrr

[@laurenduffy3567]

He’s one of the most underrated musicians ever !!!

[@bnjmnwst]

As well as songwriter, producer...

[@laurenduffy3567]

Ben West an underrated person in general 😂😂

[@ana-oo3bx]

he looks so happy, look at him

[@tonymujica7606]

Sad he didn't accept his Grammys with an "aw, thanks man"

[@AnjaliBakhru]

Nobody: Finneas: Thanks man☺️

[@bnjmnwst]

This was awesome, guys! Thanks for having the young genius on the show.

[@DanHealymusic]

Glad he said Dave’s second name. I’ve been calling him Dave Pasadino for about 10 years... 🤣 Dyslexia knows no bounds.

[@eleosofia]

Everyone is keeps on ppinting out how happy they are he's getting recognized not for being Billie's brother but by saying that its the same thing as calling him her brother all the time.......

[@sonsounds]

because he is. but what he is ackowledged his his production

[@peterbrandt7911]

Great, excited to listen to him. Some of the Billie Eilish songs are amazing and this is coming from an old post punk / goth / wave guy.

[@faithgiadolor920]

Very happy Finneas is starting to get the recognition he deserves.❤️

[@JsquareProductions]

Pl get Jon Bellion and OjiVolta on the show. That will be dope

[@Paulina-gg1gs]

Finneas ep is the best! I wish for him the same carrier as Billy has! He deserve it so much! I'm obsessed!

[@itchyvinyl]

This guy is beyond his years.

[@RememberingGames]

Damn I wish I was that f***ing brilliant like that at his age!!

[@Acekorv]

Kévin Isabelle it’s a lot about what parents you have. If you give a 4 year old all musictheory and as well playing an instrument and let him produce music as early on he wants to do it. I think these kids had really supportive ”outside the box” thinking parents as well.

[@RememberingGames]

@@Acekorv That is pretty much what happened to me when I was a kid but at 16 I became a stupid elitist for 15 years. That kinda hindered my progress haha

[@Acekorv]

@@RememberingGames Haha, Ah Yes, well that can also happen, I think it has very much to do with how parents raise their children. No parent is perfect. But if they can give you a head start that is good. But there is also a lot of kids that get turned off by music, because their parents are too eager too early so it kind of backfires. It's def. a balance between not only music but everything else in life and understanding children and the parent relationship. Some children just don't care at all to pursue something their parents liked and I think it is important to respect that as well.. There is beauty in so much music, it doesnt't have to be fusion. But yeah I've met my fair share of these people. I enjoy complex music but most of all music that speaks to me. And that can be 3 chord song as well. But with that said the production side of music is very important today no matter the style.

[@patrickmitchell4134]

Finneas is very articulate.

[@matteobukhgalter1640]

18:34 dave: where do you get your samples? finneas: i make my own dave: ...splice? lol

[@signebigne8736]

Maggie and Patrick took a very right desicion with homeschooling him and billie

[@andriypetryshyn8059]

well, Finneas seems to be well educated, Billie is stupid as fuck, but that's one of the things I love about her

[@wayneashley3220]

Definitely a fan of both, but I would totally go to a solo Finneas show. Someday hopefully I’ll get to meet him or maybe even do a session with him. Talent is off the charts.

[@fortnitegame2442]

I love Billie and Finneas 😭😍

[@jasmein]

I would love to talk to him one day & just pick apart at his brain cuz he’s genius & full of overwhelming, great knowledge!!

[@LeifCoffield]

The episode I’ve legit been waiting in such intensity

[@henryfong]

Awesome episode really enjoyed this one!!

[@michellew.3691]

Hi guys, could you ask more songwriting questions that go beyond how you start a song!? I know its a bit off mixing & buying sweetwater gear topic. Otherwise very interesting indeed to hear from one of the top creative people of todays zeitgeist!

[@LucasLucasMusic]

This is one talented dude. Mad respect!

[@jengarg7510]

so talented it’s crazy

[@meli-db4fo]

This video made me realize that they’re so many parts of the songs I’m listening to that I’m not paying attention to like... crickets?

[@utopianslay]

melisa anderson YES SAME. EXACTLY!

[@GabzitoMusic]

Finneas is a genneas

[@JenniferPaige31]

amazing 10/10

[@parkviewmo]

What an interesting discussion! I want pop--up definitions on instruments and software. I know just enough to be dangerously wrong!

[@pino8600]

Genius.

[@prx877]

Simplismente a pessoa que criou a sonoridade da Billie!

[@fiddlefolk]

“Farm Punk”.... hahahahaha......greatness!

[@k1ttyt33f5]

I LOVE HIM

[@liljons6753]

Great interview.....

[@1ndig0blaze]

Learned so much from this

[@AG3GAMING123]

yay finneas!!

[@sk863cuz]

cool to see finneas getting more exposure these days

[@aghate5874]

FINNEAS come to Brazil

[@reginaldperiwinkle]

This is good, but maybe the interviewers interrupted him a bit too much in order to jump in with their own comments. Finneas was just about to talk about Billie's singing compared to other singers that he's worked with, which would have been interesting to hear about, but that got cut off by the interviewer talking giving his own opinion.

[@Cern2024AR]

Your mad

[@KordTaylor]

Great interview with a great, new talent. Thanks!

[@mutantbaby1672]

I love how this place is flooded by fangirls who have no idea about or interest in recording/production.

[@sherlockholmes6346]

no we are stans of billie and finneas. we are here because we care about finneas and want to hear him speak. We are entitled to watch and comment if we wish. I love finneas and am actually fascinated by music production(my favourite yt channels being Joey-Luckyboynato and Rebecca vocal athlete) we wish to support finneas and listen to his mind as the way he produces his music is amazing

[@rosieecklund2846]

Hi, fangirl here. I’m listening because I actually do write and produce music and want to hear and learn about his production. You can be both a fan and interesting in the videos content.

[@mindoff_music]

oh boy, we got a gate keeper here...

[@crnkmnky]

@@mindoff_music I mean, come on in and chill if you want. I'd just rather not read another "I have no idea what Finneas is saying, but I wish that white-haired man would let him talk more." 😐

[@paul-jacob5472]

lmaooo dont worry thats exactly what im here for

[@marktwiin]

i like how he often says : thanks men.

[@Millisime]

lol Dave nearly slipped up there 27:40

[@TearFoX]

Inspirations ♥

[@fridagotz6856]

love u ur an angel

[@MarkHimley]

21:26 "I was just talking about this with my friend Ross Golan.." I hope this is a subtle hint that maybe he'll be on "And the Writer Is..". Man oh man I hope so!!! If you all haven't checked it out, HIGHLY recommend that podcast.

[@sonsounds]

havent heard about that one yet. is it about songwriting?

[@MarkHimley]

@@sonsounds it is indeed! really great podcast - Ross Golan is the host (and an amazing songwriter). He brings on other songwriters/artists/producers and they talk about their journey, how they make music, why they make music, etc. Really great info and perspective

[@MarkHimley]

I was right!! Finneas kicked off the new season released just a few days ago :)

[@AliColak]

Such a good podcast

[@stephanyso]

YES FINNEAS

[@finneaseilish827]

Finally someone who doesn’t put “Billies brother”

[@dumpydoctor7670]

Mybabiesfinnandbil eh go fuck off

[@rwalden87]

He is a such a boss. Much Respect

[@taylorparker8191]

this dude is a powerhouse

[@devinbuchhorn]

Shout out to Sub-Pac, I heard about that back in 2014 at SXSW and finally they are gaining traction.

[@her_name_is_tanini]

Whaaat 21! Finneas looks older. I thought he’s in his late 20s

[@kasy7349]

Yesss finneas

[@alkawthar.0831]

Me: *not understanding half of the words being used* Also me: *still watching because finneas*

[@hannahmckenzie275]

i came to the comment section just to see if someone else was thinking the same as me

[@LFOVCF]

At least you're honest. Welcome to production nerd heaven.

[@bboymac84]

Get Jreid on this show!!!! He is so talented!!!

[@freya_171]

only here for Finn

[@craigjohnstonmusic8894]

'I've only flown first class six times in my life'.

[@JRKEYS]

Finn !!!

[@Nick-ju4yk]

What ? No FL STUDIO ? LOL See true talent comes from the artist not the DAW! Rock ON Finn & Billie!