Nathaniel Pollard, a Music Technology graduate student working on his thesis, "The Psychoacoustic Effect of Distorted Low-End in Hip-Hop Music on the Human Ear," has been working as a music producer and a recording and mixing engineer at Premier Studios in Times Square. Artists he’s worked with include Busta Rhymes (pictured, with Pollard), French Montana, and Famous Dex. He received his first major credit in the fall as mixing assistant on a single from the debut album by Dave East, “Everyday” featuring Gunna.