Producer / Session Guitarrist

Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

A: Started private music lessons since I was 14-15. One year after I started music performances in local venues and invited to play with bands in Carnivals. By 18 I was very into developing virtuoso techniques learning some video master lessons from the top guitar players at the time. By 21 I got into Electro Acoustic composition learning with one of the most famous Mexican Composers Javier Alvarez. in 2001 I moved to Europe to learn Jazz and World Wide Music. In 2003 I started my Bachelor in Composition but laterally started my Music Production formation. In 2006 I started my music production Masters and finished my studies in 2008. Since 2009 I have been working and producing professionally in many music projects and collaborations.

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

A: Electro Flamenco, the project is about creating a easier approach to Flamenco music, keeping the exotic and passionate side of it mixed with Latin rhythms and EDM music, house, and other comfortable BPM tempos. The lead instrument is an acoustic guitar, produced smartly with multiple layers, equally treated as a synth though it's always a nylon guitar what I want you to hear. The music creates an amazing experience for the audience both as a normal listener with any device or live.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both, depends on what we want to do. I am comfortable with both.

Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

A: The best of the best.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Music is my happiness, helping people, enjoying the process, sharing music with the world, expanding knowledge, experience, energy via music.

Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A: Often they are surprised with my confidence to do what they need, so I end up doing more of what I was supposed to do, which I am glad.

Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

A: People think I am just an amazing guitar player.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What, when, to whom, why, how any certain task. Then I provide options and help them in their process.

Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A: I have long professional experience working with artists of really high level, I know how to think from top to button, so feel free to share with me even things which are on the side, like the dream of how you need to do certain project, what inspires you to do what you need from me, I am spiritually advanced to have natural empathy with the universe so I can connect deeply with my clients.

Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

A: Nylon guitar, mic, soundcard, something to isolate sound, 1 octave midi keyboard.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Electro Flamenco but just because this product works very well. I can personally play above thinking in genres, styles and techniques. My background is long such as my experience and natural connection with the true substance of music, energy.

Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

A: Blackstar Mafia. They have in my opinion one of the smartest model of modern music production in all areas.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Do not copy a style, learn from them and develop yours, your identity is unique.

Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

A: Electro Flamenco but for many years music filming style. Often Electronic music.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Playing fusion guitar styles and techniques, music composition and music production, from completely instrumental to only electronic.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Deep real identity, intense feel, natural flow, hybrid development with technology, originality, out of the box creation, interpretation and general production, though I am able to think straight and simple to produce simplicity in a track if that's what you are looking for.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Depends on request. I mostly work with tasks. If a company requires only a particular type of mood in their songs, I want to understand the emotional but technical needs of the song/production and work directly on it with arrangements, writing or even with very successful smart improvisation. After this if requested, I can produce a full track based on a simple theme or melody, using modern techniques of orchestration, multi track, etc. I create the music for all instruments needed, custom beats or using professional royalty sample galleries which I have a lot, pre mix the track for mastering. In advanced cases I can do mastering end product. Recently did two masters of Armin Van Buuren and DeadMaus (Masterclass.com). Though I produce professionally from 2009 after my graduation in Music production in 2008.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have a powerful MacBook Pro, 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7, SSD. Focusrite sound card. Pre Sonus and Samson Resolv SE8 Alesis VI61 midi keyboard Nylon Guitar (Sveillana custom Paracho), Steel String Guitar (Furch) and Custom fusion Electric Guitar (Ibanez / Stratocaster). The best VST in music production. Some of them Waves10, Kontakt full, Serum, Sylenth, Massive, Nexus, Ableton 10 and more.

Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

A: I get inspired by musicians and producer who can do more than one thing. So musicians who are excellent at more than one instrument or producers who can produce more than one genre and on the top of that are great at other type of productions such as video, photography, other, etc.

Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

A: Most of my clients have hired me to do guitar session recordings or for live performances. The main instrument is guitar, though I master many genres and styles and Nylon, Steel String Guitar and Electric Guitar. I have been hired to learn full albums, do music for music advertisements, custom full songs and more.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: My new music release of Electro Flamenco series. It's the second album. Though my catalogue of music for films is released in soundcloud, just follow and check it out, @Dream Hertz.

Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

A: TomLePaul, I must check out who else of my friends is here, I am new in the platform.