
Want to combine international Pop with Latin-American grooves? Then stop looking, 'cause I'm your guy. Internationally acclaimed multi-award winner, #1 📀 on iTunes and Spotify in multiple countries, here to make your visions into reality.
Hola hola!
I'm a Colombian Latin chart-topping producer, singer-songwriter, and mixing engineer with a wide range of clients with more than 10 years of professional experience. Since graduating Berklee College of Music, I've produced and songwritten for Sony, Warner and with many major and independent artists. My songs and productions have reached #1 on iTunes in Colombia, Guatemala and Uruguay, and have been featured on top Spotify playlists like "Baila Reggaeton", "Colombia Top 50", "Uruguay Top 50" and many more.
My passion lies with all of the creative process that's involved with creating a hit record. This includes Pop, R&B, Trap, Reggaeton, and many more! I can develop your unique sound or take your signature sound to the next level. Most of the projects I work on are based on starting a new song from scratch all the way to final production and mastering! I'm also extremely passionate for teamwork, so for every project I pair up with the best songwriters and engineers, and have built a team that will sky-rocket your sound to give you the best quality you can get.
So, if you want your song to sound 2023 look no further, one record can change your life!
**I work passionately to give you 100% satisfaction so I'm flexible with revisions, as long as they're within reason. When stems are included, they’re only delivered after job completion.
Would love to hear from you. Click the contact button above to get in touch.
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182 Reviews - 49 Repeat Clients
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This is my first project with Macau and after experiencing working on this project with him this definitely will not be the last time. An amazing person with an amazing talent for creating music. Extremely professional, great communication, amazing work ....... I will definitely be back to work on another project with Macau!
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Macau does amazing work and is amazing to work with! He is extremely talented!
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Macau is brilliant. I love his work and he is extremely friendly and patient and professional as well.
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Macau‘s review was awesome. Very well detailed and very structured. He made sure to review every single aspect of the song and also made sure to gave me suggestions on how to make the song even better. Would definitely ask for his opinion and feedback again
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Another amazing song ! Macau is such a talented producer!
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I'm a repeat customer of Macau, and I intend to keep coming back, thanks to the quality of the work that he does. He's also very polite, very attentive to details, and asks all the right questions, which makes working with him simply a pleasure
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Outstanding Latin Music Production - Unmatched Expertise
From start to finish, Macau showcased exceptional professionalism and an unmatched understanding of Latin rhythms blended with modern styles. He communicated effectively, welcomed feedback, and was deeply committed to excellence.
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Macau had a sense of exactly what to do to produce a exciting "pop" feel in an arrangement of my otherwise traditional Bolero-type track. I think he's great and will use his services again and again!
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Macau is an amazing producer and engineer. He has been patient with me throughout every step of the way and I am happy with the song we created together!
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Amazing work as always. Highly recommended!
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Amazing experience working with Macau. Friendly, professional, delivered a high quality product in a timely manner. Very satisfied and would work with again in the future!
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Macau is different level talent, one of my best findings here! Trust him and recommend him 100%
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This guy is a DIAMOND! Always perfection.
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Once again, Macau exceeded my expectations. He took my ideas and turned them in to an amazing song. Highly recommended!
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This guy can do no wrong. He always understands the visions.
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Completed another great project with Macau. He works hard to create great sounding music. Highly recommended!
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10/10 this guy is everything and more 🙌🏽 So excited to continue working on magic 🙌🏽🙌🏽
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Very attentive, patient, responsible, and professional! Such a pleasure working with him :)
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Macau is so professional and quick with his work. He is insanely good at what he does. Cares about you and listens to exactly what you want. Amazing to work with him
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Great Customer!!
Interview with Macau
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I recently viewed a video a song of mine being sung by more than 20,000 people at the same time! One of the artists I work with has such a big following, that his fans stay outside his hotel just singing our songs hoping they will get his attention. I'm also quite proud of my own portfolio. I'm currently writing and producing 20+ songs by myself, to myself; trying to make every single one a hit so that by the end, I choose the top 5-10 to release to the public. Right now I have 5 and I already want to release them! Gotta stick to the plan though.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: I work very closely with Nathalie Q. and Ani De Los Reyes. Just awesome musicians and producers on the rise!
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I've been a musician since I was 8 years old. Started out playing a bunch of instruments, but I was never satisfied with playing only one. I wanted to have a one-man band and started learning as many instruments as I could since I was very small. Little did I know I was creating the building blocks for my production career. It wasn't easy though. I didn't have many resources and my parents didn't want me to be a musician so I had to practice without them knowing. I remember my first recording microphone was my RockBand USB mic haha. I recorded my voice and my acoustic guitar with that mic for around 2 years before I bought my first "real" studio microphone. I never stopped since. Always had passion and perseverance. At 17, I was fortunate enough to receive a Berklee College of Music scholarship and studied there for 4 years. After graduating, the real work started and fortunately hasn't ended yet! I'm probably never going to retire either since I don't feel this is work. I still can't believe I do this for a living!
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Question: "Can I listen to a preview of what you've worked today?" Answer: Depends. It's important to leave as little as possible to the clients' imagination since they won't get the full idea. They might think the final work will end up like the demo. That's why you're hiring a music producer in the first place! That's why I don't show the client my work until it is absolutely necessary. Also, I won’t start working on the project until it’s funded and won’t deliver all of the agreed material until the job is marked as complete and the money is released.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Working on my own music as an artist with my team along with music for other signed and unsigned artists. Extremely proud of what we've done so far, but we still have a long way to go!
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Why not both? I love the sound of a guitar with an electronic beat behind it. So many options when you combine both of these worlds!
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I promise you'll love the final result and that we will become the best of friends!
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Grooving to the end result. Knowing that you spent all this time working and making everything sound "perfect" and that even though you've listened to the track a million times, you can sit back and really enjoy your own work.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That having a hit song will ensure success. Don't get me wrong, a hit song surely helps, but without correct marketing you might as well be throwing your money to amazonian monkeys. The real challenge starts after you've made the record. Over night successes don't usually happen!
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What kind of music/artists do you listen to? What kind of music do you currently play/sing? What kind of music do you want to make/sing? Which artists have influenced your style? Who is your audience? Where is your audience? What kind of image do you want to portray?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Be sure to know what you want as much as you can. I will guide you, but it's important to meditate and to envision your future and your goals before we start working together.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Very vocal inclined. I love processing and editing vocals, using EXHALE and other vocal synths. Another passion of mine is creating tight, compelling harmonies. I feel the music industry hasn't explored the human voice enough, production-wise, so I try to implement some innovative processing to everything I do.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Commercial Pop music. I love combining styles, always innovating and creating things people have never heard before. I've worked from Trap to Mexican rancheras, which turned out to be great songs!
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: The first and most important thing is my first conversation with my client. I interview them as thorough as possible to figure out what they want. I know it's hard to express yourself if you haven't produced music, so a lot of times my clients discover things they actually wanted without knowing they wanted it in the first place! Second in the list is either songwriting or beat-making. If I start with songwriting, I normally write from 2-3 songs with the client and/or my peers and then choose the best one out of the songs written. I strongly believe that without a great composition the whole record can crumble, so this is why I concentrate so much effort in the songwriting stage. After songwriting, the production stage begins. This is where I would record all instruments and, if the client is working with me remotely, I would record guided vocals so that the singer would know exactly what to do in the studio. However, different songs have different processes, so I might start with the beat if the style requires it (Hip-hop, Trap, some Reggaeton and some others). I would create a basic beat, write 2-3 melodies an lyrics over it, and then complete the production process if this were the case. Next is the mixing process. I would deliver the mix engineer a "producer's mix" and give him specific guidelines and song references to make it sound as best as possible. This stage is important, so I'm very good at negotiating revisions with the engineer until the mix turns out sounding the way the client and I want it to sound. I normally go with keywords like dynamic, pumping, smooth and not harsh, and engaging. Finally comes the mastering stage, where I apply a similar process as the mixing stage. The only difference is that it has to sound impecable in every sound system! I don't agree with the "volume war", but I do think the song needs to be as loud as it can without loosing it's pump and quality (this last part's important).
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I've always been a room acoustics geek. Studied it in school and applied it to my own home studio. I also do some consulting for other producers/engineers who want to treat their own home or professional studios. My studio has all the instruments and equipment I need, ranging from all sorts of guitars, percussion instruments, folk instruments, and synthesizers. The only instrument I don't have is a drum set since most of the music I create has programmed drums. However, I have access to state-of-the-art studios in case the project needs a real drum set.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Innovation. One of my main purposes when making a record is to always implement either a sound, a lyric or a melody that no one has heard before. I love combining new technology with acoustic/real instruments as well.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: My main type of work is songwriting, instrumental/vocal production and full project supervision. Many projects can have incredible songwriting, impecable production, but terrible mixing/mastering. One wrong decision or person can ruin everyone else's work if wrongfully supervised. That's why my main passion is getting a record to sound incredible, all the way from the first melody note to the mastering process. I'm also a strong believer that teamwork is essential, so I have a very efficient team of grammy nominated engineers, songwriters and producers who will make my clients' record shine. I do the legwork of choosing the right team for my clients, so they don't have to. I feel it's better this way as well, since too many leaders can lead to conflicting ideas, ultimately resulting in a deviated and imprecise project.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Probably a knife, a flare, a guitar, and a boat.. haha!
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: It would probably be Rosalía. She's quite new in the industry, but she shows how flexible she can be towards music. She also seems to enjoy being in the studio more than anything... Same as me!
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Surround yourself with great songwriters. Bad song + great production = bad record.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Perseverance. If I don't have a hit, I won't turn it in. I'll start from scratch if I have to. I also never turn in things late so another skill is time management. I always make sure I give myself a few days to really listen and process my work before I turn it in.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Max Martin, Benny Blanco, all the Major Lazer guys, Mauricio Rengifo, Andres Torres, John Mayer, Quincy Jones too many to count!

I was the Songwriter, Singer, Producer, Mixing and Mastering Engineer in this production
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For full packages we will wait a maximum of 1-month for your vocals before requesting to complete the job (we can still edit your vocals and finish the project!).
- Latest Pro Tools
- Mac Pro 3.5GHz 6-Core
- Focal Trio 6be
- UAD Apollo x6
- Townsend Labs Sphere Microphone
- Martin Acoustic Guitar
- Soundtoys
- Fab-filter
- Plus an incredible sounding production room.
Don't hesitate to ask for bundle discounts!
- Huge Studio Upgrade for 2023Nov 29, 2022
Thanks to all of your amazing support, the studio will receive new analog processing, three-way speakers for major clarity, an incredibly acoustic treated room by award winning acousticians, and more! Couldn't have done this without you so if you were a previous client to the date of this post update, feel free to ask me for a 10% discount on your next project!
- SoundBetter Project on NYC's Times Square!Nov 06, 2021
One of my SoundBetter clients recently released her project and surprisingly put up a huge billboard on NYC's Times Square with our track on it! It's amazing to see how our collaborations flourish; super proud of my incredible team as well. 🔥
- 2021 has been AMAZINGMay 21, 2021
We have officially reached the 100th 5-star review!! Thank you to each and every artist/client/collaborator that has trusted my team and myself to bring your ideas to life. Looking forward to meet lots of more people and make some more awesome music. Vamoooos!
- Studio Upgrade Coming Soon!Mar 08, 2020
Thanks to all of my recent work on SoundBetter, I have been able to invest on more equipment and have even better gear to fulfill my clients' needs. 2020 has had a great start and I'm looking forward to the rest of the year!
- 50k grant on a recent SoundBetter client!Jan 15, 2020
I recently received amazing news regarding a song I recently wrote and produced for a SoundBetter client, stating that investors loved the song so much that they agreed to give a 50k budget for the music video!
- 25 million MilestoneJul 24, 2019
Artists who've worked with my team and I have reached a total of 25 million views on YouTube and are constantly increasing! Crazy times indeed!
- Award Winning Song!May 28, 2019
My team and I have recently won the "Best Pop Record" award in the New Voice Music Awards! Excited to share future nominations and possible wins!