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Gabe Esparza is a two-time LATIN GRAMMY nominated recording engineer, mixer, and producer from El Paso, Texas. He is a CRAS recording school graduate with over 18 years of experience working within various genres of music in the US and Latin America. His major label credits include Juan Gabriel, Danna Paola, Midland, and Miguel.

He worked as a full-time, in-house engineer at the largest residential recording studio in the world, Sonic Ranch Recording Studios until 2019, where he worked with world-class engineers and producers, including:

Geoff Emerick (The Beatles)
Stephen Short (Chaka Khan)
Russell Elevado (D’Angelo, The Roots)
Matt Hyde (No Doubt, Deftones)
Kiko Cibrian (Luis Miguel, Reik)
Stefano Vieni (Kalimba, Danna Paola)

I mainly provide mixing services but I'm also available for vocal tuning, beat making, and sound design.

Send me an email through 'Contact' button above and I'll get back to you asap.

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by Karina
Gabe is my go to, engineer, producer & mixer. He always makes you feel at home with his grace, patience and professionalism. His skills and experience will show in any project you decide to work on. I know I’m in good hands, he always finds a way to make your ideas a reality and will deliver product on time.
by Rubi
Professional and detail-oriented.Gabe maintains strong work ethic making sure you
achieve personal goals as an artist/songwriter.Highly recommend.
by Manuel Roman
I had a great experience working with Gabe on my EP Album. He made the whole process very easy for me & stress free! I highly recommend him for any music/vocal/instrumental project; his professionalism recording skills & talent is very impressive. Thank you Gabe for making my recording dream a reality!!
by Lewis Mendoza
Gabe Esparza is a talented sound engineer who listens with empathy and understanding when it comes to translating an artist's idea into a sound recording. Gabe is a persistent and flexible thinker who has the ability to question and poses problems until a project reaches perfection. His skills are magnified by his positive attitude. Your music will outlive you so do yourself a favor and intrust your Ideas with Gabe who is fully endorsed by myself and my band (Middle Fingers Unfold).
by Lewis Mendoza
Gabe Esparza is a talented sound engineer who listens with empathy and understanding when it comes to translating an artist's idea into a sound recording. Gabe is a persistent and flexible thinker who has the ability to question and poses problems until a project reaches perfection. His skills are magnified by his positive attitude. Your music will outlive you so do yourself a favor and intrust your Ideas with Gabe who is fully endorsed by myself and my band (Middle Fingers Unfold).
by Lewis Mendoza
Gabe Esparza is a talented sound engineer who listens with empathy and understanding when it comes to translating an artist's idea into a sound recording. Gabe is a persistent and flexible thinker who has the ability to question and poses problems until a project reaches perfection. His skills are magnified by his positive attitude. Your music will outlive you so do yourself a favor and intrust your Ideas with Gabe who is fully endorsed by myself and my band (Middle Fingers Unfold).
by Esteban Zubia
Gabe Esparza has an awesome studio environment. Very professional and hospitable. He made me some tea one time. But about sound, he is an awesome engineer. Very good at interpreting what the artist is looking for. Would definitely recommend
by Tris M.
We had a great experience working with Gabe on our last project at Sonic Ranch Studios. We tracked and mixed a country music album and had Gabe engineer, mix, and produce the project. He has great ears and is a pleasure to work with. Gabe is very professional and displays a wide range of knowledge on music and recording. We hope to work with him again soon.
by Word One
I worked with Gabe on my first underground album, before signing my deal with DMX. I felt comfortable at his studio and welcomed. Thanks to him, I had a great time and felt at ease on what were difficult songs for me to work on, as they were cross-genre records. I highly recommend!!!
by Mar Sau
Gabriel is professional, respectful and very knowledgeable when it comes to the many aspects involved in music production. From miking up a drum set to make it sound it’s best, to returning a great sounding mix and everything in between. I highly recommend him and look forward to remain working with him on my future music related endeavors. Hire him!

Interview with Gabe Esparza

Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: One of my main inspirations when I began recording music was the Neo-Soul, Soulquarians Era music of D'Angelo, Erykah Badu and Common. In 2018 I was blessed to work as assistant engineer for Russell "The Dragon" Elevado, the recording/ mixing engineer behind all of those records like Voodoo, Like Water For Chocolate, and Mamas Gun. It was a mostly analog based mixing session because Russell's signature sound involves a no plugin approach so it was something different for me to see in such a modern digital era approach I'm so used to working in. It was the first real time that I saw a mixer really paint because of how involved he was with building sounds from his outboard gear and guitar pedals. It was a masterclass for me and it will remain as one of the most memorable experiences in my professional career.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both work hand in hand and are just tools to make the best product possible. At the end of the day, the average listener doesn't really care about what mics were used on a drum kit, which program was used or how many tracks a song has. It's more important to know the tools that you have whether they're analog or digital to make something that translates a feeling to the listener.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: Anything is possible sonically and the answer to achieving a particular sound is always yes. The goal is to replicate and perfect the idea that the artist has in their mind for how they want their song to sound. Music is art and those that create it hold their music as an essential part of who they are. With that said, I treat any song the way I would treat my own music, with the greatest care and attention to detail to make sure the artist is happy and that I can show pride in the work I've done.

Ciudad Sin Mar by Raquel Sofia

I was the Mixing Engineer in this production

Mixing EngineerAverage price - $400 per song
EditingAverage price - $100 per track
Vocal TuningAverage price - $100 per track
ProducerContact for pricing

I allow unlimited revisions for a mix until the client is happy with the final product. References help assure that I provide the client with the sound they desire.