Marco Taborda on SoundBetter

Guitarist from Latin America, with 21 years playing and recording.

Hi, I will be glad to record any style of music with a high quality in my home studio, you only need to send me all the tech specs and a have short chat with me .

Guitarist from Medellín, Colombia,
( Rock, Pop, Latin, Jazz, Folk)

- Session Guitarist(Electric, Folk and Classical).
- Bass
- Music arrangements.
- Audio Engineer.(Recording and Mixing).

Guitars: Suhr Classic S, Epiphone Casino, G&L Asat Classic (tele),Sterling by Musicman , Luthier Acoustic Guitar, Luthier Requinto, Yamaha Bass. AMP: Impulse Responses powered by a Helix Studio Monitors: KRK 5 Classic (2019) Interface: Focusrite DAW: Pro Tools artist FX: Waves Complete, Focusrite, Antares, LX, Guitar Rig, GTR, BIAS FX, etc , Macbook M2 computer

I'd love to hear about your project. Click the 'Contact' button above to get in touch.

Credits

3 Reviews

Endorse Marco Taborda

by Hannes O.
Verified
Marco is a great guitartist, very creative and a good techique.
by Juan Esteban Villalobos Escobar
Marco is a very good musician, very reliable and professional in what he does, highly creative. I recommend him because of his excelent achievements and efficient results.
by Álvaro Taborda
Marco is an excellent musician, arranger an audio engineer with a brilliant creativity

Interview with Marco Taborda

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: play and record with different artist, around the world during the time we had to be at home.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: not yet. but i have been exploring and is an excellent platform to produce music.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: time to deliver the product? usually no more than 3 days How many changes can be made? all the changes the song needs
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: The quality of the product depends of each step in the chain, the edition and mixing are sometimes seen as a way to fix problems from the recording, but it is´nt
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Style of the song, BPM, Sound that they are looking for, and session and software info.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Listen the samples with headphones or monitors to apreciate the details.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Guitar, interface, Laptop, Headphones and power supply
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I have been Playing guitar for 21 years, Live and recording As audio Engineer 12 years of experience in live sound and studio recording editing and mixing
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Jazz, Folk, Pop, Latin.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Michael Giaccino, Because is one of the greatest composers for films.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Sometimes sImple things are better.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Listen, Imagine, Play and Record
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: recordings and live sessions.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Guitars: Suhr Classic S, Epiphone Casino, G&L Asat Classic (tele),Sterling by Musicman , Luthier Acoustic Guitar, Luthier Requinto, Yamaha Bass. AMP: Impulse Responses powered by a Helix Studio Monitors: KRK 5 Classic (2019) Interface: Focusrite DAW: Pro Tools 12 FX: Waves Complete, Focusrite, Antares, LX, Guitar Rig, GTR, BIAS FX, etc PC: Intel Core i5+ 8th generation, with 1 TB HD, 8 GB of RAM, and NVIDIA Video dedicated graphics card
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: As a guitarist: Eric Johnson, Andy Timmons, Guthrie Govan, Pat Matheney, John Petrucci, Frank Gambale and many others As a Musician:The Beatles, Daft Punk, Jamiroquai, Bruno Mars, Alan Parson, Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Allan Menkel, Pink Floyd, Fito Paez, Spinetta, Charly Garcia, Mercedes Sosa, Jorge Drexler, Toto la Momposina, Herencia de Timbiquí, Carlos Vives. Etc
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Fresh melodic Ideas that fits perfectly with different Genres.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Latin/Pop, Rock, Folk, and Jazz
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Creativity.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both, I like to use analog devices but also digital interfaces and DSP because it brings more flexibility .
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: An Excellent High-Quality product with a fast turn-around.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Freedom.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: creativity with new projects I like to propose new ideas that improves the quality of my jobs , I use to dedicate all the time that need a profesional recording to get an excellent result.