New Wave! Singer-songwritter

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm working on my second solo album, a combination of jazz, venezuelan and latinamerican music. You can hear the first one at www.magaurdaneta.com ; and I'm also working on the first album of my band: Isla de focas (www.isladefocas.com)

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

A: Pop, Pop jazz, jazz, world music, traditional genres.

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

A: Jacob Collier, Michael Jackson, Aldemaro Romero, Aquiles Báez, Speranza Spalding, Francisco Cespedes

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Songwritting and singing

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I'd like to think that i bring creativity and textures through my voice, which gives a warm and unique sound.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I like to receive a complete brief about the project, what are the expectations, goals, sounds, textures. I also send a couple of questions to my client to understand what they need to communicate through the song (music or lyric), if there's an important message, etc. Once i have the preliminary information, i start working on ideas and send them to the client. Once i have the feedback from the client, i make a demo and then, when it's aproved, i record everything on the professional studio.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have a home studio in where i record most of my demos and when it's aproved I record on professional studios in Caracas, Venezuela.

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

A: Usually i work on jingles and as a singer-songwritter for commercial projects and other artists.