Valerio M. on SoundBetter

I am a guitarist, producer, mixing and mastering engineer based in Rome, Italy.

I play guitar since my teenage and formed my first band when I was 18. My musical roots are deeply rock in almost all its shades, I grew up listening Guns n' Roses, Pearl Jam, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, Queen and played a lot of rock/hard rock.
I own a Fender Strat, Fender Telecaster American Standard, Ibanez JEM 555 Steva Vai, Yahama 12 strings acoustic and 6 strings acoustic.
I owned a studio recording for years, and I had the chance to record, mix and produce several awesome bands travelling from pop to Metal progressive.
I work with a Mac Pro and Logic Pro x.

If you are looking for a low budget/high quality service , try me!

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22 Reviews - 1 Repeat Client

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by julie d.
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Valerio is amazing to work with. Talented, helpful, willing to work with you on the most complex and convoluted of projects, with a fantastic ear for music and style. I recommend Valerio to anyone!
by julie d.
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Valerio is amazing to work with! Talanted, detail oriented, highly professional and a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Valerio! :)
by julie d.
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Valerio is amazing to work with. Patient, talented, highly professional. I recommend Valerio wholeheartedly! AAA experience.
by julie d.
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Valerio is professional, experienced and extremely talented. He has the feel for music, and will work with you until you are happy. I recommend Valerio to anyone. He is amazing!
by Kyle Tupper
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I’ve worked Valerio and many projects. I always enjoy playing for him. We have never met but I feel like we have grown to become great friends through the power of music. Thank you Valerio for all you do! I highly recommend working with Valerio!
by Matt Wilson
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Really cooperative, great composer l, can’t wait to work with you again!
by Kyle Tupper
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Valerio has hands down become one of my favorite musicians to work with here on SoundBetter. He is positive, energetic, informative and super professional. Every time I get a message from him, I can't wait to read what new project he has for me! Way to go Valerio!
by julie d.
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Another amazing job from Valerio. I cannot recommend him enough!
by julie d.
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Valerio is an outstanding sound professional, who will go the extra mile, listen to your input and work with you through both you creative ideas and difficulties. Talent, patience, attention to details, a great ear for music. Add to that an unbeatable price. I highly endorse and recommend Valerio!
by Kyle Tupper
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Valerio has done it again! Truly a great musical mind and professional producer. Valerio is the real deal and puts his heart and soul into his music. I always want to give my best but Valerio raises my abilities every single time. If you get the chance to work with him, do it! Bravo Valerio!
by Kyle Tupper
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Valerio has so much enthusiasm for music! His tracks are always so fun to play and he trusts his musicians to deliver great recordings. We have worked together on several projects now and I must say he has been a joy to work with on every single one. You won't be disappointed you decided to work with Valerio! He is the real deal!
by julie d.
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Valerio is absolutely amazing to work with. Patience, consideration, attention to details, absolute professionalism and talent. I highly recommend him!
by Kyle Tupper
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Truly such a privilege to work with Valerio. His music is very eclectic and I enjoy playing on every single song. Can't wait for the next one!
by Kyle Tupper
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Valerio is the man! This marks the 5th song I’ve done for him and man it’s like each song gets better and better. I hope he keeps recording more music. I’m getting spoiled working with such a great artist! Bravo Valerio! Love your music!
by julie d.
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Valerio is wonderful to work with! Third track, and plan on working with him for the rest of the album. Highly recommend! Please scroll down, and see my earlier reviews.
by julie d.
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Valerio did an outstanding job mixing and mastering yet another track. I highly recommend him - great communication, great quality, good ear for details and nuances. Fantastic to work with!:)
by Kyle Tupper
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Once again Valerio proves to be a well accomplished producer and musician. Never fails to impress and never disappoints! Work with this stunning musician if you get the chance! Or better yet, hire him to produce, mix/master or play guitar on your songs! You won’t regret it!
by julie d.
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Valerio is wonderful to work with. Professional, skilled, personable, responsive. I highly recommend!
by Stefano B.
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It was a pleasure to work with Valerio! Very cool song, reminding me of Another Day of the Dream Theater!
I had the opportunity to play the saxophone on this track and I did it as soon as possible, since this track really moved me. Can't wait to play again with Valerio!
by Kyle Tupper
Verified (Client)
Valerio continues to impress with great tunes and great communication. Whenever I needed something, I was able to message him and received great feedback very quickly. He takes his music seriously but also is super friendly and encouraging throughout the recording process. I look forward to more projects with Valerio!

Interview with Valerio M.

Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I owned a recording studio in Rome fro years, after that, being a musician as well, I never stopped creating and recording music
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: It's plenty of artists I would like to work with, I would like to have one of my song sung by Eddie Vedder, a solo by Slash and an acoustic arpeggio by Riche Sambora
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Pop-Rock, Rock, Hard Rock
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: For this kind of job, for sure the stubbornness.. I am an aries...so I keep pushing until I reach the goal
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I always liked good produced music, I constantly look for the beauty of sounds. I am a maniac of sound quality indeed.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I listen the song few times, trying to get the idea of how it should sound. Sequence mixing is drums-bass-guitars-keyboards-voices.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have a Mac Pro 5.1 with Logic Pro X and a lot of plugins. My guitars are a Fender Stratocaster, an Ibanez JEM 555 Steve Vai, a 12 strings Yamaha acoustic guitar and a 6 strings TAKAI acoustic guitar. I love the sound of my all tubes preamp SOLDANO SP-77 and my vintage FARFISA all tubes amp of 1965.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: I am a serial youtube watcher, trying to steal top audio engineers secrets. I can spend hours watching tutorial made by the biggest expert in Mastering and Mixing. Richie Sambora and Slash are for sure the two guitar players I got inspiration the most.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Mixing songs, including editing (timing, pitching,etc.), and final mastering are what I do for my clients. I love to arrange and play guitars parts as well, both acoustic and electric ones.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I will always do my best, because if I am not happy with a job, how the client could be?
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: the music