Producer & Mixing Engineer

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Working on several independent artist releases as producer and mixer

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

A: Niko Prada´s latests releases, I´m very proud of him, since he is a great and talented musician and composer he is also bringing always good vibes every single piece of artwork we make. I'm his co-producer, mixer and mastering engineer and I can not be much honored to work with such a talented artist.

Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

A: I think maybe is the idea of making music just to become recognized and forgetting that there's a much higher purpose.

Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A: ¿I´m going to be famous after working with you? my answer: I don´t know, it depends on you!

Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

A: Chey Velásquez, a very talented session guitar player.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both. Is great to have the feeling of both worlds in the quest of sculpting a unique sound.

Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

A: I promise the first round of your favorite drink goes on me. Of course after delivering a great, custom-made, glowing personality song for you, delivered on time and to your full satisfaction.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: What I like the most is that is not a Job for me. Is now and always been my hobby and my passion.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I would ask, how serious are you about this? Please let me know if you take this as seriously as I do. I put my life's work into this and make sure I'm perfecting my craft daily. This is what I do to feed my soul and my pocket in order to create wealth in many manners. Are you doing the same?

Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A: Take the time to look into every single person your are willing to collaborate with. Feel free to communicate every single detail of your story and vision. Expect nothing less than excellence.

Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

A: Monitors, laptop, interface, microphone, piano controller. and of course power supply (Electricity, food, beverages, and many more goodies) to power everything up for many months ;)

Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

A: I´ve been in music since I was 15 years. I´m now 30 and still learing every day. Isn´t it cool to have something new to learn every single day? Is like I´m perfecting my craft daily for the sake of each project I´m into.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Unique, exquisite and fresh.

Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

A: Dua Lipa, I´m in love with her way of using music as a powerful love weapon.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Many artists don´t know how they really want to sound, until you show them how, that´s why they are hiring you (music producer). Our maybe they are looking for a specific way of sounding, so be confident, creative, self-driven for the sake of finding for them the right solution. Show them what they´re looking for, and trust yourself on walking that path with them.

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

A: R&B, Latin Pop, Hip Hop, Reggaeton

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My strongest skill will be listening, not only for harsh frequencies, overtones, and masking, but as well as for having great and inspirational conversations. I´ve learned to listen, listen to the story, listen to each word the artist has to tell as well as listening to the absence of words.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Truth, connection, vibe and genius.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: The very first step is knowing the client or artist I´m going to work with. Wether I´m into the role of producing or mixing, the second step I take and very important as well, is to listen to the story the artist wants to talk about. Then I decide wether or not I´m the right producer for the sake of their idea. If everything flows to our favor, then we began with the common type of work I mentioned in the first paragraph of this interview.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Mind, soul and heart, are the first things I power up every single day, those are my most valuable assets in my setup. The rest of them are just part of the toys and tools I have on my studio at your disposal. I leave you a short list down here: - Imac 27´ 2012 - Apogee Symphony MK1 16x16 - ATC SCM 25 - BAE 1073 - Warm Audio WA2A - SPL Mixdream (Summing Mixer) - Others (Mics, hardware, musical instruments)

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

A: There are many musicians that have inspired me. The Beatles are one of them, as well as George Martin. A long list to tell about.

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

A: The most common type of work I do for my clients is to create the proper environment and vibe so both, me and them, can genuinely establish a connection with music, and with the fortune of being able to play with it. I´m the co-creating mind with god´s mind, the rest of things such as composing, arranging, recording and mixing, are just part of the process.