Producer & Session Musician

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: every song I've made is my song, I'm a part of this dream.

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

A: The new album of Generación 12 (You can listen our new single called Dios conmigo estás) is a great job we've made. I produced a couple of songs, recorded electric guitars.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm producing at local church band in Colombia called Emmanuel. And I'm working for Generación 12 new Album.

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

A: I just started on SoundBetter, but you know, Is the Spotify partner for musicians...

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: I think is the best of both. I prefer analog sound on my pedalboard, but I prefer the simple of the small interfaces digital sound.

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

A: I will make my best to achieve the sound you're looking for, and I'll make it as soon possible.

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

A: Can we sound like these or that band? Let me listen to your songs.

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

A: You're a jazz musician.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What do you want to achieve on your projects.

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

A: Just listen the previous work and follow their instagram.

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

A: My Double cat Duesenberg guitar, an apogee duet or quartet interface, my pedalboard, my ukelele (you know I'm on a desert island, I need that sound) and my headphones.

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

A: I'm making music for the las 18 years, I'm just 37 so I started very young on this. I love my work

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I studied jazz music in the university, but I grow up in the church listening Dc Talk, jars of clay, newsboys, burlap to cashmere. I started producing bands with the new worship sound. So, I think my sound is a fusion of that experience making music.

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

A: Martin Smith, Hillsong Young & free, Monsieur Perine, Carlos Vives.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: The most important thing in music production is to have great songs. You can contract the best music producer in the world and no have success without good songs.

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

A: Worship and Gospel music, pop music, latin contemporary music, folk music.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I have a lot experience on worship sound, and I think is my strongest skill. But also, I have a very deep knowledge in latin music of different regions and countries, so, I can add it if that is you're looking for too.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I thing that the creativity is the essential in music. So, I consider I'm very creative musician, and I'm sure you'll love the sound of my tracks.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Depending of the client requirements, I generally work from an audio demo with metro, vocals and piano or guitar. I find a sound reference and then I start to make music.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I work on my home studio, I prefer the Apogee preamps and Logic DAW for my work. As a guitar player, my best sound is from Duesenberg guitars and Fender guitars.

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

A: I love the StuG guitar Sound (Delirious, Michael W. Smith) and I love the 80's music production style. I have a passion for latin roots of music sounds too.

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

A: I make music tracks for songs, albums. Also I record guitars and latin strings instruments. I specialized in Gospel and worship music.