Bassist and blues harmonica player, professional and versatile, it will be a pleasure for me to work with you, contact me with the details of your project and we will make it work :)
Hello everyone, my name is Hector Ruano, I am a freelancer musician based in Venezuela, my main instruments are bass and the blues harmonica, music is my passion, I have the necessary equipment for professional recording and more than 8 years of experience and multiple gigs, you can check my work in "The Groove Project" where I have shared with producers like Arun Shenoy, Matthew Shell and musicians like Ed Roth, Derek Sherinian, Jordan Rudess, Adam Holzman, and Fahir Atakoglu, I am very interested in collaborating, I hope we can work together, a lot of love for all
Click the 'Contact' above to get in touch. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Interview with Hector Ruano
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both of them, each behaves differently in the mix
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: Excellent quality, excellent communication, and we will work together again :)
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Session musician
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Yes
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Get to know people, share my talent with others, and play music
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: The question: Are you available to play on my song? The answer: yeah of course
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: A laptop, audio interface, a bass, a condenser microphone and my harmonicas
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I have more than 8 years playing my instruments with local bands, and I have more than two years working as a freelancer musician through this modality
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Old school, and with a lot of feeling and groove
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Rock, pop, Funk, blues, country, reggae, hip hop, electronic
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: In the bassline I master several techniques, slaping, fingerstyle, pick, tapping, And I also master very well my second instrument the harmonica, However I always keep learning and moving forward
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Whatever is needed, I like to understand what the song requires, I can play in a simple way, "on the pocket" so that the other instruments do their thing, Or can I play something more fancy, I can easily adjust to the needs of the song and the artist
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I rehearse the song, I record the ideas to define the bassline, I record and send you the dry signal (taken from a direct box) and the processed signal (taken from the amplifier, preamp or with any other process)
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: My favorites are two stingray basses (Ray 24 with Aguilar pickups and Ray 34) Gallien Krueger amp, direct boxes and preamps (electro harmonix, Seymour Duncan, SansAmp)
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Many, I listen to a lot of music, I love the old school
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Session musician, i record the bassline or harmonica for various independent artists, professionals and beginner
I was the Bass player in this production
- Bass ElectricAverage price - $50 per song
- HarmonicaAverage price - $50 per song
- YouTube Cover RecordingAverage price - $50 per song
- Chords and bpms to start recording, (optional) I can also play by ear.
- Revisions will be unlimited, so we make sure we get the best possible result
- Between 2 to 4 days for delivery
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
- Jamiroquai
- John Mayer
- Ray4 with Aguilar pickups
- Ray 34
- sansamp v2 preamp
- electro harmonix preamp
- Seymour Duncan preamp
- hohner harmonicas
- akg 220 mics
- sterling groove tube mic
- audix harmonica mic
- hohner hb52 mic
- Focusrite 4th gen interface
40% discount !!
