Carolina Göttert on SoundBetter

I have more than 10 years of experience as a singer in Buenos Aires. I sing mostly in spanish with genres broad as ethnical music, lyrical, tango, latinamerican folk and pop-rock fusion. I'm vocalist of the World Music Ensamble "Kunturi". I'm also founder of Kordmusik as a movie soundtrack producer, where I have also sung in motion pictures.

The translation of a song is quite tricky.

First of all I will understand the metaphors and meaning of the song, it its own cultural background.

Then I will begin the translation of a song, respecting the meaning of the song although not necessarily literally, since I will be prioritizing to respect the rythmics, accentuation and articulations fully.

Many common phrases in english lyrics aren't what someone would say in spanish, so I will also consider that the translation works culturally to whom it's intended.

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Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I would like to work with Leonardo Da Vinci, because he was the artist that best managed to embed occult messages into his works that endure through history.
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I have co-composed and co-produced the score for a major feature film in Argentina and Spain, where I have also sung the main song.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I am working on my solo Album which integrates acoustic music from different cultures of the wolrd with modern digital beats.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Manuel Villar Lifac!
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both! I'm always for integration.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I will put my heart into the project in order to make it my own.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: That I actually Like it! :D
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: "Are you interested in singing this?" I always want to bring the best out of the song that is offered to me!
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That one has to specialize in one genre in order to achieve expertise.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What is that you want to achieve through my contribution?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Look at the provider's life: their energy, vibe, value of time and flexibility. The provider's vibe is way more important than their technical ability.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Piano, books, pen, paper... and sunscreen!
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: My career started when I decided to transcend the family law that dictated that one cannot do music for a living in Argentina. I have then become independent, founding my own studio and working for over 12 years now with what I love.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Pop with ethnic spice
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Listening to what the producer says is a key element!
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Usually I work a lot with Pop and Pop-Rock, which are the genres the producers request me the most. In my personal work I invest a lot of time in recording world fusion ethnical folk music.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: My versatility. For example I can sing in a low register with a lot of body and strength, and I can also sing in sweet and light high register.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I bring my interpretation, which literally means I sing it from inside. I also find the precise sound of my voice that the song requires.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I listen to the song many times first, in order to really get to know it from the inside. I focus on understanding the story and the message the song wants to convey in order to do a true interpretation. Once everything is settled, recording runs smoothly!
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I record on a Neumann TLM 102 condenser microphone through a Scarlett 2i4 interface
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Loreena McKennitt, Alan Parsons, Charly García, Soda Stereo and Shakira.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I record lead and backing vocals for any kind of music, both in english and spanish. One of the jobs I am requested the most is to translate a song from english to spanish and then record it.