Sebastian Duran on SoundBetter

I'm a music producer specialized on pop, funk-pop and latin urban pop. I'm a session guitarist and multi instrumentalist with more than 7 years of experience on recording studio

I've been working about 7 years on diffrent kind of musical generes, I've done a lot of sound design, mixing engineering, My strength is the pop music like funk pop, R&B, neo soul, urban pop (reggaeton, trap, hip-hop). I'm a session musician, multi-instrumentalist and arranger. I have made a soundtrack for short films and series. I love the organic and analog sound, I adapt to any musical genre and to the requirements of any project I am working on. I try to deliver the work as soon as possible, but without lowering its quality, because I know how valuable time and quality is for us producers.

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Credits

10 Reviews - 3 Repeat Clients

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by Jon
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Once again, Great work by Sebastian! Quick turn around time and great attitude towards the job scope!
by Jon
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great work from seb! also very responsive and great turnaround time!
by Scott Anderson
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Another quick and perfect job done with Seb 🙌🏼
by Scott Anderson
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Another fast and efficient project delivered by Seb!
by Scott Anderson
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Another great song Seb has produced. Awesome guy!
by Scott Anderson
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Thank you Seb, always so fast and so adaptive to feedback!
by Scott Anderson
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Always fast. Always flexible. Great work as always Seb!
by Scott Anderson
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Very impressed with how well and fast Sebastian works. Awesome results , very quick and really easy communication!
by Scott Anderson
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Always fast. Always efficient. Always great working with Seb!
by Scott Anderson
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Sebastian is super easy to work with. Very prompt and professional communication and delivers a high quality product! Will be in touch again!

Interview with Sebastian Duran

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Almost all the songs I've done for Scott Anderson, I grew up a lot doing all those songs!
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: An album of funk
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Scott Anderson, I love this guy, unbelievable person and professional very skilled!
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Analog, you can be more creative if you put your hands on the knobs and change the sound at real time
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I'll do all the corrections you need until you are satisfied with the results
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I do what I love
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: How soon can you deliver the song? and I say: depends of the kind of project, maybe 2 days or a week.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Some people think that the work of a producer is not worth what we charge
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Tell me all the ideas you have on mind
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: You are free to be a creative working with me
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Laptop, headphones, audio interface, guitar and a mic
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I've been producing since 2017, I've worked at some studios like recording engineer, session musician and producer also like mixing engineer.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Afro music, my main influences are afro music
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: With Greg Philliganes. He's a huge influence to me at the moment of use keyboards and synths.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Try to add little percussions to your song and then play around with an LPF
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Urban pop, hip-hop, R&B, soul, blues, reggaeton, trap.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Th funky and soul guitar
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I always try to be creative with the small elements that gives texture and taste to a song
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: It depends of the type of project, I usually start creating some chord progressions and melodies.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: MacBook Pro M1 2022, M-Audio Air 192, AKG and Shure mics, Fender guitars and bass, midi controllers, Yamaha HS 5 monitors.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Pink Floyd, Bruno Mars, Donald Glover, Rainy, Scary Pockets
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Currently I do instrumentals