Bilingual Singer & Topliner

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

A: I joined my first band when I was 15 and have been in the music world since then. I started performing and recording really young, then studied music and got into songwriting. I've worked on tv and musical theater (Rent & Hairspray), in 2010 I moved to New York City and became the lead vocalist of the Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra. After two full albums with them, I started working full time on my solo career and released my first album, LOOP, on 2021. I've always recorded jingles, covers and background vocals for different projects. The studio is my "happy place" I've also toured internationally and performed countless times at prestigious venues such as: Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Brooklyn Bowl, Summerstage, Blue Note Jazz festival, Smalls, BBKings, etc.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I think I'm a weird mix of jazz, soul and cumbia. My tone has many colors and I'm a sucker for groove.

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

A: I'd love to work with someone like Kimbra. I think she has so much to offer as a songwriter and producer, it would be an absolute pleasure to learn and hopefully collaborate on a song.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: I guess "making space". That has been one of the biggest learnings for me, learning to have less elements but with good quality sounds, having a minimalistic approach.

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

A: I usually work on Latin pop, soul, R&B, and indie music; but always open to explore and expand.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My strongest skill is definitely how versatile my voice is. I can sing a variety of genres, always doing my best to understand what the song needs. I can go from a smooth, airy, sexy vibe to a belty pop sound, depending on the project.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I feel like I have a very unique tone and that I'm a very sensitive musician. I also love creating, so whenever there's room for my input, I love coming up with vocal parts and layers of background vocals.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Well, every project is different but for example, if I'm writing a melody and lyrics for someone, I'll listen to the track they send me and record a number of ideas on my phone, just to be quick and have those fresh right there. Then I'll write the words (English or Spanish), find the best idea and record it on my computer. I usually find some harmonies, which I love creating, to complete the song. As soon as I'm done I send this to the client as an mp3 for approval and if he/she likes it, I'll do any corrections needed, edit the vocal tracks and send the individual tracks on WAV format. Sometimes there is a second round of minor corrections, which I'm happy to do. It's really important to know that the client feels satisfied with the work.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have small room at home that I slowly but surely turned into a home studio. I have a Mac Book Pro, Ableton Live Pro, a brand new AKG C414 microphone, a ARROW Universal Audio interfase and a bunch of instruments that I write with: guitar (acoustic and electric) bass, cuatro, vihuela, tiple, jarana, some minor percussion and some insulation foam I've put on the walls to get an overall better sound when recording.

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

A: So many...Kimbra, St Vincent, Sia, Lianne La Havas, Esperanza Spalding, ILE, Juana Molina, Natalia Lafourcade, Mon Laferte, Anderson Paak, D'Angelo, Jorge Drexler, kevin Johansen, Fito Paez.

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

A: I typically create and record top line and background vocals in English or Spanish, and I also get a lot of work writing melodies and lyrics to a track they send me. I love that kind of work because of the creative input.