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Music Producer/Mix engineer with 10+ years of experience producing, arranging and mixing all genres of music. I specialize in latin music.

As a hispanic musician and producer, I specialize in creating, mixing and mastering authentic latin recordings in all the variety of styles. As a jazz pianist myself, I can approach projects with both an artist's and an engineer's ear.
Having the ear of a latin jazz musician allows me to pick up on musical nuances and subtleties beyond the typical technicalities involved with being an engineer.
I have extensive knowledge of a variety of instruments and know how good music is supposed to sound. I love to combine my musical and technical expertise to bring all aspects of an artist’s vision to life.

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Interview with Jose Pastor

Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Computer, audio interface, microphone, headphones and a piano midi controller :)
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I've been a musician all my life. I used to play piano and bass in many bands since my teen years. Eventually I moved to the editing, producing and mixing world and became my passion fro the last 15 years.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Solid, sincere, very acoustical.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: My dream would be to work with the great Marc Anthony. He's unique, his musicality is out of this world. Love the texture of his voice, his delivery and everything he does simply sounds amazing.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Try always to develop your own sound, print your own expression.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Latin Pop, Acoustic, Indie, Salsa, Cumbia, Bachata and Gospel.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Attention to detail.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: All the possible emotions that is imprinted originally by the composer/producer, and every other feeling the process evokes from my soul.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Everything starts with a cup of coffee :) Then I start analyzing the content, before mixing or applying any other process, edit and clean every audio is priority to me, before it goes to the DAW.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I produce, mix and master songs in all genres, but mostly Indie, Tropical Music (Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia). I also edit voice overs for radio and tv, as well as podcast and similar audio content for social media.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: My setup is quite simple. I control my audio via a Mackie Control Universal Pro. My audio interface is a Focusrite Clarett 4Pre. When it comes to mixing, my best allies for monitoring audio are my Yamaha HS8 speakers and my AKG K702 headphones, among other reference monitors. My main DAWs are Logic Pro X and Cubase Pro 12. In my plugin arsenal, my favorite brands are Fabfilter, Plugin Alliance, Arturia, Softube and Waves.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Every colleague I have contact with, every song I listen to, is an opportunity to nurture myself and improve every day as a producer and mixing engineer.