Fernando on SoundBetter

I would love to take your song to the next level! your satisfaction is my goal, I´m a session and touring guitarist, producer, arranger and composer with over 25 years experience who have recorded hundreds of succesfull songs of almost all music genres and who have toured with big artists of all styles

Just let me know your needs and let´s share the passion about your music. I've been touring and recording for the last 25 years playing rock, jazz, blues, funk, flamenco, classical, etc, and I´m absolutely comfortable in most of genres.

Together we can capture the custom and unique sound that your song deserves thanks to my huge collection of guitars (I´m endorser for the main quality brands of the market of guitars, amps) including Gibson Les Paul Standard, Studio, and P90s, Gibson Fliying V VOS 59, Fender Stratocaster, Larrivée Acoustic, Banjos, Mandolins, Danelectro 64, Vintage Gibson Les Paul Custom, Reverend Baritone, Fender Bass Guitar, Fender 12-String Acoustic, Taylor Acoustic Guitar, Goldtone Banjo, and Mandolin and amps Soldano SLO 30, Marshalls (JCM 800, model 2555), boutique Bludotone, etc.

Afters years leading the main role as composer, producer, sound studio engineer and mixer in the creation of music of so many and diverse artists, my advanced level of expertise about the studio recording techniques,is combined with professional recording studio equipment like Universal Audio Apollo 8x Universal Audio 1176, Mercury M72s, Compress Lexicon reverb rack Preamp: Kahayan Neve 1272, Api 500, Mics. all beyerdynamic catalogue Bunch of UA plugins

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English
Spanish

3 Reviews

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by Diego Herrera
Fernando is passionate about music. He's versatile, capable of composing, recording or editing in all genres. He masters the theory and the language, and he knows how to shape the music in a tastefull way. You just listen to any of his works to understand what I'm talking about. He's a hard working professional with an extensive career, both in the studio and live. I've been working with him for more than 14 years and, even today, I keep getting impressed with his quality as a musician and professional. If you're looking for a musician with high end performance, Fernando is your best bet.
by Medin G
Working with Fernando is fantastic, he is the best guitar player I have ever worked with. His sound is unique and he takes care of every minor detail required by the project
A real star
Thanks Fernando!!
by Hilde B
Fernando is an incredible and amazing guitarist! I have been working with him so many years and he always leave me absolutely astonished.
He knows exactly what you need even before you know it and his virtuosity level and his skills at electrical, acoustic or nylon guitars are noteworthy. Even if you need mandolin, banjo, lap steele he could do the best with it…
His performances are filled with passion and energy, and as consummate professional and brilliant composer and producer he really understands you.
Highly recommend him if you need the best quaility guitar tracks available!

Interview with Fernando

Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I have a lot artist that I would love to work with Zaz, Jamiroquai, Scofield, Birelli, Robben Ford, Villie Vallo ... etc All of them basically for the same reason, because they are part of music.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have my own professional recording studio with a whisperroom and as official endorser of the main guitar,amps and string brands, a huge collection of guitar gear to fit any need. Universal Audio Apollo 8x Universal Audio 1176 Compress Lexicon reverb rack Preamp: Kahayan Neve 1272, Mercury M72s, Api 500 ... Mics. almost All beyerdynamic catalogue Bunch of UA plugins and Waves, etc Protools Amps: Marshall - 800 2203, Silver Jubillee, Plexi, Jcm200 Fender - Deluxe reverb Bludotone - dumble Koch - Studiotone, Multitone, twintone Supro - Rhytmn 15 Cabinets. Koch 1x12, and 4x12 as well EVH 2x12 Laney 2x12 Marshall 4x12 Jubilee Pedals: 150 pedals - Hermidas original as zendrive, tiki, or mospheratu, strymon, Source audio, etc racks as Gforce, etc Guitars: Elect Ibanez AZ, Ibanez jazz guitars, Friedman Guitar, Tom Anderson, 3 les paul (standar, Custom, p-90), gibson VOS 335 1959, Heritage 535, Gibson SG, 2 Fenders Strats, 1 telecaster, charvel model 1, model 2 and 3. Acc - Larrevee, Epiphone Classical - Spanish Luthier Gerónimos Mateo Flamenca - Córdoba concert Gypsy Jazz - Castellucha
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: My music: the übermessenger, I´m recording my second album and I´m working with really great musicians ... I´m the composer, producer, guitar, etc ...
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: too many things ... I´m finishing the production for the new album of the spanish band "dos de Ginebra", recording for TV, recording with Funk projects, Jazz projects, composing themes for really famous Spanish artists, doing demo for guitar companies, Reocording in Live studio really hard jazz tunes, and all of this until 20th Dec.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Analog, sounds better ;) ... digital when it´s something somebody ask you in that terms because is their choice and what they are looking for
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: %100 money back guarantee if they are not satisfied with my work.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Music is the key
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: when the customers send me the tracks to work, the next question is always: when do you think will be done ?? my answer it´s always the same. When you need it ??? ... sure I will be done for that date
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: How do you have that music in your head? some references? which is the sound are you looking for? ... it´s really important because as much information I can get, more satisfied the client will be with the recording
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: The most important thing it´s try to be focus in what you want and persist until you have what you want
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Tuner, metronome, guitar ... I don´t need more ... ;) the rest is in my mind ...
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I´ve been working in the music industry for almost 25 years until now, I have worked as a session and touring musician for many famous artist and I have my own solo career with several projects since years
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Different, it´s a mix of Jazz, funk, Rock, Manouche, punk, etc always melodic and groovy
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Think in music ... in a production there are a lot "white noise" in the chain, try to be focus about this question: How I can make this more musical? that is always in my mind.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Pop, Funk, Jazz, Rock, "Flamenco", Blues, etc
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: I´m an unique musician, something different, boutique, outside the box ...
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: 1.- Music 2.- put into the next level the song. 3.- Class 4.- Experience. 5.- something that makes your song shine
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: 1.- Understand what my client wants and what my client needs. 2.- listen and study the song until is in me. 3.- Record in terms my client asked me 4.- Send a first idea to my client and start to work with him in case he needs change something
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Mike Stern, John Scofield, Robben Ford, Scott Henderson, Michael Landau, Nuno, Van Halen, John Sykes ... etc
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: My clients are really coming for differents music places: sometimes Jazz, other Rock, Funk, acoustic, Nylon-classical, Manouche, Pop, some flamenco ... sometimes they ask to me only to record all the guitars work that his musical production requires or maybe the need different instrument work like mandolin, banjo, lap steele, dobro, ukelele for their songs and sometimes they need I also compose, produce and arrange his music too or a combination of the different options. I receive audio engineering projects such as editing, vocal tuning and mixing and mastering as well