Juannarabel on SoundBetter

Producer & mix engineer with 10+ years of experience. I specialize in acoustic, folk, jazz, and singer-songwriter music, focusing on organic textures, vocal intimacy, and dynamic depth. I bring warmth and clarity without flattening the natural performance. Send me your rough mix, and let's craft a rich, release-ready sound.

Hi, I’m Juan Arabel, an award-winning producer, composer, arranger, and mix/mastering engineer with 10+ years of experience. I work from my treated private studio, PUEBLO NUEVO, built around high-end PMC monitoring, Antelope conversion, and dedicated analog outboard gear.

While versatile across genres, I specialize in acoustic-driven music: singer-songwriter, folk, jazz, country, and indie productions. Acoustic tracks require dynamic breathing room, harmonic warmth, and respect for real instrument timbers. My hybrid approach pairs surgical digital precision with analog character to deliver deep, three-dimensional mixes that translate across all systems.

What I offer:

Mixing & Dynamic Mastering: Natural vocal intimacy, stereo depth, and balanced dynamic range.

Full Production & Arrangements: Custom string, brass, and acoustic arrangements from demo to final master.

Hybrid Processing: Analog compression (SSL Bus+) and precision analog EQ (Bettermaker EQ 232P MKII).

Studio Gear:

Monitoring & Conversion: PMC 6, Antelope Audio

Analog Hardware: SSL THE BUS+, Bettermaker EQ 232P MKII

DAWs & Software: Pro Tools, Logic Pro, UAD, FabFilter, Oeksound, McDSP, Soundtoys

Revisions are included to ensure 100% satisfaction. Send me your rough mix or demo to get started!

Send me an email through 'Contact' button above and I'll get back to you asap.

Credits

Languages

English
Spanish

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by Nicolas E.
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I have been recording and releasing music for 2 decades and worked with engineers and producers from amateur to platinum record selling status. So trust me when I say Juan is the real deal! He exceeded my expectations for the mix! I hear both warmth AND clarity in my mix and his example mixes. This is difficult to achieve and is the reason why I can't recommend him enough!
Great job and great sound! It once again exceeded my expectations and took my music to another level!

Interview with Juannarabel

Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I will do my best to take your song to the next level and more.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Can I sound louder? - Yes! But you will lose dynamics! Yes! But you will lose timbre quality! No! It is not necessary! You are a voice and a guitar that sings whispering!
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: "amor ausencia" - a collective project where I gathered many artists from the local scene to pay tribute to a social cause through a video clip. I was in charge of the song's string arrangement, the band's adaptation, the recording, the production and the mixing! A crazy 2 months of tireless work! And it came out wonderful! I love that production and its purposes with society!
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Mixing, mixing, mixing...
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: no
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both worlds have their virtues and their defects. They are different and incomparable. Audio technology has grown enormously!
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: All
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Sometimes I think I can do it in less time than I think
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: style of music you like, production purposes, general objectives
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Please check that nothing is missing! I'll take care of the rest!
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Laptop, Audeze M 500, Electrovoice RE20, Antelope Zen tour, Fractal Audio Fm3
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: more than 10 years. I started producing my records, and then producing records for colleagues. In 2019 I founded my studio PUELBO NUEVO and since then I have not stopped receiving work.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Bold, daring, very respectful of what music offers and needs
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Justin Vernon, I love your creative ability
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: 1- Less is always more! 2- Respect the processes! Don't start mixing if it's not recorded well, don't start producing if the song isn't yet consistent in its form.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Acoustic (Jazz, Folk, singer-songwriter, Funky)
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Produce, Mixing
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: what is necessary for it to grow, sometimes with very little the song grows enormously. Sometimes it needs more time. It will depend on the production chain.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: To mix, I receive the project, put it in the ProTools session and listen to it two or three times. While I'm organizing the session, I make decisions about the aesthetic approach of the song.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Hybrid studio, designed for productions and mixing. Top quality acoustic treatment. PMC monitors and Antelope Audio orion interface are the heart of the studio. Some analog complements like Bettermaker EQ and SSL Bus Compressor, Millennia Preamps, UAD DSP, etc.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Producers and engineers I admire: Tchad Blake, Jonathan Low, Aaron Deesner. Bands I admire: Bon iver, Sufjan Stevens, Pat Metheny, Coldplay, etc.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I can produce a song, mix it, or write arrangements for it. I can also record guitars, edit, resample, etc.