Session Musician / Guitarist

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

A: Working With Artist like NICKY JAM, ALEJANDRO SANZ, RICARDO ARJONA, GLORIA TREVI, etc because couple a years Ago, I listen to them in the Radio and I always wanted to work with huge artist like them, and doing it today is still I dream Ill never want to wake up

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both, nowadays difference is not as huge as years ago, but both has its magic

Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A: What equipment do I use, also what do they have to send me before recording, I mean, what Files, stems or something.

Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

A: I am so passionate with my job, I love recording because is like they give you an empty paper and colors and they tell you , "ok go, draw whay you want" I mean, is like a power of creativity you have there, starting from nowhere and then hear the music finished with your job, thats like a drug for me.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: if the have any particular Ideas of what they want in the recording, any sound, any influence in the recording, because as much information I can get, as easier it will be to record and satisfied the client

Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A: Work hard, do your best and give everything you have in any new Job, every client is a new opportunity to improve your self and do your best. They are waiting a good result always because they are trusting you a song or songs to you so Do it the best you possible can

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Right now I am recording a lot of projects for national and internacional artist In Fact, most of them are with sound better. Also. I am touring with the top Latin Singer Nicky Jam as his musical director and Guitarist.

Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

A: yes, Juan guillermo Aguilar Bayer

Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

A: I will put all my passion and professionalism in your recording, I will do my best to improve your song with my music.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: what I love the most is creativity, I mean, this is like painting, you can choose colors, a tecnique, and then, you go to the paper and make the paint you imagine, for me that is what I like most about my job, when you are recording you dont know where are you going to end, there is no limits, no borders , everytime you record is a new world, a new experience, a new adventure, that´s my passion, thats my goal, every Adventure I can take to make music.

Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

A: 1 Acoustic Guitar 1 Electric Guitar 1 Ukelele

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

A: I´ve been working in the music industry for almost 9 years until now, I have worked as a session and touring musician during this time.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I´ve had a lot of musical influence from different genres of music, so my style is so diverse, I am so creative when recording, so I can based my style in diversity, I can say I have an unique style that will sound like if you where born in a couple of countries.

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

A: well, I have a lot artist that I would love to work with, John mayer, Jstin bieber, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, and more. All of them basically for the same reason, I love their music and when you look to their live shows, you can see the professionalism they work with, their amazing bands and amazing tours.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: This one is for Acoustic Guitars, normally when I record acoustic guitars after the recording I move them to the right in the grid, just a little bit to the right, and if goes better with the rhythm, is a good trick for recording acoustic guitars.

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

A: I usually work with every type of music, but I am good with latin music, Pop, Rock, Reggaeton, Reggae, Salsa, Merengue, Champeta, Metal, Funk, Jazz, Fusion, Hard Rock, EDM, Electronic.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Professionalism, Creativity, Quality Sound, Puntuality, and most of all, being a nice person lol.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I love creativity and I consider myself as I creative musician so I guarantee a lot of creativity in my recordings, but always respecting the original idea of the producer or arranger. If the recording comes with instructions of any Sheet music, I guarantee that I will do exactly what they told me to do, doing my best interpretation of that Ideas. If they ask me to do what I consider, I promise I will do my best to create something that the song needs, and will rise the song up.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I usually ask for the session, or Audio files, then I ask for instructions, what the producer wants for the recording, then I start working and recording what the producer told me to do. In the middle of the recording I send a lot of bounces to the producer for him to know what I am doing and to check that everything is ok and he is happy with my work. When I finish the recording, I send I final bounce to the producer or arranger, if he approves what I did, I move to send all the audio files, or if he has any correction I do it until he is happy

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I Work in my studio based in medellin Colombia with the next set up. Equipment: - Imac Computer - Logic Pro X - Universal audio Apollo Twin Duo - Focal Monitors - WA-412 Warm Audio Microphone Pre Amp - SSL SOLID STATE LOGIC PRE AMP 4 Channels - Fractal audio Axe Fx II Xl + (For Electric Guitars) Microphones: - Akg 414 - WA-14 Warm Audio - Akg 451 - Cascade Ribbon - Royer R-121 - 12 Gauge Microphones 12R20 - SM 57 Guitars: - 2 Gibson Lespaul (Tradicional & Classic) - 1 Gibson SG - 2 Fender Stratocaster - 1 Telecaster - 1 Suhr Guitar - 1 nylon Cordoba Guitar - 2 Steel Guitars ( Martin John Mayer Signature & Gibson ) - 1 Mandolin - 1 Charango - 1 Banjo - 3 Ukelele (Alto, Soprano, Tenor) - 1 Washburn Guitar - 1 12 strings guitar Martin - 2 Bass Guitars - 1 Sitar - 1 Kramer Guitar -1 Lap Steel Guitar

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

A: I Have a lot of great musicians thats inspire me, John Mayer, is a great influence on me, talking about great session musicians a great influence on me is Dan Warner, the Idea of a HD quality in recordings is my idiology in every production I work on, so I follow every musician that works with the same idiolody. Dream theater is a great influence, Vinnie colaiuta. Jazz music, blues.

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

A: well, I basically record every type of guitars, I mean, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Banjo, Ukelele, Lap Steel Guitar, Bass Guitars, Charango, etc, and I record them HD Quality, so I give the audio files complete edited, full quality and satisfying all the costumer needs.