Oliver Rohand on SoundBetter

Venezuelan composer, singer and writer with influences from the contemporary, urban, glam, folkloric and theater scenes that has worked with Latin, rock, musical theater, jazz and orchestral ensembles.

I'm a contemporary composer in love with art experimentation. Music is as much of a language as any other dialect, however, it's not Latin; this is a living language that I'm ready for us to communicate in and make it evolve.

I've worked with a variety of ensembles from chamber music to merengue and folk, and I'm familiar with different DAWs, music writing methodologies and approaches as well as styles.

I specialize in contemporary music, urban genres and love amalgamating genres.

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Languages

English
Italian
Spanish

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Interview with Oliver Rohand

Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: It's difficult to pick. As a contemporary artist, using both tends to be the best practice.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: We'll make some beautiful art.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I enjoy the creation process and discussing all of the ideas that may form a new piece.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Q: "Can we add ____ to it?" A: "We can make it work"
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: "It's all unorganized noise"
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What do you want to convey or express through the piece? Do you have a preferred style? Any instrument that should be a must?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Instead of "what should the end product sound like" let's start from "where is it coming from". An idea? A dream? A thoughtless comment made 7 years ago? Let's create from the bottom
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Laptop, headset, mic, audio interface and smartphone. Contemporary music works best in the wild.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I'm a professional musician with emphasis in composition. I started playing piano and bongos at school when I was 7 and moved to singing when I was 12. Started composing around 16-17 and worked with different musicians in Caracas to try joining the Latin Rock scene.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Freeform and dissonantly smooth.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: 1. Gorillaz/Damon Albarn, being one of my favourite artists mainly due to the variety in their music. 2. Miranda!, who are one of my biggest inspirations to become a musician and create art with my own particular signature. 3. Systema Solar, whose style I really like and would love to experiment with.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: A proper bass line can change the world, and no bass can go around without good percussions.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Contemporary, urban, electronic and orchestral
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: I believe there are no bad ideas as everything could bring a new concept or execution that will create a new piece.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I've had the chance to work with a wide variety or artists and styles, which has led me to form a particular style of my own. I wouldn't say my music is the most unique or the best, but it's definitely mine and only mine.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I normally start with the score to get a proper place to part from. Once the score shows a defined structure, I start looking for the actual sounds (instruments) I want in each instrumental section, and after playing around with MIDI instruments, rerecord everything needed to move towards mixing and mastering.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Damon Albarn, Luis Fernando Gooding, Mark Ronson
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Composition and lead singer gigs