Mastering engineer

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: A Solist call Manu Fisher.

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

A: Yes, Ignacio Trejo and Hernan Marchessi

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Make my contribution to translate the message of a song better to the audience.

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

A: Studio Assistant, Mixer Engineer, Recording Engineer, Mastering Engineer. I've been in Mastering since 2007 exclusively... more than 20 years in audio. Educator Berklee Valencia Campus

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Transparent, respectful of the mix.

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

A: Bob Ludwig, Bob Katz, Ted Jensen.

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

A: Mario Parmisano, Michellangelo, I was the Mastering Engineer.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both, depends what Im aiming for.

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

A: Satisfaction guarantee.

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

A: Is my mix correct or should I make minor corrections? My Answer is sometimes yes or no, it depends.

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

A: That Im a boring guy.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What kind of sound are you looking for? How can I help to make you happy with your material?

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

A: Trust in my experience and honesty.

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

A: Manley Massive Passive, headphones, and music player.

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

A: All Kind of artist with something to say.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Always look for emotion.

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

A: Pop, Rock, Folk, Electronic, New World Music

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Experience, Criteria.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Depth, Warm and intelligibility in all kind of Audio Playback Systems.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Analog Mastering, Hibrid

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Analog Mastering Chain, Antelope Orion 32, Dangerous D-Box, Manley Massive Passive Mastering Version, Manley Nu Mu, Rupert Neve Portico II Master Bus Processor, Crane Song HEED.

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

A: Mastering Singles, EPs, Albums for CD, Spotify, Youtube and Itunes.