Fabio "Mago" Martino

Accordionist, Sound Engineer

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Musician, composer, sound engineer. I am the owner of a mixing and mastering studio called "La Corte" where I work at competitive rates.

"La Corte" is a recording studio located in Monte Carasso, Switzerland.
I am a recording and mixing engineer for almost 20 years and in my studio I can work on recording, mixing or mastering your tracks. I can also record outdoor, in your preferred location. I can arrange and produce your tracks and edit, tune, recover, repair and help with your specific needs.
I am also an accordion and keyboard player and I can record your parts, or compose melodies for you.

Please contact me for a free quote and further information.

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3 Reviews

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  1. Review by Joshua // Sound West Studios
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    Fabio is a great player and all of his tracks were recorded well. Cheers!

  2. Review by Toni Y.
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    Fabio delivered an amazing track. He is a wonderful musician and you can count on him to deliver high-quality recording on time. Highly recommended!

  3. Review by Fahad
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    Professional player. High quality sound and brilliant composer

Interview with Fabio "Mago" Martino

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

  2. A: An album called "Munfrâ", because I gave a lot of input, as a musician, composer, producer and sound engineer.

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

  4. A: Reliability, professionalism, dialogue.

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

  6. A: Feel free to email me. If you don't ask, you don't get.

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

  8. A: My laptop (with an hard disk full of music), one of my accordions, one microphone, one sound card and a wi-fi modem :)

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

  10. A: Folk rock, acoustic music, rock but also pop and electronics.

  11. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  12. A: I'm strong on the arrangement, the composition of melodies and/or parts and then I love to create the final sound.

  13. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  14. A: I try to understand what is the potential of a song and how to get it out.

  15. Q: What's your typical work process?

  16. A: First of all I need to get all possible information about the project and the songs. Then have a conversation to understand what I can bring to the song.

  17. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  18. A: My studio was passionately custom built with quality instrumentation and passion, to offer a fast and professional service at a competitive rates.

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

  20. A: I have many different souls. I love Yann Tiersen, but also Depeche Mode or Astor Piazzolla. I like the Radiohead, Mumford and Sons as much as Stromae or Bach. I don't put any limits to creativity.

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

  22. A: Usually I am contacted to be a guest on a song or an album, playing the accordion. But also to arrange and mix the songs.

  23. Q: What are you working on at the moment?

  24. A: I'm recording an accordion on a song that comes from the United States.

  25. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  26. A: Digital, because it is much more flexible and fast.

  27. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  28. A: Music is my life, I could not live without.

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

  30. A: Can you give me a discount? Let's talk

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

  32. A: I play the accordion since I was 7 years old. Then came the growing passion for sound and arrangement.

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

  34. A: Maybe The Cure. Years ago I was a big fan :)

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Gear Highlights
  • Pro Tools 12.8
  • Logic Pro X
  • UAD2
  • Slate Digital
  • Izotope
  • Soundtoys
  • Brainwork
  • Avalon 737
  • Amek CIB
  • Focusrite ISA220
  • Audient ASP008
  • Neumann M149
  • TLM67
  • KM184
  • Aston Spirit
  • Shure SM7B
  • SE Electronics "The Eggs" by Andy Munro
  • Yamaha NS-10M
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