Storyteller, composer, producer. Sensitive creature. With over 15 years producing music. Good at describing emotions through sounds and using various music styles to create specific atmospheres. I work with ZZK Records a Buenos Aires based label that specializes in digital folklore from Latin America ( Nicola Cruz, Chancha Via Circuito...)
I enjoy mixing sounds from world music, rap vocals and synths in an organic way.
I can produce and/or compose songs for you if you're an interpreter. And can also sing/record special sounds for any given project. My home studio is fully equipped for recordings and have many Latin American instruments at disposal such as: charango, ronroco, flutes, panflutes, bombo legûero, bombo chaya, caja coplera, ronroco, guitarra criolla, ukelele, flauta nativa and many others.
Editing voices is something I enjoy as well as tuning, comping and Im basically interested in making the best out of your current recordings.
Education:
- SADEM Music School in Buenos Aires. Singer and saxofon player
- Sonica School - Electronic music lessons. Ableton Live and Reason
- Subtractive synthesis lessons with Gerardo Farez (Tremor, Tan Bionica)
- Musical Production lessons with Pedro Canale aka Chancha Via Circuito
You can tell me about your project and how I could help by using the 'Contact' button above.
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Languages
- English
- Spanish
29 Reviews - 8 Repeat Clients
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check_circleVerifiedAwesome collaboration with DAT, very passionate about the work and provided many great ideas!
check_circleVerifiedAs usual, really good time to work with DAT. Great lyricist & singer.
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Amazing and fast lyric writer.
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It was great working with Dat, she understood the needs and gave options at first deliver so we can quick achieve the goal.
check_circleVerifiedDAT was a real pleasure to work with. Great vocalist that really understood the brief and delivered on it first time. Highly professional and great communication from start to end.
DAT delivered beyond my expectations and I really hope we get a chance to work together again in the future. Recommended with no hesitation.
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Once again. Brilliant performance, very fast delivery, perfect recording quality. The way DAT captures the intentions of the composer - absolutely spot-on. Definitely recommend DAT
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wonderful author
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Good performer. He does his job quickly and with high quality. Nice to keep working.
check_circleVerifiedWorking with Dat was just fantastic, she completely impressed me right from the start! She kept in good regular communication and understood exactly what was required for the task. Her amazing vocals are an absolute delight to the ears, and she delivered them days before the deadline too. Dat is simply perfect, a pleasure to work with and 100% most highly recommended.... she deserves 10 stars!
check_circleVerifiedBrilliant as always.
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a talent by no doubt!
check_circleVerifiedOnce again working with Dat, this time for the analog mix of our afro house track and we are very happy with the result. Thank you Dat!
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Second time. The best here. Thanks DAT.
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Dat Garcia is absolutely professional, and a great talent,
amazing voice, and easy to work with, you can feel very comfortable to let her writing the lyrics and the topline.
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Great working with Dat again, best mix engineer I've ever worked with + very creative.
check_circleVerifiedAlways a pleasure working with Dat.
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Working with Dat is incredible!
Súper talented singer and writer, is my second track with her , her lyrics are amazing and his voice is so special.
Definitely DAT is a super talented artist and will work for sure in the future. - check_circleVerified
Segunda canción con Dat y todo excelente/Second track working with Dat and it's amazing; recommended!
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Dat was very creative and easy to work with. Recommended!
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Increible conexion desde un primer momento.
Muchas facilidades y siempre atenta para cualquier duda o cambio, ella exactamente capto la esencia de lo que queria, espero volver a poder trabajar con DAT en un futuro.
Increible profesional!!!!
Interview with DAT GARCIA
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: The main question is what do they want to communicate or achieve with their project
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: You can talk to me, ask me or consult me about any project you have and I will try to add my virtues so that you get the best of it.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I have been doing music since I was a child but I immersed myself in digital music and digital tools in 2010. I continue training and studying to be always updated
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I would like to work with artists that offer a new panorama to the music industry, which adds human value and sound quality to commercial music
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I'm very proud of my last album called "Maleducada". I was the producer, topline writer, composer and performer of all the instruments you can hear there
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I'm working on my next album
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both! The mixture of both is the future
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: It is my comfort zone and my challenge at the same time. Here I can swim with confidence
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: It depends if we have electricity on that island...
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Different and unique
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Keep trying until you feel that it's perfect
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I don´t tie myself to any musical genre, any kind of music that can be called different and catchy
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Composer, producer and topline writer
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I give it a different and attractive sound when using root instruments, voices and sounds mixed with interesting electronics, synthesizers and basses
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I am very versatile in the production process. I can start with a given project or start something from scratch. Everything is a challenge
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Geffel GMBH mic Apogee Duet Focusrite Scarlett Korg’s MS-20 mini monophonic synthesizer microKorg XL Synthesizer vocoder Boss VE-20 vocal processor Roland VT 3 Aira vocal transformer
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Missy Elliot, Nicola Cruz, M.I.A, Massive Attack, Nathy Peluso, Bomba Estereo, Chancha Via Circuito, Mateo Kingman
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I want to give your project something that makes it unique, attractive and different to the music that exists in the market. My main skill is producing tracks, toppling writting and composer. I really enjoy doing it! That is my greatest strength.
I was the Producer, composer, singer, mix and mastering in this production
- Songwriter - LyricAverage price - $70 per song
- Top line writer (vocal melody)Average price - $70 per song
- Singer - FemaleAverage price - $70 per song
- ProducerAverage price - $400 per song
- Vocal compingAverage price - $50 per track
- EditingAverage price - $50 per track
- Vocal TuningAverage price - $20 per track
4-7 day turnaround, unless otherwise requested. 3 FREE revisions. Flexible. Singer rate includes 1 lead vocal and background vocal tracks in needed
- Nicola Cruz
- Bomba Estéreo
- Björk
- Geffel GMBH mic
- Apogee Duet
- Focusrite Scarlett
- Korg’s MS-20 mini monophonic synthesizer
- microKorg XL Synthesizer vocoder
- Boss VE-20 vocal processor
- Roland VT 3 Aira vocal transformer
Reduced rates for more than one record.
- Dat García anticipa su nuevo disco con "Todo es conectividad"Nov 23, 2021
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- DAT GARCIA @ WOMEX 2019, FINLANDJul 28, 2019
http://www.womex.com/programme/showcase_festival/artists#dat_garcia
- DAT GARCIA artista seleccionada para el showcase del FIMPRO GUADALAJARA 2019Apr 12, 2019
Se conocieron los músicos seleccionados por el Jurado de la Feria Internacional de la Música (FIMPRO) de Guadalajara, para participar de la Feria que se desarrolla en dicha ciudad de México, entre el 29 mayo y el 1 de junio. Los proyectos elegidos para mostrar su música en los Showcase son: Dat García
