I play Guitar, Drums, Bass, and some Keyboard and have some recording, editing and mixing experience live bands, genres Rock, Singer Songwriter, jazz and alternative rock music. I can play covers, play like the recordings, improvise
I have been playing guitar since 2007, both electric and acoustic, around 2010 I started playing drums and recording and mixing my own songs, local musicians and live performances. Most recently I incorporated bass to my playing to be able to record full songs on my own. I can play covers, just like the recordings or with some changes to compliment the singer.
I have some recording, editing and mixing experience with live bands, overdub recordings and improvised sessions in genres like Rock, Singer Songwriter, jazz and alternative rock music.
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Interview with Daniel Zamora P.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: A reliable mobile recorder, a good condenser microphone, and acoustic guitar, a reliable tuner and headphones
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I have been playing guitar since 2007, both electric and acoustic, around 2010 I started playing drums and recording and mixing my own songs, local musicians and live performances. Most recently I incorporated bass to my playing to be able to record full songs on my own
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Creating something unique, every performance is unique in the sense of the individual interactions of the persons involved and it gives each song a unique flavor and voice.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What kind of sound are they trying to achieve, how would they imagine a live performance of the song.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: I like to improvise a lot, I´m very open to feedback and adapt to other musicians very well.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: It is the most important part to have a great sound out of the performance than either piece of gear so focusing on a great performance is the key to a great song/mix.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Rock, alternative, progressive, singer&songwriter, acoustic songs.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: I feel very comfortable writing lead guitar licks and extended solos with overdub loops and also some spacey guitar parts to accompany singing.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I can compliment other instruments really well, I can improvise, give some energy to a song and unique sound effects.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I start with a song idea and start developing and overdubbing other instruments to blend some improvisation with written sections and some jamming up to a full band mix.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have a home studio in a spare room in my house with an acoustic drumkit, a full size guitar amplifier, effects pedals, 4 electric guitars, 2 acoustics with a focusrite interface and a 12 channel mixer.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Omar Rodríguez López, Alfa Mist
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Write and Record Instrument tracks, recording, editing and mixing songs, live recordings
- Electric GuitarAverage price - $50 per song
- Acoustic GuitarAverage price - $50 per song
- Live drum trackAverage price - $50 per song
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $50 per song
- EditingAverage price - $50 per track
- Bass ElectricAverage price - $25 per song
- Songwriter - MusicAverage price - $50 per song
I am very open about getting feedback and focus on providing a quality product or service, 3-5 revisions depending on the song, turn around, etc. We can work together a schedule for turn-around time.
- John Mayer
- Pink Floyd
- The Mars Volta
- Fender Guitars
- Pearl Drums
- zildjian cymbals
- shure mics
- Focusrite interface
