Alonso Zarate

Rock Mixing, Session Musician

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Classical trained musician, pop/rock producer and mixer.

Classical trained musician who produce and mix music in a variaty of styles, specially rock and heavy music. I use my musical background to deliver a product musicaly coherent. I think as a musician not as an engineer!

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Interview with Alonso Zarate

  1. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  2. A: Whatever works!

  3. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  4. A: Know the artist first.

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

  6. A: Rock, metal, pop and orchestral.

  7. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  8. A: I'm very creative proposing new ideas and make arrangements almost on the fly.

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

  10. A: Order and structure. My clients can be completely sure that we are not going to make a "riff-salad". Plus! I have a very good ear-memory, so your song won't sound as another song.

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

  12. A: I like to know my clients first in order to have an understanding of who they are and what are they looking for sonicaly. Then, we can talk about the pre-production, demos, etc.

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

  14. A: I normally help to organize and develop the ideas they have, suggesting and justifiying some changes (if it's the case), then record and mix according the sound we want.

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