Music Producer

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

A: The album Temporal by Vocal Livre holds a special place in my heart. We spent many late nights working on it in a short time frame, but every song was made with deep dedication and emotion.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Producing albums, singles, EPs, DVDs, and live shows

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital or Analog, if it’s quality gear, it will inspire great music.

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

A: Deliver the best for each song.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The part where I’m 100% connected with the song, feeling every instrumental detail happening — full of meanings that many don’t notice.

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

A: How much do you charge to produce a song?" Answer: "It depends on the instrumentation, mixing, and mastering involved.

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

A: Some people don’t realize that music is about connection, emotion, and art. They think they’re buying a finished product made by machines. But good relationships and great talents lead to great music.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What’s your purpose as an artist? What emotion do you want to convey in this song? What kind of music do you usually listen to? Can I go with the flow and experiment, or do you already have a specific sound in mind?

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

A: Send me a good song, and you won’t regret it.

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

A: On a desert island, there’s no electricity, so I would only bring a good guitar — maybe a Martin D28 — along with four good friends. Music is about connection, and the world should remember that.

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

A: I’ve been working in the music industry for 10 years and was nominated for the 2024 Latin Grammy for producing the instrumental of a full album recorded at home. I spent many years producing music with Vocal Livre and Pedro Valença, and have also produced or recorded for other artists like Sérgio Saas, Melissa Barcelos, Jader Santos, Arautos do Rei, Luz e Rimas, Ronaldo Fagundes, Sullivan Dutra, Samuel Lóia, Grupo Versos, Myson Charly, Adoradores 5, Daniel Salles, Flávio Santos, and many artists and producers from the Novo Tempo, Ventania, and Vitrine Unasp labels.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: My guitar is sensitive, intense, and distinctive. My music productions are detailed and engaging.

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

A: Coldplay, because everything they do appeals to all age groups and different professionals — from kids to seniors, casual listeners, audiophiles, musicians, and even audio engineers. They are very precise in everything they do and always deliver the highest quality.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Less is more, but sometimes more is more. Music needs to move people — there’s no set rule.

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

A: I work a lot with Gospel music, but I’ve also produced other styles like Folk, Pop, Rock, Samba, Reggae, and many more.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My strength is acoustic guitar and instrumental production — everyone talks about that.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Passion, Sensitivity, and Boldness. I'm detail-oriented and love putting a lot of emotion into the music.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: First, I like to listen to the song many times to get familiar with it and feel what it needs. Then I start recording, trying out different options. A lot of people tell me they like my sensitivity.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: At the moment, I have two main workspaces: At home, I usually record Bass and Fender Guitar using a Kemper Stage through my SSL 12 interface. It's a simple setup, but I actually produced a Latin Grammy-nominated album in 2024 with it — everything was recorded at home. For piano, I use a Yamaha weighted-key MIDI controller, and the sounds come from various plugins like Keyscape, Native Instruments, and many others. I always adapt the setup to fit the song, combining different tones with a compressor pedal, lots of reverb and delay plugins, and tools like Strymon, Tonex, Soundtoys, Plugin Alliance — whatever sounds best for the music. In my treated studio, I record all the acoustic guitars. I use Gibson, Taylor, Martin, and Yamaha — both steel and nylon string — running through a Neumann U87 mic and an Apollo X4 interface.

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

A: Peter Gabriel, Michael Giacchino, Hans Zimmer, Phil Collins, Greg Wells, Leonardo Gonçalves, Avi Kaplan, Ed Boyer, Chris Martin, Pedro Valença, Jader Santos, Lineu Soares e muitos outros.

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

A: Music Production and Acoustic Guitar Recording are my main focuses. People usually reach out to me because they really enjoy the way I produce instrumental tracks in other projects. But I also record Bass, Electric Guitar, Piano, and overdubs depending on what the project needs.