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It’s a great thing to work on the albums of so many amazing artists.<\/p>\n

I think I developed my production skills just so I could help myself and to be independent. Soon I realized that I could help other artists to record their music too. I had already produced a few albums in Brazil, but I really polished my skills when I moved to Philadelphia and started working at Aurum Studios, under British engineer Paul Atkinson. In New York I learned a lot from working at No-Mystery and Boondog Studios, with the great guitarist Alex deCarvalho.<\/p>\n

I think I am a “hands off” kind of producer, I try to listen a lot and only fill in on areas where it may be necessary. I try to really grasp the vision of the artist. Sometimes that means sitting back and just touching an EQ, or just be there with attention to notice when a song hits that sweet spot. Sometimes it’s very evolved, in situations where I get to arrange, program and play many instruments, contribute to the writing. It’s always new, two days of recording are never the same, there’s always a chance to try something different.<\/p>\n

Today I have my own production studio <\/a>in Uptown Manhattan.<\/p>\n

A friend told me it’s my rising zodiac sign in Libra: I find it easy to be balanced with other people’s music, but really hard when it’s my own. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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These are some artists definitely worth checking:<\/h3>\n
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Urban Blue<\/a> (Rock\/Pop)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Marcello <\/a>Dugettu (Brazilian Hip-Hop\/Rap)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Forever Forward<\/a> (Inspirational: Gospel\/Jazz)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Wayne Hsu<\/a> (Singer-Songwriter)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Karina Yanku<\/a> (Therapy Music)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Claudia Otero<\/a> (Brazilian Pop – MPB)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Noel Gonzalez<\/a> (Pop)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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