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Records Studio years · Puerto Rico

Behind the console.

Recording and mixing across Puerto Rico’s studios, on albums that won Grammy and Latin Grammy awards.

I started at Playbach Studio in San Juan, then spent seven years at La Casa del Sombrero, where most of these records were made.

credits
209
collaborators
378
as engineer
162
as mixer
54

Selected records

On the record.

Six records, and what I did on each.

All 209 credits on muso.ai (opens in a new tab)
  • Album cover of MultiViral by Calle 13

    2014 · No. 01

    MultiViral

    Calle 13

    Recording engineer

    Grammy and Latin Grammy winner

  • Album cover of Entren Los Que Quieran by Calle 13

    2010 · No. 02

    Entren Los Que Quieran

    Calle 13

    Engineer and mixer

    Latin Grammy, Album of the Year

  • Album cover of Caja de Música by Monsieur Periné

    2015 · No. 03

    Caja de Música

    Monsieur Periné

    Engineer

    Latin Grammy nominee, Album of the Year

  • Album cover of Bailar en la Cueva by Jorge Drexler

    2014 · No. 04

    Bailar en la Cueva

    Jorge Drexler

    Engineer

  • Cover art for Carmesí by Vicente García

    2016 · No. 05

    “Carmesí”, “Dulcito e Coco”

    Vicente García, from A la Mar

    Engineer; mixing on “Carmesí”

  • Album cover of La Dulzura by Cultura Profética

    2010 · No. 06

    “Ilegal”, “La Complicidad”

    Cultura Profética, from La Dulzura

    Engineer

Album titles are in italics, single tracks in quotes.

Awards

Awards and nominations.

Twelve awards and nominations, newest first.

Awards and nominations for records I worked on, with my role where I can verify it
YearAwardRecordMy roleResult
2017Best Singer-Songwriter Album Latin Grammy AwardsVicente García, A la MarEngineer and mixerWon
2017Album of the Year Latin Grammy AwardsVicente García, A la MarEngineer and mixerNominated
2017Best Contemporary Tropical Album Latin Grammy AwardsJuan Pablo Díaz, Fase Dos*EngineerNominated
2015Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album 57th Grammy AwardsCalle 13, MultiViralRecording engineerWon
2015Album of the Year Latin Grammy AwardsMonsieur Periné, Caja de MúsicaEngineerNominated
2015Environment Program Suncoast Emmy AwardsPlaya Vida—Won
2014Best Urban Music Album Latin Grammy AwardsCalle 13, MultiViralRecording engineerWon
2014Record of the Year Latin Grammy AwardsCalle 13, Respira el MomentoEngineerNominated
2014Album of the Year Latin Grammy AwardsCalle 13, MultiViralRecording engineerNominated
2014Album of the Year Latin Grammy AwardsJorge Drexler, Bailar en la CuevaEngineerNominated
2013Best Long Form Music Video Latin Grammy AwardsVarious artists, Hecho Con Sabor a Puerto RicoEngineerNominated
2011Album of the Year Latin Grammy AwardsCalle 13, Entren Los Que QuieranEngineer and mixerWon

In the press

Written up.

  1. 2017

    18th Annual Latin Grammys: Full Sail grads credited on nominated projects (opens in a new tab)

    Full Sail University · A la Mar (engineer, mixer) and Fase Dos (engineer)

  2. 2014

    Eleven alumni credited on 15th Annual Latin Grammy nominated projects (opens in a new tab)

    Full Sail University · MultiViral, Bailar en la Cueva and Respira el Momento, and how I started with Calle 13

  3. 2013

    Alumni credited on 14th Annual Latin Grammy Award nominees (opens in a new tab)

    Full Sail University · Hecho Con Sabor a Puerto Rico (engineer)

  4. 2011

    Full Sail University graduates recognized at the 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards (opens in a new tab)

    Full Sail University · A Latin Grammy of my own, as engineer and mixer on Entren Los Que Quieran

Index from muso.ai

By the numbers.

Credits by role

  1. As engineer 162
  2. As mixer 54
  3. As assistant engineer 22
  4. As producer 1

A credit can carry more than one role, so these add up to more than the number of credits.

Also on these records

  1. 2015 Nuestra Canción Monsieur Periné, Vicente García Engineer
  2. 2014 Ojos Color Sol Calle 13, Silvio Rodríguez Engineer

Personnel, most frequent

  1. Carlos Velázquez Engineer 88 shared credits
  2. Eduardo Cabra Producer, songwriter, musician 88 shared credits
  3. Harold Wendell Sanders Engineer 38 shared credits
  4. Edgar Abraham Producer, musician, artist 37 shared credits
  5. Steve Kadison Engineer 34 shared credits
  6. Boris Bilbraut Musician, producer 34 shared credits