I fell in love with music at a very young age. Most of you know I’ve been producing, DJing, and playing in bands since I was 13, but my passion for mixing and mastering actually started even earlier.
I clearly remember being 10 years old and begging my dad to find someone who could teach me mixing and mastering music. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to find anyone, but he did ask around, and eventually, I received a CD with my first DAW on it. That was the beginning of my musical journey.
(Check the last slide to see my first studio setup 😂)
Now, after more than 17 years of dedicating myself to music every single day, I’ve reached several milestones that I never could have imagined. Yet, it still feels like just the beginning. The artists and producers I work with today seem like a dream.
Some of the people who used to be my idols have become my colleagues and clients. Every day, I feel honored to work on such amazing music, and I am eternally grateful for the trust my clients place in me. I wouldn’t trade this for anything in the world.
Thank you to each one of you who has been a part of my journey ❤️
I just returned from my trip to Mexico, where my team and I organized an exclusive, sold-out in-person masterclass. I had the privilege of conducting a three-hour session at one of the most remarkable studios of the country - @estudiosnoviembre in CDMX.
During this productive evening, I shared my vision and understanding of sound, its physics, and the key components of a successful mix or master. I also showcased some of my recent mastering projects and revealed the secrets behind loud, modern masters 🏆
In addition, since I was in this wonderful country for over 10 days, I took some time off with my wife to enjoy the incredible culinary delights and explore some of the beautiful cultural highlights in the region of Oaxaca 🇲🇽
Thank you to everyone who made this possible, and I hope we can organize another in-person event soon! 🤩
Special thanks to @romanromero_m@alejandrosantago91@kostrokworld@laurafama@samy.mellah and @estudiosnoviembre team 🫡💯
Mastering songs for my dream clients, collaborating with incredibly talented artists, gaining wisdom from top professionals, and mentoring a group of seven exceptionally gifted individuals. Truly, it doesn't get any better. I'm grateful every single day.
Pic was taken by @ohadnissimmastering 💯❤️
Por primera vez en Español 🇪🇸😻
El mastering no es una cadena, es un sistema de decisiones… y si sientes que ahí es donde fallas, esto es para ti⚡️
MASTERING CHALLENGE - del 1 al 7 de Junio 2026 🏆
El Mastering Challenge es una semana intensiva en directo donde vamos a masterizar juntos, los generos más solicitados en el panorama musical.
Cada día abro un proyecto real, tomo las decisiones en voz alta y explicamos qué pasa y por qué. Tú recibes el mismo mix, lo trabajas por tu cuenta, y al final comparamos. Feedback real, en comunidad, con material de verdad.
No es un curso. No son clips de cinco minutos. Es una semana completa donde vas a terminar con cinco másters hechos por ti mismo y, sobre todo, con un criterio que antes no tenías.
Habrá sorteos, sorpresas, y dos formas distintas de participar según lo que busques. 🙌🏻
Un avance real cada día. Sin teoría vacía, solo práctica real 🚀
�Reserva tu entrada - LINK EN BIO 🏆
Subtlety wins here. Push it too hard and the vocal starts breathing in weird, unnatural ways. Set it gentle, let it catch the harsh peaks, and move on. The difference between a rough mix and a release-ready one often comes down to small decisions like this one.
You can use Fabfilter Pro-DS for a similar approach - works great as well!
*If your vocal is harsh because of the recording itself - bad mic choice, wrong room, blown-out preamp - no amount of processing will fully save it. Sound selection and capture come first.
Check my links in bio for more educational content 🥰
Mother’s Day in Spain feels extra real this year 🤍 Baby Slatin coming this fall… still wild to say that out loud.
If you’ve been close to us, you know this wasn’t an easy road.
This moment holds so much…10 whole years of us, the road to becoming parents, and a love that just didn’t quit. Grounded in prayer, resilience, and in our Filipino & Russian roots.
We don’t know the baby’s gender yet… but we already love da baby more than we can explain.
Help us with baby names? Drop your ideas below. 👇🏽🤍
Photos: @vero.portraits
Fit: @christopher_esber skirt @nissa_official top
Claude just ended mastering engineers and no one is talking about it… time to look for a new job… the new opus 4.7 update is insane, mixing engineers are completely obsolete. -14 LUFS all day, praise the spotify gods…
#humour #mixingandmastering #masteringengineer #mixingengineer #mixingmusic
Depth in a mix isn’t about reverb. It’s about controlling what’s competing for attention. 💯
I have a popular reel that went viral where I’m using Pro-C to generate depth, and the majority of comments are some version of “Bro, turn the volume knob down.” It shows the embarrassing level of understanding among modern producers out there. They don’t even grasp the basics of psychoacoustics. Volume in itself isn’t the only thing shaping depth. 🙉
Depth comes from three things working together: reflections, frequency, and dynamics. Most producers handle the first two and forget the third. In this case, compression isn’t a loudness knob - it’s sculpting the transient and body relationship. The more transient energy hitting you, the closer that element feels to your face.
This is the difference between a mix that sounds “just wide” and a mix that sounds three-dimensional. Volume puts things in front. Dynamics put things in space.
This is an excerpt form my private mentoring - if you want to learn how to mix and master on the highest level of understanding - DM me 💪🏻
I can’t stand “one knob plugins”. So imagine my excitement when this came out! 😍
The lesson here goes beyond one plugin: pay for the tools that give you transparency over the ones that hide their tricks. The “mystery box” approach makes for good marketing, but the producers getting consistent results are the ones who ACTUALLY know what’s happening to their signal. 💯
*If you’re chasing a specific vintage character and want that classic Phoenix workflow without the controls, the original still has its place. Different tool for a different mindset.
BTW I don’t accept sponsored posts. So the tools that I showcase here are the same ones that I’m using in my studio day to day and in my private mentoring group. 🏆
Most producers hear “make it mono compatible” and immediately reach for the stereo imager, cranking everything toward the center until the meter hits +1. The track checks out technically - but it sounds flat, lifeless, and nothing like what you built. 😬
Here’s what’s actually happening: when you collapse the stereo field like that, you’re summing the left and right differences. And when differences cancel, you lose depth, width, and the natural movement that made the sound interesting in the first place. You didn’t fix the mix - you broke it.
The only 100% compatible mix is a mix in MONO 😄 Instead, try adding another element that can still make that melody play loud in mono. Add a layer, or create a parallel channel that will enhance the MID component of your wide sound. Options are endless.
If you do need to tighten something up without destroying its character, use a tool that preserves the natural depth of the sound rather than just smashing it to the center.
Unless you are a mastering engineer -> Your mix IS your master! 🏆
Too many producers treat mixing and mastering as two completely separate stages - almost like different jobs. But here’s the truth: if you’re producing and mixing your own music, the mastering is already happening inside your mix session. 🎯
In my experience, separating the two creates an unnecessary mental barrier. Producers finish a mix, bounce it out, open a new project, and suddenly start second-guessing everything they already did. The reality is - your processing decisions, your gain staging, your bus chain - all of it contributes to the final product in real time. There’s no magic “mastering phase” where a limiter fixes a weak mix.
Working in a single session gives you full control over every element. You hear the relationship between your sounds and your master bus together, which leads to better decisions from the start. When you bounce to a separate project, you lose that direct connection to the individual tracks. 🔊
