Hello! My name is Santiago Garcia Cuevas and I am a musician, recording engineer, mixing engineer and mastering engineer. I have three different higher education diplomas all related to music with the highest one being a masters degree in sound recording from McGill University in Montreal Canada. I am a very creative person in love with the music making process and now that I've finished my studies I am looking for projects to involve myself with and bring music to live at a professional level. I have experience working in a multitude of genres including classical music, jazz, rock, RnB, indian music, latin music, etc. I do not define myself by genre but rather by my ability to adapt and understand the artistic vision of any artist regardless of the type of music. Although I am based in Montreal I am not opposed to travelling for projects and I am capable of delivering industry-standard, professional quality level recordings.

Santiago Garcia Cuevas

Hello! My name is Santiago Garcia Cuevas and I am a musician, recording engineer, mixing engineer and mastering engineer. I have three different higher education diplomas all related to music with the highest one being a masters degree in sound recording from McGill University in Montreal Canada. I am a very creative person in love with the music making process and now that I've finished my studies I am looking for projects to involve myself with and bring music to live at a professional level. I have experience working in a multitude of genres including classical music, jazz, rock, RnB, indian music, latin music, etc. I do not define myself by genre but rather by my ability to adapt and understand the artistic vision of any artist regardless of the type of music. Although I am based in Montreal I am not opposed to travelling for projects and I am capable of delivering industry-standard, professional quality level recordings.

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Hello! My name is Santiago Garcia Cuevas and I am a musician, recording engineer, mixing engineer and mastering engineer.

I have three different higher education diplomas all related to music with the highest one being a masters degree in sound recording from McGill University in Montreal Canada.

I am a very creative person in love with the music making process and now that I’ve finished my studies I am looking for projects to involve myself with and bring music to live at a professional level.

I have experience working in a multitude of genres including classical music, jazz, rock, RnB, indian music, latin music, etc. I do not define myself by genre but rather by my ability to adapt and understand the artistic vision of any artist regardless of the type of music.

Although I am based in Montreal I am not opposed to travelling for projects and I am capable of delivering industry-standard, professional quality level recordings.

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Skills

Ma
Master
Mi
Mix
Pro Tools
Steinberg Cubase
DaVinci Resolve Studio
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Experience Level

Master
Expert
Mix
Expert
Pro Tools
Expert
Steinberg Cubase
Expert
DaVinci Resolve Studio
Intermediate
reaper
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
French
Advanced

Education

Master of Music: Sound Recording at McGill University
September 1, 2021 - May 1, 2024
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Electroacoustic Studies at Concordia University
September 1, 2018 - May 1, 2021
DCS Performance of Jazz Guitar at Vanier College
June 16, 2015 - May 1, 2018

Qualifications

John R.E. Bradley Prize 2023
September 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023
Schulich School of Music award for outstanding graduate students in Sound Recording (First Year)
Audio Engineering Society International Student Sound Recording Competition Gold Award Winner
November 15, 2023 - November 15, 2023
Gold Award in the Traditional Studio category
John R.E. Bradley Prize 2024
September 1, 2023 - May 1, 2024
Schulich School of Music award for outstanding graduate students in Sound Recording (Second Year)

Industry Experience

Professional Services, Education, Media & Entertainment, Other
    uniE603 Cover of a Salsa song by La Tribu
    This is the recording of the famous song "Cuando Cuando" by Montreal based latin music group La Tribu. I was co-engineer for the recording of the project and I mixed and mastered the recording presented here. music latin salsa recording
    uniE603 String Quartet Recording
    This is a private recording of Ensemble Urbain, a string quartet based in montreal performing the second movement of String Quartet In G Major by Florence Price. I was responsible for the design, assembly and operation of the recording system as well as being the producer during the recording. I am also responsible for the editing, and mixing of this recording. music classical stringquartet FlorencePrice
    uniE603 Orchestral Recording of Live Symphony Orchestra
    This is a live recording of a concert performed by the McGill University Symphony Orchestra (MGSO) in April of 2024. I was responsible for the design and operation of the recording system used to make both a stereo and an immersive recording of the concert. I was the lead sound technician on the project and was also responsible for all the editing, mixing and mastering of the recording.
    uniE603 SOUNDALIKE - "Nowhere Fast" by Incubus
    As part of the requirements for graduation at the masters in sound recording at McGill Universisty sound recording students are required to make a "Soundalike" during their second (and last) year in the program. A soundalike is a recording made from scratch by the student (myself) that is meant to sound as closely as possible to the original recording. It is an extremely difficult endeavour, much more challenging than making a good recording since many factors go into the specific sounds that were captured at a particular time. In my case, I made a soundalike of Nowhere Fast by Incubus presented here. To truly understand the level of craft of this recording it should be listened to against the original recording of the song, I came quite close to the original! I performed, recorded, mixed and mastered this project.
    uniE603 Cover Song Recording Project "Politicalamity" by Extreme
    I performed, recorded, mixed and mastered this cover of Extreme's "Politicalamity". The recording was done with limited equipment during covid from home and won the gold award of the international student recording competition given by the Audio Engineering Society (AES) at the New York 2023 AES convention. music recording mixing mastering rock musicproducer
    uniE603 RnB Band Recording
    Recording, Mixing and Mastering of an original RnB song composed by artist Tania Benson. I was responsible for all recording, mixing and mastering of this project and helped the artist finish writing the song. Both a stereo and a Dolby Atmos mix of the song were made. recording mixing mastering audio music spotify