Eduardo Larez – sound engineer

From a young age Eduardo’s musical interest prevailed, starting with classical guitar, venezuelan typical instruments and then electric guitar, involvement with local bands and many school and music festivals to perform.

After recording at different studios in caracas all trough high school, he felt in love of the recording and production process and wanted to take his complete musical skill to a professional level. after his studies he venture to Florida to pursue recording arts at FULL SAIL that back then it was more oriented to the production and recording process all the way to the touring and live shows, he learned all the technical aspects of music, electronics and technology. Since 1996 Eduardo Larez has been developing his music style and production skills in the Top studios of NYC engineering and assisting the masters of the craft . On his electronic and experimental journey he released records with several European electronic music labels including SOG records-Sweden, Fabric-London, Release records-Canada, Bazooka München-Germany, and OV-Silence-Hamburg, Germany.

After almost 12 years in NYC he moved to Los angeles.

Its been a successful 3 years in Los Angeles California .

Visionear keeps working hard making music and keeping it fresh . I received a Latin GRAMMY with Los Amigos Invisibles on their album COMMERCIAL , best album for alternative music 09, Thank you Amigos Invisibles for been the funkiest live band, true to your sound and such good friends, the journey continues…

In 2010 Visionear did the redesign from CNBC incorporating music , sound design and rebranding to their new look. In 2011 Visionear is composing music for WONDROS Jesse Dylan’s Media company, that in the service of ideas strive to change and educate people and culture. I am very glad to be working in such noble and enlightening projects. Some of the projects with Form: Iparticipate, CFR (Council of Foreign Relations), NMO, The Gates foundation , LLS , The 20 years of MIT media lab .

Recently worked with New York City-based brand communications agency TAG Creative and editor Michael Rothman for the ESQ “My World. My Watch” movado TV campaing. The spots, which aired throughout May and will return in the fall, give a fresh, upbeat, and authentic feel to the ESQ line.

On the Audio Engineer side i worked mixing 5.1 with Movie Director Diego Velazco on His new thriller ” LA HORA CERO ” The one and Only big Blockbuster from venezuela . The worked included mixing , vocal recording and mastering for the opening credits theme song and the closing credits song . the movie was fully mixed at MercurySound Studios here in Los Angeles and my mixes sound it fantastic on their THX theater mixing room ! we finish a Album that is out with the music and you can find it on Itunes too . Also worked on new Projects with Green Team USA ,Green Team is always working hard on giving us the right tools for us to collaborate on saving the planet and making a conscious change for a better present and tomorrow .

The Mamastroficos Album for the funkiest band from mexico City came out now may 2011 too ! I helped produced the Record with maurimix from los amigos invisibles , mixing and mastering.

There are 2 Albums from Dj Trujillo that came out recently too “Daltonic Now” ! it is a fantastic modern production with live music and electronica , i mixed and played guitar in some of the tracks and it was mastered in England by the amazing metropolis Group in London , the other album is titled “Yo Hago Yoga Hoy” that it is a electronica ChillOut/meditation for yoga, compilation were i also have a track included plus mixing and mastering.

José Luis Pardo , Grammy-winning leader of Los Amigos Invisibles and Producer made an album with his side project Los Crema Paraiso , Neil Ochoa (Si Se), José Luis Pardo (Los Amigos Invisibles) and Alvaro Benavides ( Pedrito Martinez Group ) .

I got to do the mastering for this amazing band ,it was produced and recorded by Jose luis Pardo in his studio/rehearsal room at saint marks ST manhattan NYC.

I am looking forward for new projects to come , so if you have one just reach out and lets make it happen, i will be glad to consolidate your concept and work new ideas .

please feel free to contact me .

some more BIO experience:

RESUME

Eduardo Larez
1818 stoner av # 106
Los Angeles CA 90025

Education
Feb. 1996
Graduated from Full Sail, Orlando FL, with a Recording Arts bachelors degree .

EXPERIENCE

2001- Current

Composer and audio engineer for visionear studios, Original music, recording, mixing and mastering www.visionear.com

11 years of Front of House and studio engineer for “Los Amigos Invisibles”. Obtained a Latin Grammy as mixing engineer “COMERCIAL” , for best alternative album in ’09.

Has toured around many countries with Los amigos invisibles as FOH, mixed at festivals like Jam Cruise, Coachella, Austin City Limits, Syndey Festival , Womadelaide, the new Zealand art festival , Lollapalooza, Vive Latino (chile, MX), Langerado, BAM festival, Jimmy Kimmel show live broadcast , Joshua Tree greek theater (SF) Hollywood bowl (LA), Outside Lands SF festival, and many more.

2007- 2008 FOH engineer for Brazilian Girls and SI Sé .

- Remixed a track from Phillip Glass, with producer Hector Castillo, that got picked up for the “vantage point” feature film

1999-2001
Studio 57, NYC

Worked with Q-tip, Wu-tan clan, Cappadonna ,Inspecta Deck, NAS, Lil’ kim and personal assistant engineer for Joe Quinde “hard knock life’s” J Z grammy winning engineer. Assisted Diddy’s main engineer “Wane the Brane” for many projects.

1996-1999
Soundtracks Group studios , NYC .

worked as engineer and assistant engineer with Busta Rhymes, Flip Mode squad, the mob deep, Devante JODECI , Eddie Palmieri , LL Cool J and many more multi platinum clients from soundtracks and worked hand to hand with engineers and producers DJ Scratch from EPMD , Fania’s all star engineer Jon Fausty, Andy Wallace, John Quinde, Diddy’s Producer mario Winans, Ben Arrindel, Steve Sisco Mike Chelsea, among others .

1996

Platinum Island, NYC

Worked as intern and assistant some of the clients were Airto linsday, Tribe called quest, MOBY.

1996
The Hit Factory

intern and assistant engineer

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

Logic studio PRO

AVID PROtools

Ableton LIVE

Knowledge on Digital/Analogue Hybrid systems and proper signal flows.