“Embrace the chaos. Breathe. Choose what you like about it. Repeat.”Today Christine talks with Latin Grammy and Grammy Award-winning producer, mixer, and engineer Vago Galindo. Together they discuss the production side of music, specifically about engineering, mixing, and producing, and how all of those things are critical to conveying the emotions of recorded music.

Vago has worked with an impressive list of artists such as Juanes, Whiplash, Vale, and Elvis Costello, among many others. Besides his work in the music industry, Vago has also worked in the film industry as an engineer for movie soundtracks, including La La Land, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, Beauty and The Beast (2017). He has also worked as Voice Over engineer for TV shows like Pokémon, Baby Shark, Rick & Morty, and more.

Topics include:• Recording Engineers vs Mixing Engineers vs. Producers. What are their roles?• Embracing the chaos of music-making• Finding and emphasizing the emotion behind the music• What’s great about working in musical films• Staying organized in high pressure situations• How working in VO made Vago better at his job• Recording an album during lockdown• Advice to aspiring musicians

Vago Galindo: https://www.rebeleon.net/daniel-vago-galindoElvis Costello: https://elviscostelloandtheimposters.bandcamp.com/album/the-boy-named-ifWhiplash: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVMA1HFhCtBY9f71GlM2F2wVale: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_e7S45aWj3QdLYg47QzrwLa Usurpadora: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16301792/