Mixing & Mastering Engineer

David has worked with artists in the Jazz, Punk, Classical and Experimental genres, working with Snow Nerds, Ethan Marks, Ted Taforo, Scot Ray, Masc4Masc and King Britt. With Snow Nerds he performed electronics on their EP It’s Really Rampart (2018), and mastered their most recent album Midnight Masquerade (2020). Working extensively with saxophonist and composer Ted Taforo, Aguila has had his been involved in the recording, mixing and mastering of the albums You Are (2018) & Belief in Reality (2021). Aguila mastered What is Beauty (2020), the incredibly virtuosic duo of guitarist Scot Ray and Ted. In 2020 Aguila did a remix for King Britt’s A Re-Discovery album, recording trumpet outdoors at Balboa Park in San Diego. In their duo, Laptop+Trumpet, Aguila on live electronics and trumpeter Ethan Marks released Blended Metal (2018) on Cosmic Primitive Records. Currently serving as the mastering Instructor for Point Blank Music School Los Angeles, London Online and US Online.

Approaching audio production through the training received during music conservatory training and as a trumpet player. My goal is to highlight the artists work to the fullest potential by transferring the knowledge, skill and understanding into the work I achieve. My curiosity for understanding the musical puzzle of each artist, allow me to amplify the incredible qualities of the work while ensuring it is ready for today’s competitive market. I treat each client as an artistic endeavor, looking at the big picture as well as the finer details, just as I would do with any piece I prepare on the trumpet. I believe this attention detail & dedication to the artist, my unique musical background and training, along with my curiosity & understanding which set me apart from typical engineers.

David now offers Mixing & Mastering services & lessons.

*Discounts are available for clients with multiple tracks, albums, client references and for students*

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“David Aguila is an extremely talented, passionate, and versatile sonic sculptor. His unique artistic perspective and deftly honed technical skills allow him to aid artists in the discovery of new musical treasures.” - Ted Taforo

“David is extremely talented, highly personable, and willing to do everything he can to make a project succeed. It is a pleasure to work with him.” - Masc4Masc

Equipment

Hardware

EQ: Elysia XFilter Mastering Edition

Compressor: BSS DPR402

Computer: Apple Macbook Pro 16inch M2 MAX

Interface: RME Fireface UCX II

Preamp: Focusrite OctoPre

Speakers: Neumann KH120 ii

Software

DAW: Ableton Live Suite 11

FabFilter Complete plug-in suite, Waves, Universal Audio

iZotope RX

A Re-Discovery

David Aguila Remix - Trumpet, Mixing
King Britt - Piano, Mastering

The Center for Advanced Musical Studies at Chosen Vale

International Trumpet Seminar

Recording and Live Sound Engineer

Voices of Iran

Moasser Music Courses Iran

Recording and Live Sound Engineer

What is Beauty

Ted Taforo - saxophones, flute, synth, vocals, beats

Scot Ray - lap steel guitar, fx, beats

David Aguila - Mastering

Midnight Masquerades - Snow Nerds

Sax, Synth - Ted Taforo

Guitar, Bass - Jake Sucher

Drums (Tracks 5, 6, 10) - Kevin Valko

Drum Loop (track 2) - Efa Etoroma Jr.

David Aguila - Mastering

Afrofuturism: Black Lives Will Exist in the Future

Theresa May - Trumpet
Megan Denman - Piano
Shanyse Strickland - Composer
David Aguila - Mixing & Mastering Engineer

Blended Metal

David Aguila - Laptop Processing, Mixing, Mastering
Ethan Marks - Trumpet

Belief in Reality

David Aguila - production, mixing and mastering, trumpet (3, 10), motor (5, 11), drum programming and synths (5), river foley (8, 11)

Ted Taforo - production, mixing saxophones, fender rhodes, keyboards, drums, vocals (6, 11)

Kevin Valko - drums and percussion (7)

Matt Honor - drums (10)

You Are - Ted Taforo

Jake Sucher: guitar (7, 9)
Cari Stevens: vocals (9)
Kevin Oliver: vocals (9)
David Aguila: live laptop processing (2, 11)
Ted Taforo: saxophones, vocals, keyboards, drums, drum programming, pepper shaker

David Aguila & Ted Taforo - Mixing, Mastering