Jose "Chilitos" Valenzuela

Recording/mixing engineer and sound designer was trained and certified by Digidesign since 1994. Mr. Valenzuela has participated in the design of several Digidesign and Alesis products. He also has worked as an engineer with John Waite (The Babys), Keith Emerson (Emerson, Lake, and Palmer), Michael Sembello, and other Grammy™ Award winners and nominated Latin artists.

He has written the "The Complete Pro Tools Handbook" and "The Complete Pro Tools Shortcuts" in English and Spanish, as well as other digital audio and MIDI books in Spanish. He is the founder and owner of AudioGraph International, a multi-faceted recording studio which not only encompasses recording, mixing, editing and post production, but is a Digidesign authorized and Certified ProSchool for the training of Pro Tools in Santa Monica, CA.

Bobby Fernandez

Robert Fernandez has worked in the film, television, and record industry. His primary focus has been recording and mixing music for Film. He has Recorded and mixed music for Hundreds of films. He has worked on many Academy award winning and nominated films, such as "Million Dollar Baby", "Unforgiven" and "Letters from Iwo Jima". He has Been nominated for several Emmys for his work in Television. Some of his other Film credits include - Spider-Man 2 & 3, Ghost Rider, Flags of our Fathers, Bobby and The Grudge 1 & 2.

He was Head Scoring Mixer at Warner Bros. Pictures In charge of the music stage for several years before leaving to become an independent engineer.

Robert is also a two time Grammy™ winner. Some of the artists he has worked with include Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Wynona Judd, Faith Hill, Michael McDonald, Ricki Martin, Mark Anthony and Barbra Streisand.

Cristian Perez

Cristian Perez, is an audio engineer/producer based in Los Angeles, California. Cristian acquired an Associate Degree of Music from El Camino College in Torrance California and after three years of studying music exclusively, he transferred to California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and received a Bachelors Degree in Digital Media Arts: Audio Recording. After graduating from CSUDH he attended AudioGraph International to study under the expertise of José “Chilitos” Valenzuela and obtained his Digidesign Pro Tools Operator Certification.

He has also been working at AGI since 2005 as Chilitos’ personal assistant, teaching ProTools Courses and working on many of AGI studio projects as well as working to obtain his Digidesign expert certification.

Cristian also owns and operates Cut and Paste Recording Studio where he records, mixes and produces local bands.

www.cutandpasterecording.com
Contact Info: kupido0502@yahoo.com

Dave Snider

Self taught accomplished artist on guitar, bass and keyboard. Appeared at many of the major concert halls and venues throughout America and Europe with notables such as: Gato Barbieri, Sonny Sharrock, Delmar Brown & Bush Rock, Maria Muldaur, Pat Benetar, Janis Ian, Vicki Sue Robinson, Phil Cody, and Helen Schneider. Jammed with Bruce Springsteen, Kid Rock, Dave Mason, Pharaoh Saunders, Johnny Johnson, Solomon Burke, Alex Blake, Sally Van Meter and more. Have led bands that performed my original material ranging from rock, blues, funk, jazz fusion, and gospel. Continue to perform at various events.

Wrote, composed, arranged, collaborated, performed, produced over four hundred songs in various genres. "Tunnel of Love" was used in the movie "Return to Salem's Lot". Credits include my own compact disks "Echoes of the Masters" and "Sight of Mind". Other artists, albums include: Ashley Jackson, Erika Lauren, Neville Smith, Ron Walker and many more. Some composition credits include: Theme song, background music and songs for "Playboy Party Jokes" on the Playboy Cable Channel. "The 1989 Sports Emmy Awards" nationally televised 90-minute all-star show themes and score. Themes and background music for TKR Cable Company shows "Eye On Rockland", "The Kid Report", "Caribbean Beat", and a variety of specials.

Designed, constructed, developed and managed his own recording studio business by successfully selling his skills to a variety of repeat clients who appreciated his superior abilities and technical expertise in engineering. Utilized analog and digital audio equipment, MIDI hardware and software including Pro Tools LE and MOTU's Digital Performer operating on both Macintosh and IBM platforms. Collaborated with clients to compose, write and arrange rock, blues, funk, jazz fusion, country and gospel music while always demonstrating a "can-do" attitude and overcoming any obstacles along the way.

John Karpowich

Five-time, Grammy™ award winning, Los Angeles based audio engineer/producer, consultant and audio educator. Started his career by receiving an Associated Degree in Applied Arts and Sciences with an emphasis in music production and recording (1984-86) and attending California State University at Dominguez Hills music program (1986-88). Began working on staff at the historical Village Recorders, W. Los Angeles (1988-90) and the prestigious Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood (1990-92). Thereafter launched career as an independent audio engineer/producer and founded WICH Audio Services. Has worked with recording artists such as Carlos Santana, Ricky Martin, Yes, Rod Stewart, Ana Gabriel, Pepe Aquilar, Joan Sabastian … (1991-2007)

Taught at the world-renowned Musicians Institute RIT (Recording Institute of Technology (1995-97). Invited by Jose "Chilitos" Valenzuela of AudioGraph International to participate in an audio panel at his 2nd International Conference and Exposition for Audio Professionals in Tijuana, Mexico. This invitation eventually turned into a great friendship and a continued working relationship (1997-2007). Conducted a series of clinics co-sponsored by Presonus, Hermes International, and MidiLandia in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, Mexico. (2000)

WICH Audio Services formed alliance with Graff Network Services and furnishes on-location audio, visual effects services and editing/post-production services for project like “The Matrix: Reloaded”, “The Matrix: Revolutions”, "Enter the Matrix" video game and Ozzy Obourne ‘Ozzfest Video’. (2002-07)

Presently, John continues to educate, consult, engineer and produce within the ever-changing music and film industries.

Contact Info: emusic66@hotmail.com

Khaliq Glover

Khaliq Glover aka Khaliq-O-Vision is a Grammy™ winning engineer/producer whose credits include Herbie Hancock, Prince, Marcus Miller, Angie Stone, Justin Timberlake, Jeffrey Osborne, Take 6, and more.

He was one of the engineers on the "We Are The World" project for
USA For Africa with Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, and a host of stars.

Khaliq is the creator of the "Hypnotic Audio Secrets" training course.
www.Hypnotic-Audio-Secrets.com or
www.Khaliq-O-Vision.com

Laura Escudé

A classically trained violinist who has been performing for over 20 years, Laura Escudé also works as a composer, sound designer, music technologist and educator. Escudé performs regularly around Los Angeles, with LA-based collective Fateless Flows, does session work and sound design for commercials and film and has performed and recorded for composers such as Carmen Rizzo and Eric Whitacre and artists such as Sage Francis and PlatEAU.

Laura is an expert in several software programs, including Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Reason, Cubase/Nuendo as well as many software instruments. She has been a demonstrator of these softwares at various trade shows and retail MI businesses for companies such as Ableton and M-Audio. She works with A-list artists to become knowledgeable in these softwares and heads up the highly successful Ableton User Group in Los Angeles.

Michael Garcia

Since the age of 13, Michael Garcia a.k.a. Indijinouz has been an entrepreneur in the world of computer music.  As a self-taught producer and Digidesign Certified Pro Tools Operator, Michael has proven that he has the drive and ambition needed to get the job done, as well as the ability to execute in a very organized fashion.

Through additional mentoring and guidance from those that have believed in him over the years, such as Tommy Coster, Dave Hampton, Jose "Chilitos" Valenzuela, and Sebastian Robertson, Michael has remained persistent and in a constant state of learning (a quality that should never be lost). Because Michael is still young, he has yet to win his first Grammy™, and we are confident that if he continues with his attitude and approach to learning, he will.

Over Michael's short but growing career, he has had music placed in TV and film, as well as worked with artists such as Fata, Joey-T, Metropolis, Hypno, MC Kryptonite, Brainstorm, Hash, Sebastian Robertson, among others. While he has a strong background in Hip-Hop and RnB, Michael has begun to expand his catalog to other genres as well.

Steven Saltzman

Music Editor & Composer Steven Saltzman has a diverse musical background. His education includes a Bachelors of Music Degree in composition and film scoring from Berklee College of Music in Boston. He also studied composition with Boston Conservatory composer John Hess. While on the East coast Mr. Saltzman composed music for WGBH and ABC Television, animated films, a variety of commercials as well as for the theatre in Boston. Steven eventually moved to California to pursue his dream of working in Hollywood scoring motion pictures. There he composed the score for numerous independent films, commercials and syndicated television shows. He continued to study composition and orchestration with Dr. Albert Harris, and he attended the BMI Film Scoring workshop with Earl Hagan. Also, he has composed the music for The Chicken From Outerspace, an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Award of Merit animation film.

For the past twelve years Mr. Saltzman has focused his career on music editing for films and television. His work includes: The King of California, Strange Wilderness, Deck The Halls (Additional Editing), Ghost Rider (Additional Editing), Bewitched, The House Of D, Desperate Housewives (Additional Editing), Santa's Slay, The Perfect Score (Additional Editing), A Guy Thing, HeartBreakers, The Outsider, How To Kill Your Neighbor's Dog, Dead And Breakfast, This Space Between Us, and Hyperion Bay, a Warner Bros. TV series. He has worked with various composers including Mark Mothersbaugh, J.A.C. Redford, Larry Groupé, and Ernest Troost. Steven has also been awarded a 2005 Golden Reel Award for his music editing.

Mr. Saltzman is also a certified Digidesign Pro Tools instructor and has written a music-editing course presently teaching in-between music editing projects. He is both a member of the Editors Guild and sits on the board of the M.P.S.E. Steven is also on the roster of the prestigious music editing group; MAD 4 MUSIC. http://www.mad4music.biz.

Steven can be reached at:  steven@musicvisions.biz

Rique Pantoja

Rique Pantoja has an impressive track record as composer/arranger, keyboardist, producer , songwriter and educator. Currently based in L.A., Rique's credits range from projects and performances with such renowned artists as : Alejandro Sanz, Ricky Martin, Ernie Watts, Carlos Santana, Alessandro Safina, Brenda Russel, Chet Baker, Yasuko Agawa, Milton Nascimento, Ivan Lins, Djavan, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, João Bosco, Caetano Veloso, Gonzaguinha, Guinga, Lee Ritenour, Christopher Parkening, Jubilant Sykes, Israel Houghton, Ron Kenoly, Kirk Whalum, Tommy Walker and many others. Pantoja's solo career ranks him internationally as a prolific writer in many styles, with CDs released in the U.S., Brazil, Japan, Australia, Europe and Korea. Rique was born in Rio de Janeiro where he worked extensively as pianist/musical director/arranger for some of the top artists in Brazil, and has also lived in Paris and Rome where he performed extensively. He is involved in a number of different projects ranging from pop to gospel, film and Latin music. More in depth info can be found at www.riquepantoja.com

As an educator, Pantoja's been a sought after instructor for several years at Biola University . His courses include Contemporary piano, Songwriting, Live ensembles and classes on music production using Logic , Ableton Live and Finale. Rique has been a Logic user for many years, since the days of Emagic (before Apple) with whom he had an endorsement, and currently has endorsements with both M-Audio and Melodyne.