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

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

Danny Luchansky

As a composer, arranger, digital editor or music producer, Danny Luchansky has worked in a number of records, in all varieties of styles and has scored music for hundreds of TV and Radio commercials.
A musician and an educator of multicultural background who speaks 4 languages, Danny covers many angles in the making of a record. He composes on a piano or a guitar, programs MIDI, arranges, writes scores, directs orchestras, records, edits and mixes in Logic and Pro Tools.

He has worked with many artists such as: Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Carole King, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, La Ley, Chayanne, Johnny Mathis, Jason Miles, Armando Manzanero and many more. Also, he has worked with high profile producers like David Foster, Humberto Gatica, and Giorgio Moroder among others.

Danny completed the “Composing and Arranging Program” at Dick Grove School of Music in Los Angeles, “Film Scoring” at UCLA, he has been a member of the former Los Angeles Songwriter's Showcase, The National Academy of Songwriters, he hosted the America Online's "The Composer's Coffeehouse", furthermore, he has been a juror three times at the OTI International Music Song Festival, has written columns for magazines like "Recording" and "Mix" en Español, and has developed and produced all three albums for World Music international artist Maria de Barros. (www.mariadebarros.com)

Danny can be reached at: danny@dannyluchansky.com

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.