As a musician, engineer and producer Rafa
connects easily with artists and has tremendous respect for creating
a studio vibe that's performance-friendly for both new and established
talent.
Rafa's
love for music began at an early age playing guitar and attending
recording sessions in his native Spain. After four years in Medical
school, Rafa chose to pursue his life-long passion: Music. A live
sound stint with folk, jazz and world artists in Northern Spain
and South of France led him to the United States where he attended
Full Sail University in order to expand his knowledge and abilities.
He graduated with a Valedictorian Award for achievements and excellence.
Soon after, he landed an engineering apprenticeship at the legendary
Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood and Record One Studios in Sherman
Oaks. Rafa had the unique opportunity to work with world renown
artists on a daily basis: Black Crows, Celine Dion, Madonna, The
Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Frank Sinatra, to name a
few. He also worked on The Academy Awards pre-records and numerous
movies. Rafa's intuition to move to Los Angeles had proved to be
one of the most rewarding synergies of his life.
Though Sardina is best known for working on pop/rock and R&B
sounds or albums, he has recorded and mixed just about any genre
of music you can imagine: orchestra, big band, choir, film/TV soundtracks
and movie scores like "Any given Sunday", "102 Dalmatians",
"Michael Jordan- To the Max", "Biker Boyz",
"Princesas", Tyler Perry's "Madea's Family Reunion"
and many more.
Over
the years Rafa has developed professional and personal relationships
with many artists that he has grown to respect.
"At the end of the day, it comes down to a simple studio philosophy
- I'm there to make sure the artist is having fun. I see my work
much like a photographer's, as transparent as possible when required
but always providing the creative edge to affect the song and performance
in a positive way. To achieve this goal, I like to create a comfortable
and inspiring environment using the best acoustics and tools available."
Rafa founded Fishbone Music Productions in 2006. He built his studio
"Afterhours" from ground up with artist's need in mind.
Afterhours is designed by Compos/it/e architectural firm who's behind
the design of very reputable studios like Record Plant, David Lynch
Studios and many other world-class facilities.
"It helps me to be more flexible with today's recording budgets
and create a safe place for artists to work without having to worry
about the clock," says Sardina, who specified the acoustics
and gear installation details of his studio in Woodland Hills, California.
He also frequents major studios around the world. "Basically,
I go where projects take me…," says Sardina.
Sardina Gear:
DUY Plug-ins, Apogee
converters, JZ Microphones and Solid State Logic mixers.
