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Julio Reyes Copello

13 GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY awards, 48 nominations (including 5 nominations and 1 win for Producer of the Year), 15 Billboard chart topping songs, and more than 10 ASCAP awards are more than enough to show the tremendous impact Julio Reyes Copello has had on the Latin music industry through two decades.

It’s been 20 years since the Colombian producer decided to move to Miami, and he has had the opportunity to write, record, and produce songs and albums for several of the most influential artists in Europe (Alejandro Sanz, Malú, Pablo Alborán – Spain, Florent Pagny – France, Reamonn – Germany, Il Divo, Natasha Bedingfield – UK, Laura Pausini – Italy), United States (Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Alessia Cara, Will Smith), Canada (Nelly Furtado), and Latin America (Ricky Martin, Kany Garcia, Chayanne – Puerto Rico, Diego Torres – Argentina, Alexandre Pires – Brazil, Alejandro Fernandez, Thalia, Paulina Rubio – Mexico, Fonseca, Andrés Cepeda – Colombia, Mariana Vega – Venezuela).

His projects also include composing, arranging, and recording the soundtrack for the virtual experience MARS 2030 (NASA, Fusion, and N-Vidia), conducting and recording the London Symphony Orchestra twice, and writing the soundtrack for the American TV series Hawthorne (produced by Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith, Sony Pictures), producing and arranging the music for the visit of Pope Francis to Colombia in 2017, as well as writing his pieces for piano.

Julio Reyes Copello found his passion for music at an early age. He studied at the Javeriana University in Bogota, where he was also a professor, and later was awarded a full scholarship from the University of Miami to obtain a Master’s degree in Media Writing & Production, where he held the position of Teaching Assistant, graduating with honors. In 2000, producer Jorge Calandrelli chose him to work on orchestrating the songs included in the Christmas in Vienna album, “Our Favorite Things,” with Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams, Charlotte Church, and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Ever since, Reyes Copello has only garnered ascending success and respect, which have made him one of the busiest producers in the market today.

In 2013, Julio Reyes Copello established his recording studio – Miami Art House – which has become his workplace and a breeding ground for some of the essential artists in the region. The space is an open creative society in which several artists, instrumentalists, and songwriters get together to write, arrange, and produce new music without distinction of sex, age, or ethnicity.

Determined to discover and support new music talent, Julio Reyes Copello founded Art House Records, a record label focused on developing the skills and careers of honest and talented musicians, including to date Brika, BOGART, the 4-time Latin GRAMMY nominee Paula Arenas, the Latin GRAMMY winners Juan Pablo Vega and Mariana Vega, among others. Julio Reyes Copello will undoubtedly continue to stamp his mark in the industry on a global scale, creating dreams with his music and inspiring a whole new generation of artists.

Robin Reumers

Robin Reumers is a mixing and mastering engineer, with an extensive background in education. After receiving his diploma in audio engineering, he immediately left for an traineeship in the U.S., and soon became the right hand of respected mastering engineer Bob Katz. He ended up working there for 3 years after which he moved back to Europe.

Prior to joining Abbey Road Institute, Robin was working as CTO at Galaxy Studios in Belgium. For 7 years he was responsible for the expansion of the studios and the technical maintenance in an increasingly digital world. He managed to keep Galaxy Studios cutting edge, in part thanks to the invention of the new Auro-3D format. Simultaneously Robin has been working in audio education for 9 years. Nowadays he is also director and product developer at his own plug-in company Leapwing Audio.

In 2019, he was nominated as mixing & mastering engineer for a Latin Grammy in 4 categories with 2 albums (including 2 Album of the year nominations): Paula Arenas’ Visceral and Alejandro Sanz’ #ELDisco. Alejandro’s album even went on to win a 2020 Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop album!

Natalia Ramírez

Latin GRAMMY-winning and GRAMMY-Nominated audio engineer, arts manager, and musician Natalia Ramírez graduated with honors in Audio Engineering at Pontifica Universidad Javeriana, Colombia. She then obtained her Master in Arts Presenting and Live Entertainment Management at the University of Miami where she was chosen for the “Frost School of Music Outstanding Graduate Student Award” in 2017. In 2018, she was nominated for 3 Latin GRAMMYs with Pablo Alborán’s album Prometo, and in 2019 for 4 other Latin GRAMMYs, winning in the category of “Record of the Year” with “Mi Persona Favorita” by Alejandro Sanz featuring Camila Cabello. Natalia Ramírez’s unwavering focus and capability to consistently achieve the highest standard in the recording industry has illustrated her career with the deserving reputation she carries.

Maria Elisa Ayerbe

Maria Elisa Ayerbe is an audio engineer for GRAMMY and Latin Grammy-nominated albums, with more than 13 years of experience in recording, mixing, post-production, and music production. As a recording and mixing engineer, Maria Elisa has been part of the productions for artists such as Mary J Blige, Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, JLo, Il Divo, Laura Pausini, Juanes, Kronos Quartet, Nashville Symphony, Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra, New World Symphony, and many others.

In 2016 Maria Elisa created the independent label South Mountain Music, as a platform to develop and produce fresh music from upcoming and talented artists from Latin America. She is currently serving as Board Governor and Chair for the Producers and Engineering Wing of the Recording Academy, Florida Chapter.

Since 2007, Maria Elisa has worked as a university professor teaching several courses related to audio and music in Colombia, Tennessee, and Florida. She has moderated panels and discussions for Grammy U, Music Expo, IMSTA Fest, and The Recording Academy, among many others in past years.

Nicolás Ramírez

Latin GRAMMY Winning and GRAMMY-nominated mixing and recording engineer, Musician and Sound Supervisor, Nicolás Ramírez graduated in Audio Engineering at Pontifica Universidad Javeriana, Colombia. He then obtained his Master in Fine Arts in Sound Design from Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia, United States.

Nicolas is currently working as head Mixing and Recording Engineer at Art House, GRAMMY-award winner Julio Reyes Copello’s studio, and as Live Sound Engineer for Camilo. He has worked with Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Marc Anthony, Alejandro Sanz, Residente, Bad Bunny, Paula Arenas and Kany García, Ricardo Arjona, Samuel Torres, among others.

He has worked primarily on films, documentaries, TV series and animated series, both as a composer and sound designer. He believes in music and sound effects as one entity and is always looking for that special detail that creates a unique identity. Nicolas is a fan of cultures around the world and is always amazed by how the cultural background is represented in the music of each place.

Andres Recio

Andres Recio has worked for more than 25 years in the music industry as a talent manager, GRAMMY Award-winning executive producer, road manager and A&R. Current manager for Alessia Cara and super producer Julio Reyes Copello, he has also worked with artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Alejandro Sanz, Ricky Martin, Juanes, Nelly Furtado, Paulina Rubio, Kat Dahlia, among many others; and, with his label 21 Sunshine, he has been involved in the guidance of creative direction of over 8 platinum-selling recording artists.

Andres is Co-founder of AR Solutions, a Digital Business Management Agency, created with his brother Alejandro Recio; A digital market research, real-time data monitoring, web design, web marketing, digital content strategies and search engine optimization company working for artists and companies such as Ricky Martin, P&G, Wisin, Samsung, Universal Music Latino, Marc Anthony, Juanes, Luis Fonsi, Live Nation, Jennifer Lopez, Ricardo Arjona and Nelly Furtado, among many others.

Having studied Music and Audio Engineering at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia and International Business and Trade at FAU in Florida, he has linked both worlds of music and business to support and assist the careers of international superstars. Celebrating its 15th year anniversary, AR Solutions is one of the pioneers and leaders in the market, creating co-branding strategies for companies and celebrities; also in managing the online presence of companies, celebrities and digital celebrities.

Glenda del Monte Escalante

Glenda (del E) del Monte Escalante is a multifaceted Afro Latin Soul musician, educator and artist from Cuba, who is passionate about being able to influence, inspire, motivate and stamp a positive footprint world with her music. Open to a variety of musical influences, from Classical piano repertoire and Cuban folklore to Hip-Hop, R&B and Jazz, del E has managed to establish herself as an extremely talented versatile musician amongst diverse music circles in Havana, Miami, Toronto and currently in NYC.

Del E has worked with various inspiring projects, such as Alejandro Sanz Band, Carnegie Hall Paquito de Rivera Workshop, the ASCAP Foundation, RBC Emerging Talent (Toronto Arts Council), Canada Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, Royal Conservatory of Music, University of Toronto, York University, among others.

For the past years, del E has been leading the New Cuban Generation project and Q-ban Mixology.  In addition, Glenda has been an active music teacher holding her private studio, as well as teaching at York University (Canada), Yamaha Music School (Canada), Miami Conservatory of Music (Miami, USA), Piano School of NYC, Art Plaza Conservatory and Boys’ Club of New York, Let it Beat Music Academy.

Born Glenda del Monte Escalante in Havana, Cuba to musical parents, she started music school at age 7, when she started participating and winning local music competitions. In 1998, she moved to Toronto, Canada, to continue her high school studies and under scholarship classical training at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Instructed by John Alonso, she performed as a soloist accompanied by the Counterpoint Community Orchestra conducted by Terry Kowalczuc. Del E graduated from University of Toronto Faculty of Music Bachelor and holds a Master’s from York University, with both degrees in Piano Performance and concentrations in Music Education and Ethnomusicology.