Andrés Julián Saavedra (born 23 March 1985) is a Colombian producer, songwriter, mixer and engineer. Andres has been nominated eight times to the

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, with his latest for Producer of the Year in the

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held November 2015. Andrés is one of the top Colombian producers defining the new sound in Latin music.

Early life

Saavedra was born in Bogota and raised in

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. He began his approach to music, singing and musical instruments at a very early age. He wrote his first song at the age of 13. During his teenage years, Andres played with local bands "Años Luz" and "Estrato Cero" playing in bars and festivals in Cali. At the age of 17 he moved with his family to Miami, Florida to become a professional singer-songwriter. During his college years, Saavedra played bass and drums in a student band called "Rocking Johnny and the Furious Five" and later became the singer of a duo called "Retorica". Playing in these bands helped him realize his true passion was in creative production, composing and record studios rather than stage performance. Saavedra's formal education comes from

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in the Music Production and Recording Arts as well as additional courses in

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Career

Andres' first professional experience was with Bogart Recording Studios, owned by American record producer-mixer Bob Rosa. He served as assistant to albums for artists such as

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, as well as produced local

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s and artists during studio after hours . In 2004, Saavedra officially began his professional career as record producer and composer for a local independent record label and later in 2006 as a disciple to Latin music producers

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and Dan Warner acquiring the experience to shape his own musical style. Andres has worked in many musical projects most notably for artists such as

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, Avionica, Dulce Maria,

and Pablo Lopez. He has won two

and one

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. Saavedra is founder and CEO of RadioActive Music and is currently producer governor at The Recording Academy Florida Chapter.

Grammy Awards

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, "Cautivo"

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*"Best Pop/Rock Album: "La conexión" –

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(2013)" – Producer, Arranger, Mixer *"Song of the Year: "Estoy hecho de pedacitos de ti" –

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*"Best Engineered Album: "Días nuevos" –

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References

External links

Official website

Official Facebook page

Official Twitter page
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