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Carlos Freitas


Carlos Freitas is a renowned sound engineer, specializing in audio mastering and the founder of Classic Master USA, located in Weston, Florida, USA. He is also the co-founder of Spatial9. a technology startup specializing in immersive audio solutions with AI technology.

Carlos Freitas - Mastering Engineer

Biography

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Carlos Freitas began his career in the music industry in 1983, working at Estúdios Transamérica. As a recording assistant and later as a recording and mixing engineer, he had the opportunity to work with renowned artists such as RPM, Roberto Carlos, and Toquinho. In 1988, he was invited to set up a mobile recording unit, ARP Remote Recording Services, where he recorded major national and international music stars, including Tom Jobim, Caetano Veloso, João Gilberto, Bon Jovi, George Michael, Elton John, Nirvana and Guns N' Roses.

Throughout the 1990s, Carlos also worked as a Live Front House engineer at major international concerts, including those with the New York Philharmonic, Moscow Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, and São Paulo Symphony Orchestra. In 1994, he co-founded Companhia de Áudio with Ricardo Carvalheira, where he mastered iconic albums such as "Afrociberdelia" by Chico Science & Nação Zumbi and "MTV Unplugged" by Os Paralamas do Sucesso.

In 2000, Carlos founded Classic Master, which became a renowned mastering studio, receiving numerous awards, including the Audio Professional Award. Starting in 2012, he pioneered by receiving the "Mastered for iTunes" certification from Apple.

Throughout his career, Carlos has worked on mastering albums for prominent artists such as Andrés Cepeda, Omara Portuondo, Roberto Carlos, Jota Quest, Silvestre Dandong, and many others. He was also responsible for mastering the audio used for TV Broadcasting in major events such as the 2007 Pan American Games , the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the 2016 Olympics Games.

In 2020, Carlos established Classic Master USA, where he focuses on Dolby Atmos mixing and mastering. He was selected to join Dolby's team of mastering engineers for the development of the Dolby Atmos Album Assembler program.

In 2023, alongside Luiz Zanardo and Alan Silva, Carlos co-founded Spatial9, a startup focused on the development of immersive audio solutions using AI technologies. Spatial9 aims to create three-dimensional, realistic auditory experiences for applications in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), digital games, and other areas of entertainment and communication.

Contributions and Innovations

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Carlos Freitas is widely recognized for his contributions to the music industry and is one of the leading figures responsible for the evolution of mastering techniques. His work includes remastering historic albums and enhancing digital audio, with particular emphasis on his expertise in Dolby Atmos.

He is also at the forefront of exploring innovations in immersive audio, leveraging AI to push the boundaries of immersive sound technology.

Personal Awards

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Audio Professional Award

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  • Received the "Best Mastering Professional" awards in the years 2000,[1] 2002 and 2011[2]”.

Music Professional Award[3]

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• Received the "Best Mastering Studio" award in Brazil all between years 2016[4], 2017[5], 2018[6], 2019, 2021 e 2023

Latin Grammy[7]

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8 Times Nominated Grammy Latino[8] "Best Audio Engineering Album".

Nominee and Winner Works of the Grammy, Latin Grammy, and Other Awards

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Has four Grammy-nominated works: 2013 (Duos III by Luciana Souza), 2019 (Sorte, Thalma de Freitas feat. John Finbury), 2021 (City of Dreams by Chico Pinheiro), and 2023 (Cometa by Luciana Souza e Trio Corrente). Additionally, he has worked on 146 projects nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards, with 33 winning projects, as well as several nominations for the Prêmio da Música Brasileira, the Prêmio Multishow, and other awards.

Classic Master Awards

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Audio Professional Award

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  • Received the "Best Mastering Studio" award in Brazil in the years 2002 e 2011[2]”.

Music Professional Award[3]

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  • Received the "Best Mastering Studio" award in Brazil in the years 2016[4], 2017[5], 2018[6], 2019, 2020/21 e 2022/23

Interwiews

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Artists

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Referências

  1. ↑ AES Brasil (15 de abril de 2012). «A masterização no século 21. O desafio de um mundo sem mídias!». AES Brasil. Consultado em 16 de Janeiro de 2013 
  2. ↑ a b Lazaro (23 de maio de 2011). «Resultado prêmio de áudio 2011». Gigplace. Consultado em 16 de Janeiro de 2013 
  3. ↑ a b «PPM – Prêmio profissionais da música». www.ppm.art.br. Consultado em 30 de abril de 2017 
  4. ↑ a b «Os Vencedores da edição 2016 – PPM». PPM. Consultado em 5 de abril de 2016 
  5. ↑ a b «Os Campeões de 2017 – PPM». www.ppm.art.br. Consultado em 10 de maio de 2017 
  6. ↑ a b «Vencedores 2018». 22 de abril de 2018 
  7. ↑ «latin Grammy». Latin Grammy 
  8. ↑ Classic Master (6 de abril de 2012). «Indicações ao Grammy Latino Carlos Freitas». Flickr. Consultado em 16 de Janeiro de 2013 
  9. ↑ Folha de S.Paulo (26 de outubro de 2006). «Veja os indicados nas principais categorias do Grammy Latino». Folha Ilustrada. Consultado em 16 de Janeiro de 2013 
  10. ↑ Redação Terra (19 de setembro de 2009). «Confira a lista de brasileiros indicados ao Grammy Latino». Terra. Consultado em 16 de Janeiro de 2013 
  11. ↑ Redação UOL (9 de novembro de 2011). «Paula Fernandes e Carlinhos Brown entre os indicados ao Grammy Latino». Uol Música. Consultado em 16 de Janeiro de 2013 
  12. ↑ Redação UOL (25 de setembro de 2012). «Especial "Ivete, Gil e Caetano" é indicado em três categorias principais do Grammy Latino 2012». Uol Música. Consultado em 16 de Janeiro de 2013 
  13. ↑ Lenine (26 de setembro de 2012). «Grammy 2011». Lenine. Consultado em 16 de Janeiro de 2013 
  14. ↑ Grammy (26 de setembro de 2012). «Latin Grammy Winners». Grammy. Consultado em 16 de Janeiro de 2013 
  15. ↑ http://reporteralagoas.com.br/novo/djavan-e-indicado-ao-grammy-latino-2013/
  16. ↑ «17a Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY». Latin GRAMMYs. Consultado em 24 de setembro de 2016 
  17. ↑ «Indicados ao Grammy Latino 2021» (PDF) 
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