Hector Castillo
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Hector Castillo has been working in the NYC music scene as a producer, mixer and engineer for more than ten years. He got his start at Philip Glass’ now defunct Looking Glass studios where he eventually became chief engineer and partner. In his years there he honed his skills working on multiple projects and audio formats and gathered an impressive client list that includes David Bowie, Björk, Lou Reed, Suzanne Vega, Rufus Wainwright, and Philip Glass among others.
In addition to making records, he’s mixed several 5.1 surround projects, most notably T. Rex’s Electric Warrior, and David Bowie’s last two studio albums, Heathen and Reality. Film credits include engineering Philip Glass’ academy award nominated scores for The Hours and Notes on a Scandal, Errol Morris’ academy award winning documentary Fog of War, mixing Jean Cocteau’s original Beauty and the Beast Criterion DVD release also scored by Philip Glass, and engineering and mixing Naqoiqatsi, the third installment in Godfrey Reggio’s ground-breaking trilogy.
In 2007 Hector received two Latin Grammys for co-producing and mixing Argentinean rocker Gustavo Cerati’s critically acclaimed album Ahi Vamos. Feat which they would repeat again in 2010 with Fuerza Natural gathering a total of 4 Latin Grammys. Other collaborations worth mentioning include co-producing and engineering Brazilians Girls, New York City which received a Grammy Nomination for Best Dance Recording in 2009 and mixing Aterciopelados, Rio which also received a Grammy Nomination for Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album in 2009.
Currently Hector can be found hauling his equipment through different NYC studios, working on a new musical project called MASA with former Brazilian Girls member Didi Gutman and producing a Philip Glass Remix Album with Beck due out early 2012. Stay tuned!
Select Tracks
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David Bowie
"5:15 The Angels Have Gone", Heathen
Released 2002 (Columbia)
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Bjork
"The Dull Flame of Desire", Volta
Released 2007 (Elektra)
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Antony and the Johnsons
"Epilepsy Is Dancing", The Crying Light
Released 2009 (Secretly Canadian)
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Brazilian Girls
"Nouveau American", New York City
Released 2008 (Verve)
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Dan Deacon
"Alight Spiral Snip", Rework_Phillip Glass Remixes
Released 2012 (Orange Mountain Music)
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Gustavo Cerati
"Cactus", Fuerza Natural
Released 2009 (Sony)
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Jim Keller
"Sweet Lorraine", Soul Candy
Released 2011 (Self-Released)
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CHAPPO
"What Are You Kids On?", Moonwater
Released 2012 (Majordomo)
Selected Discography
Beck Curates Phillip Glass REMIXES | Forthcoming Album | Prod
Chappo | “What Are You Kids On” | Single | Mix
Jim Keller | Soul Candy | Album | Prod/Engineer
Clarence Bucaro | The Walls of the World | Forthcoming Album | Prod/Eng
Byron Isaacs | Disappearing Man | Forthcoming Album | Prod/Engineer
Roger Waters | Alas Charity Single ft. Eric Clapton, Shakira & Gustavo Cerati | Eng/Mix
Gustavo Cerati | Fuerza Natural | Album | Co-Prod/Mix/Eng
Brazilian Girls | New York | Album | Co-Prod/Engineer/Mix
Ollabelle | Neon Blue Bird | Album | Engineer
Björk | Volta | Album | Engineer
Glen Pastch | Forthcoming | Album | Co-Prod/Engineer/Mix
Lou Reed | Hudson River Wind Meditiations | Album | Engineer/Mix
Aterciopelados | Rio | Album | Mix
The Holmes Brothers | State Of Grace | Album | Engineer/Mix
Brazilian Girls | Talk to La Bomb | Album | Engineer
Brazilian Girls | Brazilian Girls | Album | Co-Prod/Engineer
Gustavo Cerati | Ahi Vamos | Album | Co-Prod/Mix
Ximena Sarinana | Mediocre | Album | Mix
Dawn Landes | Sweet Heart Rodeo | Single | Mix
Antony and the Johnsons | Crying Light | Engineer
John Legend | Once Again | Album | Engineer/String Engineer
Phillip Glass | Analog | Album | Mix
The Citizens | Post Cro-Magnon Drift | Album | Co-Prod/Engineer/Loops
John Popper Project | The John Popper Project | Album | Engineering/Mix
Steve Reich | Steve Reich & Musicians Vol 1. | Album | Mastering
Tim Berne | Feign | Album | Produce/Engineering
V/A | Phillip Glass Remixed | Album | Arranger/Mixer
Bebel Gilberto | Bebel Gilberto | Album | Engineer
Orange Blue | Panta Rhei | Album | Engineer
Phillip Glass | Witches of Venice | Album | Engineer/Mastering
The Citizens | Secret Window | Album | Engineer
David Bowie | Reality | Album | 5.1 Surround Sound Mix
Earl Slick | Zig Zag | Album | Engineer
Kaki King | Legs To Make Us Longer | Album | Engineer/Mixing
Lou Reed | The Raven | Album | ProTools Engineer
Nina Nastasia | Run To Ruin | Album | Additional Engineering
Phillip Glass | Music From The Thin Blue Line | Album | Mixing
Phillip Glass | The Fog Of War | Album | Engineer
T. Rex | Electric Warrior | Album | 5.1 Surround Sound Mixing
Wax Poetic | Nublu Sessionis | Album | Engineer
Ziggy Marley | Dragonfly | Album | Additional Engineering
David Bowie | Heathen | Album | Engineer/Mix/5.1 Mix
David Bowie | Toy | Album | Engineer
Julia Wolf | The String Quartets | Album | Engineer
Phillip Glass | A Descent into the Maelstrom | Album | Mixing
Phillip Glass | Etudes for Piano Vol 1, No. 1-10 | Album | Engineer
Phillip Glass | Saxophone | Album | Mixing
Phillip Glass & Yo Yo Ma | Naqoyqatsi | Album | Engineer/Mixing
Suzanne Vega | Songs in Red and Grey | Album | Addit’l Engineering/Mixing
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