Who We Are

Benjamín Gual

Producer, Mixing and Mastering Engineer.

I started getting involved with music at around the age of 10, driven by the desire to learn guitar. I was fascinated by understanding how an electric guitar could sound so intense, sharp, and electrifying.

As the years went by, during that learning process, I began playing covers and recording them using the classic Cool Edit Pro (later Adobe Audition), with very basic resources, even a chat microphone. That first approach marked the beginning of my passion for audio.

That curiosity led me to formally study Sound Engineering. At the same time, I developed electronic music projects in my spare time, always with the goal of improving the final result song after song.

Life eventually led me to study and work for several years in office environments, taking on drafting and IT support roles. Even so, I never left behind music production or the habit of continuous learning at home.

After feeling deeply disconnected from that work environment, I decided to redirect my professional path and focus all of my experience on what I truly love: sound engineering. That is how my independent work at Budokan Studio was born, specializing in mixing and mastering.

My vision at Budokan Studio is to help independent musicians and producers achieve a professional and competitive sound. It is not a simple process; it requires judgment, sensitivity, and experience. But today, thanks to digital audio tools, it is absolutely possible to achieve high-level results by combining strong home recordings with professional mixing and mastering.

Sound engineering is, to me, one of the few disciplines, and perhaps the only one, where science and engineering directly converge to empower art. I am constantly amazed by the evolution of new tools and techniques in this field, which holds something deeply enduring: the ability to capture and preserve moments in which unique and unrepeatable sounds happened.

I like to treat every production with the utmost care, dedication, and respect for the artistic intention. My goal is to collaborate with people who want to immortalize emotions, ideas, and sensations in a recording that truly connects and conveys their essence.