Manuel Alejandro Duran

Bilingual creative audio engineer and studio manager with over seven years of experience recording, mixing, producing, mastering, and providing sonic direction for 200+ independent artists. Skilled in customer service, educating clients on audio equipment and studio workflows, scheduling sessions, creating invoices, and promoting studio services while meeting business goals. Experienced in building signal flow, troubleshooting audio systems, and adapting music equipment for professional studio and live sound environments.

Founder, Audio Engineer & Studio Manager - Mad Plug Sound LLC - San Juan, PR

(2019-05)

• Managed client and artist calls and messages to strengthen relationships, encourage repeat business, and support studio revenue goals.
• Educated artists on professional audio equipment and gear selection for building effective home recording setups.
• Designed studio signal flow and recording systems for professional vocal capture, monitoring, and post-production workflows.
• Worked with 200+ independent artists across audio projects, adapting recording, production, mixing, and mastering decisions to each artist's sonic vision.
• Managed studio sessions, service packages, payments, invoices, and digital platform operations to improve the overall client and artist experience.
• Organized recording setups, signal flow, microphones, and cabling while troubleshooting software and hardware issues during studio sessions.

Sales Coordinator - Caribbean Medical Specialties - Rio Grande, PR

(2026-03)

• Coordinated medical equipment deliveries between suppliers and clients, tracking order status and resolving delays to support on-time fulfillment.
• Organized inventory and entered product and sales information into internal systems to support accurate billing, payment processing, and sales tracking.

Master of Music - Music Technology, focus in Music Informatics and Retrieval - New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development (2019-05)

Bachelor of Science - Music Technology, Minor in Audio Recording - Kent State University (2016-05)