Grammy-Nominated, Multi-Platinum, and Billboard #1 Charting Mixer, Producer, Composer, and Sound Designer with 8+ years of extensive experience in the music and audio industry, beginning under the mentorship of 3x Grammy Winning Producer Om'Mas Keith (Frank Ocean, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, John Legend, and more) and flourishing into a critcically acclaimed track record collaborating with renowned artists and projects such as Kendrick Lamar, Anderson Paak, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Louis Vuitton, Mary J Blige, Amine, and more. Currently ranked in the top 5% of audio engineers worldwide with over 710 million streams and counting! Mariana studied Music Production, Piano Performance, and Audio Engineering at The Musician's Institute in Hollywood, CA, and graduated with honors. Professional website: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Portfolio: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ LinkedIn: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Article: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

Mariana M. Sampaio

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Grammy-Nominated, Multi-Platinum, and Billboard #1 Charting Mixer, Producer, Composer, and Sound Designer with 8+ years of extensive experience in the music and audio industry, beginning under the mentorship of 3x Grammy Winning Producer Om'Mas Keith (Frank Ocean, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, John Legend, and more) and flourishing into a critcically acclaimed track record collaborating with renowned artists and projects such as Kendrick Lamar, Anderson Paak, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Louis Vuitton, Mary J Blige, Amine, and more. Currently ranked in the top 5% of audio engineers worldwide with over 710 million streams and counting! Mariana studied Music Production, Piano Performance, and Audio Engineering at The Musician's Institute in Hollywood, CA, and graduated with honors. Professional website: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Portfolio: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ LinkedIn: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Article: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

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Grammy-Nominated, Multi-Platinum, and Billboard #1 Charting Mixer, Producer, Composer, and Sound Designer with 8+ years of extensive experience in the music and audio industry, beginning under the mentorship of 3x Grammy Winning Producer Om’Mas Keith (Frank Ocean, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, John Legend, and more) and flourishing into a critcically acclaimed track record collaborating with renowned artists and projects such as Kendrick Lamar, Anderson Paak, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Louis Vuitton, Mary J Blige, Amine, and more. Currently ranked in the top 5% of audio engineers worldwide with over 710 million streams and counting!

Mariana studied Music Production, Piano Performance, and Audio Engineering at The Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, CA, and graduated with honors.

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Language

English
Fluent
Portuguese
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Work Experience

Head Audio Engineer / Producer / Mixer at Whitelines Recording Studio
August 9, 2018 - Present
Private Recording studio of a 3x Grammy-winning producer, Om'Mas Keith. Engineered, mixed, mastered, and produced recording sessions for prominent artists across various genres, including: Anderson .Paak, Amine, Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, D.R.A.M, BJ The Chicago Kid, Mereba, J Cole, 6LACK, SA RA, Gary Bartz, Karen Souza, and more. Engineered and executed high-quality audio production for podcasts within the studio environment. Managed projects, recruited engineers, and lead artist development
Broadcast Audio Mixer / A2 at HITKOR Broadcasts
October 3, 2023 - Present
Mixed audio for live broadcasts of performances and red carpet interviews, ensuring top-notch sound quality. Monitored playback systems during live shows to guarantee optimal sound reproduction standards. Oversaw live video feeds while mixing audio to ensure precise synchronization between video and sound. Recorded and maintained audio signals during production phases to capture high-quality sound.
Freelance Audio Engineer / Mixer / Composer / Sound Designer / Producer at Freelance
January 2, 2017 - Present
Mixed, mastered, and produced records for artists such as Cailin Russo, Ronald Bruner Jr., Thundercat, Chaka Khan, Sa-Ra, Taylor Graves, Through The Static, Mereba, 6LACK, Printz Board, Butter Funk Family, Alana Hil, and more. Composed original music and sound design for diverse visual media projects. Achieved recognition as a vetted and verified mix engineer and producer on the industry platform "EngineEars." www.marianamsampaio.xyz Engineered studio sessions at several critically acclaimed recording studios including Rick Rubin's Shangri-La Studio, Dr. Dre's The Pharmacy Studio, Greg Spero's The Recording Club Studio, and more
Music Teacher and Live Sound Engineer at SEED Performing Arts Academy
December 14, 2021 - January 1, 2023
Leveraged an original curriculum to create and teach Music Theory, Piano, and Band classes to students enrolled at the SEED Performing Arts Academy. Set up and operated sound equipment for student live performance events, including mixing consoles, amplifiers, equalizers, microphones, and other essential audio gear.
Audio Engineer at SUNO AI
August 20, 2025 - August 21, 2025
Engineered studio session showcasing Suno AI Studio Software
Podcast Editor / Audio Engineer / Mixer / Sound Designer at HotCakes Podcast
August 2, 2017 - February 4, 2024
Recorded, edited, sound design, mixed, and mastered audio content for the podcast "HotCakes."
Private Piano & Music Theory Teacher at Freelance
January 1, 2021 - Present
Provides private piano and/or music theory lessons to professionals in the music industry as well as non-music industry personnel (producers/songwriters/artists/etc.). Developed an original curriculum catering to skill levels from beginner to advanced. Conducts lessons in a private home studio located in Los Angeles.
Sound Designer/Editor/Audio Engineer/Composer at Louis Vuitton
March 29, 2021 - July 29, 2021
Engineered studio sessions while assisting in editing, mixing, mastering, composition, and sound design for advertisement campaigns.

Education

Associates of Audio Engineering at Musicians Institute
April 2, 2018 - April 2, 2020
Awarded "Best Final Project (Mixing)"
Associate of Music Production and Piano Performance at Musicians Institute
July 5, 2016 - July 10, 2018

Qualifications

Avid Pro Tools Certification
January 2, 2019 - January 3, 2019
Recording Academy GRAMMY Nomination
January 26, 2020 - January 26, 2020
Nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for "Spiderman: Into The Spider-Verse" Soundtrack Album

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics, Other