About

Marcela is a talented and accomplished audio engineer that has experience both in the studio and in the classroom teaching university level students the skills of becoming professional audio engineers and music producers. She has worked across music genres recording, editing, mixing, and mastering audio for independent artists. Marcela also has experience in and passion for creating immersive audio environments using software and speaker configurations that can be utilized both in live rooms and on recordings.

Marcela has taught music production and audio engineering at Algonquin College, Interlochen Centre for the Arts, Berklee College of Music, and the University of Lethbridge. She is passionate about using the latest audio and video technology for the creation of innovative and immersive projects and is constantly expanding her knowledge through academic research.

She holds a Bachelor of Music with a major in Digital Audio Arts from the University of Lethbridge, and a master’s degree from Berklee College of Music with an emphasis on Music Production, Technology, and Innovation. Her master’s thesis focused on immersive audio and its application to 360 videos for Virtual Reality and social media platforms. In 2020, she completed a Post-Master’s Fellowship in Academic Technology at Berklee College of Music. Her Fellowship research focused on spatial audio systems and the development of a university course on immersive experiences. Marcela is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Surrey that focuses on Workflows and Guidelines for Immersive Music Production.

Marcela has hosted multiple panels, workshops, and masterclasses online and in (a) USA for the Audio Engineering Society, (b) in Canada for the University of Victoria and the University of Toronto, (c) in Spain and USA for Berklee College of Music, (d) in The Netherlands for Amsterdam Dance Event, (e) in Saudi Arabia for XP Music Futures, and (f) in England for Leeds Beckett University.

Furthermore, Marcela is passionate about curating events. She has been the Chair of the Audio Engineering Society Online Convention, Logistics Coordinator for the International Music Summit in Ibiza, and Advisor for XP Music Futures in Saudi Arabia.

Marcela is well connected in the music industry and she is always open to collaborate.