Fernando Arias is an internationally recognized music producer, recording engineer, sound engineer and classical percussionist. He has produced award-winning recordings for internationally acclaimed orchestras, soloists and record labels including Warner Classics, SONY Classical, NAXOS and ARIA classics.
Specialized in classical music recording, orchestral production, immersive audio and live recording.
Sound engineer and producer
Sound engineer, producer and director of the ARIA classics label. Passionate about the art of classical music and committed to excellence in every production. Experience working with leading labels such as SONY Classical, NAXOS, Warner Classics, Odradek Records, etc...
He has made recordings and produced albums for artists such as Josep Vicent, Friedrich Haider, Benjamin Schmid, Bianca Tognocchi, Josu De Solaun, Amaury Coeytaux, Franziska Pietsch, Joan Enric Lluna, Tatiana Lisnic, Britt Arend, Shlomo Mintz, Joseph Alessi, Juan Pérez Floristán, Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, Judith Jáuregui, Anna Fedorova, Jesús Reina, Anna Nilsen, Gabriel Ureña, Lucía Veintimilla, Rumen Cvetkov, Ludmil Angelov, Lucas Macías, Adolfo Gutiérrez Arenas, etc...
Among the orchestras he has recorded and produced are Orquesta Nacional de Barcelona y Nacional de Cataluña, Orquesta Nacional de España, Orquesta de Radio Televisión Española, ADDA Simfònica, Oviedo Filarmonía, Real Filharmonía de Galicia, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, etc...
His approach is based on creating a natural, crystalline and exciting sound that brings out the unique qualities of each performance and connects with the audience in a profound way.
Live Sound Experiencie
In addition to his career as a music producer and recording engineer, Fernando Arias has extensive experience as a live sound engineer.
His approach is based on delivering a faithful and natural reproduction of every performance, preserving each artist’s unique musical identity while achieving a balanced, warm, and transparent sound.
Specialising in classical music, jazz, and acoustic productions, he approaches every concert from a musician’s perspective, combining a deep understanding of the repertoire with advanced technical expertise. His goal is not to reshape the sound, but to convey the emotion and authenticity of the performance to the audience while preserving its natural dynamics, tonal colour, and musical character.
Fernando has worked in concert halls, theatres, and festivals with symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles, soloists, and artists from a wide range of musical genres, providing technical solutions tailored to the acoustics of each venue and the specific requirements of every production.
His combined experience as a professional musician, music producer, and sound engineer enables him to understand performers’ needs from the stage as well as from the control position, fostering effective communication with artists, conductors, and technical teams to consistently deliver the highest artistic and technical standards.
Throughout his career, Fernando Arias has provided live sound engineering for acclaimed artists including:
Plácido Domingo, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Orquesta Nacional de España, ADDA Simfònica, Oviedo Filarmonía, David Pastor Sextet, Jorge Pardo, BvR Flamenco Big Band, Marco Mezquida, Julio Resende Iberian Trio, Dorantes, Chano Domínguez, Andrés Barrios Trío, Caminero Trío & David Carpio, Pedro Guerra, María Terremoto, Antonio Lizana & Emilio Solla, Antonio Serrano & Kaele Jiménez, Perico Sambeat Flamenco Quintet, Josemi Carmona & Javier Colina, Cuareim Quartet, Iván Melon Lewis
Testimonials
"Among the many fantastic recording engineers and artistic supervisors with whom I have had the pleasure of working (Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft, Teldec, BMG, etc.) Fernando Arias has always been one of my favorites. It has been ten years ago, that we have started recording together, and in the meantime there are no less than 10 complete recordings, among them works by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (integral orchestral music, sacred music, a cappella choirs and opera ("Il segreto di Susanna"), as well as Verdis Otello, Wolf-Ferrari violin concerto (with soloist Benjamin Schmid) was awarded "Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik" in 2013. Mr. Arias indeed has "conductor's ears", a perfect feel for all different styles and formats of music. I look forward to all that is to come."
— Friedrich Haider, orchestra conductor
"I follow the recordings of ARIA classics very closely and especially the work of their sound engineer, Fernando Arias, and I can comment without any doubt that they always get a very real and natural sound of everything they record. The work of both, recording, editing mixing and mastering is really great".
— Alexander Osokin, Moscow Virtuosi
