Marv Delgado mixes like someone who's been on the other side of the glass — because he has.
"See, I was an artist first before I was an engineer," the Los Angeles engineer says. That origin is the whole point: he doesn't treat a session like a checklist of plugins. He treats it like a record that has to move someone.
Self-taught from the ground up, Marv built a home studio and a reputation the hard way — one session at a time. The plaques followed. He holds an RIAA Multi-Platinum certification for Money Man's "24" featuring Lil Baby, a single certified past two million, and his credits run through Grammy-nominated artist D Smoke and a deep bench of West Coast talent.
Ask him what sets him apart and he won't mention a console. "I'm not just there to push buttons," he says. "I really get into whatever session I'm in." It's the kind of ear that turns a good take into a finished record.
“I was an artist first before I was an engineer, so I have a better understanding of what rappers or singers need when they're recording. I'm not just there to push buttons.”
— Marv Delgado (MixedByMarv), to Voyage LA
Who’s In The Booth?
Booth Receipts
RIAA Multi-Platinum · 2× Platinum single (“24”, Money Man ft. Lil Baby)
A&R’s Corner
What They're Doing Right
Artist-first instincts. He came up as an artist, so the mix serves the song instead of the plugin chain — and the plaques prove the approach scales.
Biggest Opportunity
Becoming the name artists request by name — turning a marquee mix reputation into a brand, instead of living as an anonymous assist credit.
Industry Outlook
On the short list of LA engineers who can take an indie record to a major-label finish. The ceiling here is chief-engineer status.
Mic Check
What truth about your career would surprise your fans?
— answer coming soon —