Javier Márquez is an award-winning composer, producer, and musician born in Córdoba (Spain). Attracted by instrumental music and composition, he has been influenced by different styles such as classical music, New Age, folk, and certain types of fusion. He composes, arranges, and produces music at his studio and participates in other musicians' recordings, providi...
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Javier Márquez is an award-winning composer, producer, and musician born in Córdoba (Spain). Attracted by instrumental music and composition, he has been influenced by different styles such as classical music, New Age, folk, and certain types of fusion. He composes, arranges, and produces music at his studio and participates in other musicians' recordings, providing oboe, ethnic flutes, Armenian duduk, Bulgarian kaval, oboe, whistles, soprano sax, and guitars.

In May 2021, he released his album "The shelter point."

WINNER Hollywood Music in Media Award on November 2021 with his track "The shelter point" in New Age/Ambient category.

WINNER Double Silver Medal Global Music Awards on January 2022 with his album "The shelter point" in Best New Age and Best Album categories.

He has recorded duduk on the Soundtrack of Ivan M. Lacámara for season 5 of "Money Heist" ("La Casa de Papel"), Netflix. He has also recorded for the soundtrack series album of “Money Heist” and “Locked Up” (Vis a vis) (Netflix) together with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra.

In 2020 he participated recording Bansuri, Duduk, and Kaval  (as featuring artist) on the track "Sirdes Mouté u Tapour" of last album "ARA" of violinist Ara Malikian, actually released.


He collaborated in the recording of the soundtracks of the composer Pablo Cervantes for the film "Jaulas," "El Prenauta" short film, and "Promesas de arena" series for Spanish national TV and Amazon Prime Video.

He has taken oboe courses with Miguel Quirós, Vicente Llimerá, Thomas Indermühle, José Manuel González, Armenian Duduk classes with Hovhannes Karakhanyan; guitar courses with Antonio Toledo, Horacio Salinas (Inti Illimani), Toquinho, Javier Ruibal and Master Classes with Pat Metheny, Djavan, Ralf Towner (Oregon), Fito Páez and Marcus Miller (bass).


RECORDING SETUP:

Wind Recording Room dedicated and separated from Control Room.
DAW: AVID PROTOOLS (last version)
Interface: UAD Apollo X8
Speakers: GENELEC 8040 BPM
Mics:
- AKG C414 XL II Stereo Matched Pair. (Room)
- DPA 4011A (Close Mic)
- Rode NT1000
- Rode NT5 Stereo Matched Pair.
- AUDIX ADX51.

Javier offers recordings of the following wind instruments:

* Oboe.
* Armenian Duduk. A, Bb, C, D ,G (Double reed) (Apricot wood).
* Indian Bansuri in D base, E base, F, G, A, B and C (bamboo).
* Low Whistle (C. Goldie) in C, D, Eb, E, F.
* Tin Whistle (C. Goldie) in G, A, Bb, C and D.
* Bulgarian Kaval in C and D (wood).
* Quena flute in G (Andean flute) (bamboo or wood).
* Chromatic Pan flute. (Sikus) (25 bamboo cane tubes)
* Chinese Xiao flute in F (bamboo).
* Shakuachi in F (wood).
* Duclar in A (wood).
* Irish flute in D (wood).
* Soprano Sax.
* Turkish kaval in C, D, E.
* Persian Ney in F.
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