Alum

Oscar Zambrano

Position
Assistant Professor
Telephone
617-747-8941

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Oscar Zambrano was born and raised in Mexico City. Upon graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2003, he moved to New York City to work at Sound on Sound Studios. In 2004, he founded Zampol Productions with business partner Jorge Castellanos to focus on mastering, mixing, and recording.

Zambrano’s work spanned many genres and he has collaborated with a wide range of artists such as: Jon Batiste, Finneas, Justin Timberlake, the Lumineers, DJ Khaled, 50 Cent, Harry Styles, Wynton Marsalis, and Yo-Yo Ma, to name a few. Throughout his career, Zambrano has been fortunate to work on five Grammy-winning albums and more than 30 Grammy-nominated projects. Many of these albums have earned multiplatinum status through the RIAA.

He is committed to inspire the new generations and is currently teaching at Berklee College of Music.

Awards

• Some Like It Hot (Original Broadway Cast Recording) – Mastering Engineer, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Into the Woods – Mastering Engineer, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
• esperanza spalding's Songwrights Apothecary Lab – Mastering Engineer, Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album
• esperanza spalding's 12 Little Spells – Mastering Engineer, Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album
• Pablo Ziegler's Jazz Tango - Mastering Engineer, Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album
• Pedro Giraudo's Vigor Tanguero - Mastering Engineer, Latin Grammy Award for Best Tango Album
• Lasso's “Ojos Marrones” – Dolby Atmos Mix/Master, Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop/Rock Song
• Over 30 projects nominated for a Grammy and/or Latin Grammy

In Their Own Words

"Even more important than knowing the technical side of engineering is learning to develop your ear. My teaching emphasizes critical listening to help students develop trust in their ears while working."

"I try to create a real-world environment in class with real-world examples that I and other engineers experience. I like to challenge the students to think outside the box. One of the great advantages of being at Berklee is all the connections you are able to make. You meet people from all over the world and from many different backgrounds, all studying different things all related to music. Music is the common language."