Leo Linares is an events manager, music festival CEO/founder, audio engineer, and musician.
GRAMMYs
I’m a member of the GRAMMYs and Latin GRAMMYs, voting for the annual awards ceremonies and attending showcases and
United Arts
I produce 900+ events a year for United Arts’ Creative Placemaking program, winning the Orlando Mayor’s Golden Brick award.
Musician
Leo Aether is a rockstar with 6 musical albums and multiple international tours at venues like The Hard Rock and House of Blues.
Audio Engineer
I spent 7 years teaching classes on audio production, live studio recording, mixing, and mastering within a recording studio.
EcosFest
I’m the CEO and Founder of Central Florida’s largest annual festival celebrating Latin excellency in music, theatre, dance, and arts.
Certified by Berklee
I have been certified by the Berklee College of Music in guitar, keyboard, and voice training, which has helped me create fully professional productions for voice overs, sound effects, gaming sound design, and other audio productions.
Audio Software Aficionado
I’m proudly certified in Pro Tools, Ableton, and Wwise. I also spent six years teaching audio software for live and recorded sound.
Ableton is a digital audio workstation for music production, creation, and recording live performances.
Wwise is the industry-standard audio authoring tool and cross-platofrm sound engine for video games.
Logic is a remote Daw for mixing tracks like live lops and remix FX remotely for live sound events.
Unity is the leading platform for creating interactive, real-time content of 2D, 3D, and VR games and apps.
Pro Tools is an audio production software for songwriters, musicians, producers, and engineers.
Konkact is a wavetable synthesis module for building hybrid instruments and electronic snares, keys, and more.
Creating Community
Here’s all the events and festivals I plan and host for local and independent artists throughout the year
900+
900+ music shows produced each year with United Arts
72+
I host biweekly concert series, free open mics, and music industry panels for the community at Bynx Cafe every year since 2021.
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Annual Ecos Fest festivals held for Latin excellency in music, theater, arts, and dance.
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I help produce songwriter sshowcases and shows for my fellow GRAMMY Recording Academy members.
I’ve been the music curator and production manager for Fusion Fest’s annual multicultural food, fashion, dance, and music festival since 2021.
FAQs
Answers to most of the questions I get asked frequently
I produce everything from open mics, concerts, music festivals, city-wide performances, holiday specials, art gallery shows, corporate events, private events, all the way up to multi-day festivals for music, dance, theater, and visual arts. I currently produce over 900 events a year, so I’m very comfortable managing events of all kinds.
Yes! I am the founder and CEO of Ecos Fest, Central Florida’s largest music, theater, dance and visual arts festival celebrating Latin excellency. I also was the music curator and manager of Fusion Fest.
I have over a decade of studio experience as well as live sound experience. I have spent my entire career in both environments on both sides of the board as a producer and engineer recording artists and live events, as well as behind the booth an artist while working on my sixth album. I also taught music production classes within a recording studio for seven years. This gives me a sensitivity and expertise on both the artistic and technical end of using and managing a studio and live sound.
Ableton Live is my favorite software and the one I currently use on the daily. I am also Pro Tools certified, and trained in Logic. I also expanded into sound design tools like Wwise, Kontakt, and Unity. Due to my participation on multi-media projects, I am also proficient in Adobe software such as Audition, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere.
Yes! I have produced podcasts before. My current podcast services range anywhere from just recording and engineering, to consulting, editing and production. Wherever you are in your podcasting path, I can contribute.
I am a proud member of both the GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMYs as a Recording Academy member. I help vote in awards winners each year for the live GRAMMY awards and Latin GRAMMY awards, and attend the awards hosted every year, and private members-only shows and meetup events. I’ve also planned out members-only showcases for fellow GRAMMY members.
Member of the Recording Academy
GRAMMYs + Latin GRAMMYs
2024 Inductee