Miel San Marcos // Complete Pentecostés Concert
at Madison Square Gardens Miel San Marcos Featuring Evan Craft //
“Incredíble” Chris Rocha // Line 6 HD500X Presets Demo
[WM] You don’t just engage on social media, [Chris] Exactly, yeah. The great thing about San Marcos, they’re very open about that.
the quality and presentation of the content you the Sony camera is you have a Wifi option, so put out is extremely high artistically, visually, and you can take the picture from the camera and I think most of the companies that I work with
sonically. Where and how did you learn to do just Wifi it over to your phone, edit it on your don’t mind that, because I am also very good
that? phone, and upload it straight to Instagram. about being loyal with these companies. A lot
[Chris] I think what’s helped me out was [WM] How big a difference do you think that to become artists with particular companies
being a producer and being an audio engineer the attention to detail and quality of what you because they think it’s going to be free, but
as well – putting out stuff that sounds good is do has made career wise? for me it’s more about aligning myself with
of people want to get free stuff, or they want
part of what I do every day. The part that I did
them. Like with Gretsch and Line 6, all of these
have to learn was the photography and how to [Chris] I think it really makes a huge companies that I believe in, I actually believe in
edit videos and pictures. I put time into that. I difference, because it allows you to engage the products they make, so for me it comes
realized that when I was on these tours I had all with a particular crowd that you would never naturally to just jump on their team and be loyal,
the time in the world to watch YouTube videos have been able to get in contact with. On top of and to try to use my social media game to help
on how to do things, so I took advantage of that, you can get engaged with the companies them out as well.
having the time to do that. I actually sold my who you work with, or companies who you’ve Gibson Les Paul to buy a nice full frame camera, looked up to for years – they pay attention now [WM] Your posts tend to be gear-centric and
so I could up my Instagram game (laughs). on social media. A lot of people say that your in Spanish, frequently with a translation. You’re
social media is basically like your resume, so I connecting
[WM] What kind of camera is that, and how think being able to take that seriously is a huge players in a serious way. Tracking the number
long did it take you to master aperture, shutter advantage to musicians that we never had of follows and likes can be a slippery slope, so
speed, ISO, and so on? before. It’s a way for us to connect with people how do you balance wanting to connect with
directly, right away, that we would have never people without falling into ‘how many likes did
been able to get in contact with otherwise. I get’ trap?
YouTube videos and learning how to use the [WM] What are your thoughts about sharing [Chris] That’s something that you have to deal
aperture and the ISO and all of that. It took content that you know will be both an online with, because I like to put out quotes, things
a few months, not just learning how to take resume and be consumed by your followers. that have impacted my life. And I know that
[Chris] I have a Sony A73. I would say it
with
Spanish-speaking
guitar
probably took a few months of watching
pictures well, but how to edit them well. The
some of those things you put out there, and
good thing is that in this day and age you can [Chris] Well the good thing is that in everything not everything is going to be a home run. At
YouTube everything you want to learn to do. I do I’m open about my faith and what I do. the same time my social media is also part of
You can become a master in anything basically Even with the aspect these days where most my personality, so I strongly believe in teaching
just watching YouTube videos. of my stuff is Spanish first and then in English. others to play particular things, or praising God
Because I’ve come to learn that most of my with what I do. Or if there is a particular quote
audience speaks Spanish first and English that might not be very popular with everybody
second. I think that I made that change to pay but it’s something I believe in, I’ll put it out there
attention to the Latin people. I am open about anyway. You can get trapped in what’s cool,
my faith and about what I do, about doing stuff you know, and I think that everybody has to
for God and praising God with my instrument find that balance and be who they are instead
and the content I put out… especially with Miel of just trying to be trendy.
[WM] Are you a Photoshop or Lightroom guy?
[Chris] I’m a Lightroom guy, all the way.
[WM] And that includes mobile?
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