Andrés F. Borda Zabala
“Andy BoZa”
Born in Colombia and trained in Los Angeles, Andrés built his foundation at the intersection of technical precision and musical intuition. He spent nearly four years at Sony Music Mexico before becoming Head Recording Engineer at GML Estudios — the studio of Carlos Vives — where seven years of daily work across more than 800 songs, albums, and soundtracks shaped a methodology that would earn 7 Latin Grammy Awards, 1 American Grammy, and multiple nominations throughout his career.
The work speaks for itself: 007 Spectre alongside composer Thomas Newman, Encanto by Disney Animation alongside Germaine Franco, and an extensive catalog of more than 800+ albums and singles with artists including Natalia Lafourcade, La Oreja de Van Gogh, Andrés Cepeda, Fonseca, Manuel Medrano, Lila Downs, and many more — currently expanding that work through Musiversal, with over 1,300 remote sessions around the globe, working side by side with musicians, producers, and artists of all kinds.
Every recording he has touched has been shaped by the same process — recording, editing, and mixing with intention.
CTRL-Q is not a course designed around a curriculum. It is the working methodology of an engineer who uses it every day.
Awards
Grammy Award-Nominated Recording "El Viaje"
by Luis Fonsi
Best Latin Pop Album
Recording engineer
67th Grammys
Latin Grammy "Best Cumbia / Vallenato Album
"Escalona - Nunca se había grabado así" by Carlos Vives
GML /WK Entertainment
Recording Engineer
2 Nominations for the 23rd Latin Grammys
Grammy Award-Nominated Recording "Escalona - Nunca se había grabado así"
by Carlos Vives
Best Tropical Latin Album
Recording engineer
66th Grammys
Premios Macondo 2023 "The Other Shape" Soundtrack
Best Original Music
Mastering Engineer
Grammy Award-Winning Recording "Encanto" (Germaine Franco)
Best Soundtrack For Visual Media
Recording Engineer Recognition
65th Grammy Awards
Latin Grammy "Best Fusion/Tropical Contemporary Album" - "Cumbiana 2" by Carlos Vives
Sony Music Latin
Recording engineer / Immersive sound design
5 Nominations for the 22nd Latin Grammys
Latin Grammy "Best Fusion/Tropical Contemporary Album" - "Cumbiana" by Carlos Vives
Sony Music Latin
Recording engineer / Immersive sound design
5 Nominations for the 21st Latin Grammys
Grammy Award-Nominated Recording "Actívate" (123 Andrés)
Best Children's Music Album
Recording Engineer Recognition
64th Grammy Awards
Latin Grammy "Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album" - "Agustin" by Fonseca
Sony Music Colombia
Recording Engineer
20th Latin Grammys
Spotlight Academy Award - Los Angeles Film School
To The Spotlight Academy's inaugural class of 2019.
In honor of your sustained professional achievement and outstanding creative contributions to the entertainment arts, as well as serving as an inspiration to the students and graduates of LAFS.
Multi-Platinum Certification RIAA "VIVES" Carlos Vives
To commemorate RIAA Multi-platinum certification of more than 240,000 copies of the
Sony Latin Album "VIVES" Carlos Vives.
Latin Grammy "Best Tropical Contemporary Album" - "VIVES" by Carlos Vives
Sony Music Latin
Recording Engineer
19th Latin Grammys
Grammy "Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album" - "Hasta la Raiz" by Natalia Lafourcade
Sony Music Mexico
Recording Engineer / Mixer
58th Grammy Awards
Latin Grammy "Best Alternative Music Album" - "Hasta la Raiz" by Natalia Lafourcade
Sony Music Mexico
Recording Engineer
16th Latin Grammys
Latin Grammy "Best Recording Engineering Album" - "Hasta la Raiz" by Natalia Lafourcade
Sony Music Mexico
Recording Engineer
16th Latin Grammys
Latin Grammy "Record of the Year" - "Hasta la Raiz" by Natalia Lafourcade
Sony Music Mexico
Recording Engineer
16th Latin Grammys
Latin Grammy "Mejor Album Tropical Tradicional" - La Sonora Santanera
"Grandes Exitos De las Sonoras, Con la Mas Grandes, Sonora Santanera"
Sony Music Mexico
Recording Engineer Recognition
15th Latin Grammys
Grammy Award-Nominated Recording ¨Raiz¨
by Lila Downs, Niña Pastori y Soledad
Best Pop Latin Album
Assistant Engineer Recognition
2015
Latin Grammy ¨Mejor Album Folclórico¨ - ¨Raiz¨ Lila Downs, Niña Pastori y Soledad
Sony Music Mexico
Assistant Engineer Recognition
15th Latin Grammys - 2014
Head Studio Engineer for Carlos Vives
"GML Estudios - La Torre de Lata"
2017 - 2024
More than 130 REC/Engineered tracks
with CV, 4 Latin Grammys and 3 Grammy Nominations
