Fernando González, the Marbella-based producer of artists and cinema

Fernando González was in his recording studio when a reserved and calm-looking man who was interested in recording a music album with ten songs walked in.

After a few days of working together, the artist revealed that he had sold over 30 million records and had collaborated with Lenny Kravitz and Sarah Brightman. "Wow! Why didn't you tell me before?" asked the producer from Marbella.

Kadim Al Sahir, one of the most successful artists of all time among the Arab audience, recorded his album at FherSoundStudios, which Fernando directs in the popular Santa Marta neighborhood, in Marbella.

A music enthusiast, Fernando opened his recording studio more than 20 years ago after training in the field. For this, he renovated the basement of the establishment where his mother ran a hair salon. Over time, he expanded the premises and acquired better sound and recording equipment.

"When I started, this was just a closed space," recalls Fernando, who has recorded advertisements for international companies in video games, large retail stores, and telephony and film and entertainment companies in the United States.

Also, the actor and TV host Carlos Sobera uses Fernando's studios to record parts of the program First Dates, especially the segments where his voice appears, but not his image.

"He's a very simple and cool guy. Down-to-earth, straightforward, friendly. A very good person," says the producer from Marbella, who has also worked on recordings with Scottish actor Sean Connery, who had a home in Marbella for many years.

Work for Hollywood

The Russian aristocrat Natasha Romanov, a descendant of the last dynasty of the czars of Russia and settled on the Costa del Sol for over 20 years, also has an album produced in the discreet studios, which are practically imperceptible if one is unaware of their location; and also Yola Berrocal made her appearances in the music world through Fernando. "She's a very good girl and very humble," indicates Fernando, who has produced for Rody Aragón and British artist Yazz and imagines, in the future, composing songs for Maná, Amaral, or Manuel Carrasco.

The producer from Marbella has also worked on the dubbing of the American series Hawaii 5.0 and the script of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie 'Escape Plan', which the American actor co-stars with Sylvester Stallone.