Edgardo Vertanessian

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Edgardo entered the classical music recording industry at an early age, right after finishing his studies in Electronics and Recording Techniques.

Following his interest in large-scale sound systems Edgardo travelled to the United States to study Sound Systems Design and Calibration, and entered the live music industry, where he spent the following twenty-five years working for major live sound companies.

He toured with some of the biggest artists in the rock and pop industry. His position as Senior Engineer allowed him to design, calibrate, and in some cases mix, large-scale sound systems for stadiums, arenas, and theaters in the USA and around the world.

Throughout his 30+ year career in sound engineering, Edgardo worked with:

Taylor Swift, The Who, One Direction, Vance Joy, Guster, Drake, Kanye West, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Eminem, Trey Songz, 2Chainz, Panic at the Disco, Ellie Goulding, Seal, The Killers, Roger Waters, Lenny Kravitz, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Juanes, Luis Miguel, Shakira, Joan Manuel Serrat, Cheyenne, Ricardo Arjona, Ricardo Montaner, Marco Antonio Solís, Alejandro Sanz, Julio Iglesias, Gustavo Cerati, Christian Castro, Alejandro Lerner, Maná, and many others.

He designed and calibrated sound systems for some of the biggest rock festivals in the USA, like Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, iHeart, Austin City Limits, South by Southwest, Locken Fest, Tortuga Festival, Governor’s Ball, Hang Out Fest, and others.

He was involved in live concerts of Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras, and numerous live opera productions such as Madama Butterfly, Aida, Carmen, and Turandot.

From 2016 until 2023, Edgardo was the sound engineer of Multi-Platinum Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy, and toured extensively around the world.

Pursuing his life-long love of opera, in 2018 he co-founded along with soprano Marina Rebeka, the record label and recording studio Prima Classic, dedicated to recording the finest artists of the lyrical arts and classical music of today.

Edgardo engineered multiple opera recordings across Europe, most of them Award Winning: Faust, Thaïs, La Traviata, Il Pirata, Norma, La Vestale, Fausto, and Simon Boccanegra, among other lyrical projects. Many of these productions were broadcasted by Medici TV, ARTE, Opera Vision, and other European cultural outlets.

He recorded opera singers such as Marina Rebeka, Charles Castronovo, George Petean, Karine Deshayes, Ludovic Tézier, Francesco Meli, Benjamin Bernheim, Franco Vassallo, Luciano Ganci, Javier Camarena, Michele Pertusi, Hasmik Torosyan, and many others.

Since 2023, Edgardo dedicates his full time and attention to Prima Classic and their numerous recording projects around the world. As Prima Classic’s Director and Chief Engineer, Edgardo is deeply involved with every aspect of every album, and he personally records, mixes or masters the vast majority of the label’s releases.

With just over 100 releases, Prima Classic has garnered more than 30 international awards and multiple mentions in mass media outlets around the world. Prima Classic collaborates with more than 90 artists from 25 countries in the five continents.

Many of Prima Classic’s artists are multi-million streamers, and are currently present in hundreds of playlists on the main music streaming services worldwide.