AJAE
AJAE
I’M AN LA-BASED PRODUCER / ENGINEER / PLAYER, MUSIC PROGRAMMER, AND DESIGNER. I work some truly incredible people over at Electronic Creatives and co-run and produce out of Multihouse Studios, a shared arts and music space in DTLA.

Hi… I’m

 
 
 
 
 
 

I’m an LA-baseD producer,MUSIC DIRECTOR, PLAYBACK ENGINEER, AND DESIGNER.

As an independent MD, producer, audio engineer, designer, and as Head of Production at Electronic Creatives, I’ve worked with a range of amazing artists on all kinds of productions throughout my life.

My work has taken me between studio and stage with artists such as Ariana Grande, Anderson .Paak, Harry Styles, Melanie Martinez, Modest Mouse, 30 Seconds to Mars, Logic, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Reggie Watts, Big Sean, Ari Lennox, Daniel Caesar, The Kid Laroi, Machine Gun Kelly, Victoria Monet, Dua Lipa, and more.

I’ve been lucky to work on projects with Disney/Marvel and Red Bull, explore in the immersive theater space with Cages DTLA, produce over 800 samples in more than 50 kits for Output Arcade, and even ran a community creative studio Multihouse. I’ve also worked in creative strategy with XR Studios in the virtual/augmented performance space, and am part of Connxct, a project centered around music + visuals for focus and transcendence.

As a designer of sounds, sessions and, rigs – and a creator of atmosphere and aesthetic, I aspire to take projects to the next plane. Want to work together?

TOURS, SHOWS, GIGS, MIXES,
PROJECTS,
RECORDS,
etc.

2025:

070 Shake – Petrichor Tour, Co-MD, Show Programmer, Sound Designer
Odetari – Varia Tour, Music Director, Show Programmer, Sound Designer
Anderson Paak – LA Fire Aid Performance feat. Dr. Dre, PB/Programmer

2024:

Melanie Martinez – 2024 “Trilogy Tour” Tour Music Director, Lead Music Programmer, Composer, Sound Designer, Band Hire Lead, Playback System Designer
Victoria Monet – Spotify Best New Artist Performance, Essence Festival NOLA Performance, Lollapalooza Festival, Wireless UK Festival, Playback Engineer
Elephant Heart – Envision and Life Is Beautiful Festivals, Playback/MD
Pablo Munguia – Rig Design, Award Show Prodigy PB/VFX System Designer
Disney Jr/ Marvel – Let’s Play Tour, Music Director, Show Programmer
Anderson Paak – Malibu Reunion Tour, Ableton/Playback Programmer
Amira Jazeera – Album Mix + Master Engineering
Alison Wonderland – Red Rocks Headline Show, Playback/VFX
Tyla – London Billboard Shoot/Show, EMA’s Festival, Playback/VFX

2023:

Melanie Martinez – 2023 “Portals” Tour Music Director, Show Programmer
Le Tigre – Tracks + MIDI Rig Build/Design
Blink 182 – Tracks + VFX + MIDI Rig Build/Design
Maesu – Tracks + VFX Rig Build/Design
Daniel Caesar – Intimate Sessions Tour, Rig and Session Programmer,
The Kid Laroi – NBA All Stars Showcase, Playback Engineer
Machine Gun Kelly – Houston Rodeo Feature, Playback Engineer
Victoria Monet – EL Rey + iHeart Showcases, Playback, Rig Designer
Big Sean – Hypebeat Abu Dhabi, Playback Engineer
30 Seconds to Mars – Session Reprogramming, Stem Remixer
Disney Jr/ Marvel – Costume Palooza Tour, Music Director
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down, US/EU tours, PB/Programmer
Lila Drew – 2023 Showcase, Music Director
Red Bull Symphonic / Metro Boomin – Playback Engineer + System Designer
Odetari – Music Director, Show Arranger, Tracks + VFX Rig Build/Design
The Kid Laroi – iHeart Showcase, Playback Engineer, Rig Rebuild

2022:

Lila Drew – 2022 Show Build, Music Director, Playback/Programmer
Jojo Siwa – D.R.E.A.M. Tour Rig Design, Playback Tech
Ari Lennox – Dreamville Festival, Coachella, Playback Engineer/Programmer
Daniel Caesar – Coachella, Playback Engineer/Programmer
1010 Benja SL – NYC Showcase @ Elsewhere, Playback/MD
Elephant Heart – Okechobee Fest, Lightning in a Bottle, Playback/MD
Machine Gun Kelly – Tracks + VFX Rig Build/Design
Elephant Heart – Electric Forest, Bass Camp, Playback/MD
Jason Derulo – Tracks Rig Build/Design
Paula Abdul – White Party Palm Springs, Playback Engineer
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down, Primavera, UK Tour, PB/Programmer
Disney Jr/ Marvel – Costume Palooza Tour, Music Director
Thirty Seconds to Mars – Stem Mastering/Remixing, Music Director
Cages London – London Immersive Show Build, Programmer/Mixer/MD
Weyes Blood – Tracks Rig Build/Design, Session Consultation

2021:

Machine Gun Kelly – Playback Preproduction, Engineer
Anderson Paak – YouTube/GrubHub Feature Performances
Big Sean –XR Shoot, Playback/Programmer
Modest Mouse – Lollapalooza Preproduction, Playback Engineer
Elephant Heart – Lollapalooza, Art With Me Performances, Playback Engineer/Music Director
Ava Max – Maroon5 tour Opening Act, Playback Engineer
Reggie Watts –  Show FX/Audio Tech
Kat Von D – Tracks Rig Build/Design
Whitney Houston – Tracks Rig Build/Design
30 Seconds to Mars – Sardinia Italy Performance, Playback Engineer
CL – Head In the Clouds Festival, Jingle Ball Festival, Playback Engineer
Meek Mill – Madison Square Garden Feature Concert, Playback Engineer
Big Sean – Thanksgiving Half Time, Playback programming/preproduction
Pentatonix – Holiday rehearsals, Playback Engineer
Dua Lipa – Truly Showcase, Playback Engineer

2020:

Ariana Grande – Grammys, Playback Engineer + Vocal FX Engineer
Harry Styles – Miami Super Bowl Showcase, Playback Engineer
Cages DTLA – Immersive Theatrical Experience, FOH + Playback Engineer + Show Programmer
Whitney Houston Hologram Tour – Tour Prep, Rig Design, Playback Engineer + Show Programmer
Wajatta – KCRW Showcase, Show + Monitor Tech
Cory Henry – Recording Sessions, Studio Tech + Engineer
Trevor Daniel – Jimmy Fallon Show Livestream, Playback Engineer
Machine Gun Kelly – Live Show Rig Design
Output Arcade – Vaporwave/Lofi Sound Designer
Reggie Watts – Keurig Commercial Sound Tech, Streaming Tech Assistance
Tiana Major9 – Afropunk Festival performance, Kelly Clarkson show performance, Mix + Recording + Playback Engineer
Harry Styles and the Free Nationals – iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Performance, Pre-mix + Recording + Playback Engineer

2019:

Meek Mill – Spring Tour, Playback Engineer + Show Programmer
Lil Wayne – Phoenix Festival, Playback Engineer
Big Sean – Dreamville Festival, Playback Engineer
Morgxn – Spring Tour, Coachella KROQ Showcase, Show Tech
Ariana Grande – Sweetener World Tour, Lollapalooza , Show Programmer + Vocal FX
Big Sean – VMA’s, Apollo Theater, Motown Anniversary, Playback + Show Programmer
Cory Henry – Los Angeles Studio Build, Studio Tech + Engineer
So Below – The Echo, Teregram Ballroom, FOH Mixer
Logic – Live Show Rig Design, Show Tech + Programmer
Anderson Paak – Live Show Rig Design, Show Tech + Programmer
G Flip – Live Show Rig Design, Show Tech + Programmer
Cages DTLA – Immersive Theatrical Experience, FOH + Playback + Show Programmer
Harry Styles – BBC Promo, London Showcases, Forum LA, Playback + Show Programmer
John Lindahl – Roxy Showcase, Playback Engineer + Show Programmer
Kate Nash – Vegan Fashion Week, Show Tech

EARLY YEARS


2018: 

Reggie Watts – Pedal Rig Design, KCRW Showcase, Show Tech
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – The Hollywood Bowl, Playback Engineer
Brandon Boyd (Incubus) – Ableton Live Consulting
The Naked and Famous – US/EU Summer Tour, LA Showcase, Playback/Monitor Tech
Ariana Grande – Sweetener Sessions at LA Ace Hotel, Playback Tech
Wajatta (Reggie Watts + John Tejada) –  VR Music Video Shoot, Teregram Ballroom, Playback Engineer + Show Tech
Reggie Watts + Karen (Late Late Show) – Capitol Records Session, Recording Engineer
Cages DTLA – Immersive Theatrical Experience, FOH + Playback Engineer + Show Programmer
Travis Scott – The Ellen Show, Playback Engineer
Ariana Grande – “Thank You Next” on The Ellen Show, Playback Engineer
AlunaGeorge – Fall Tour Prep, Playback Tech + Show Programmer


2017:

Dimorphic – Immersive IMAX film, Music Producer + Surround Sound Mixer
Vic Mensa – Fall Tour Prep , Playback Tech  
Selena Gomez – American Music Awards, Playback Engineer
Jessica Andrea – Fall Tour, Playback Engineer
Charli XCX – Microsoft Game Awards, Playback Engineer


EDUCATION/ETC:

Berklee College of Music– MA in Music Production/Technology,
VALE Valencia Alumni Leadership & Excellend Achievement Award 2024
University of Texas at Austin – B.A. Advertising - Creative Art Direction
Instruments – Guitar, Piano, Drums/Aux Percussion
Software/Tools – Ableton, Pro Tools, Logic, UAD, analog/digital audio, MIDI, networking, all major audio plugins/software, Adobe CS/CC

sounds sessions mixes DESIGNS  ARRANGEMENT atmosphere aesthetic rigS harmony MELODY

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SAY HELLO.

Let’s talk influences. Let’s check beats, or make something fresh. Let’s play with sounds. Let’s change the arrangement. Let’s beef up the demo. Let’s bring some other folks in. Let’s fly in some samples. Let’s edit. Let’s mix. Let’s talk look, let’s talk visuals, Let’s talk show, let’s talk playback, let’s talk performance.

 

PRAISE & THX

CJ BARAN

(Max Martin, Push Play, Panic! At The Disco, Carly Rae Jepsen, Nelly)

“AJ’s knowledge of live show programming in Ableton and Main Stage helped us bring our show Cages to life on the stage. His musical knowledge made communication seamless and he brings so many great ideas to the table.”

CORY HENRY

(Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, Snarky Puppy)

“AJ was a great to work with in the studio. He helped me get some of the best sounds and made it so easy to work on the new Funk Apostles record.”

BEN ROMANS

(The Click Five, Carly Rae Jepsen, Kita Alexander, Matt Wertz)

“A programming wizard, task master, master communicator, and passionate talent across the board, AJ Ramirez has been a staple to our execution to build out a new medium and experiment with sonic possibilities.”

JESSE WYLDE

(Sr. Director, Artist & Business Development, Artist Partner and Artist Publishing [APG] )

“In my role overseeing Artist Development for APG having a strong relationship with a talented and multifaceted MD is crucial… AJ has brought so many of our shows to life while educating the artist and providing a level of creativity to realize an artist's vision that is unparalleled. AJ is a master of all trades and has been amazing to work with as a resource for creating show files, rearranging, mixing, rigs, vocal effects, timecode, you name it. I’d strongly recommend him to any artist who needs someone across the musical aspect of their production.”

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