José Fortes

José Fortes (born February 16, 1943 in Porto), one of the best known Portuguese sound engineers, is well known for having recorded and produced many artists since the 60s. He developed an early interest in sound, recording his first record by the age of 15 for the label. He started in and later in where he supervised lacquer cutting and was later head of the studio's audio department. Throughout the years he recorded multiple influential albums and artists in the Portuguese music scene ranging from Carlos Paredes, José Afonso, José Calvário to Fausto Bordalo Dias and Heróis Do Mar - many of whom for. He co-founded his first studio in 1965, I in 1979, and later. In recent years José Fortes does most of his work with a mobile recording unit featuring the 801 Matrix monitors from Bowers & Wilkins. His latest work has been mostly dedicated to the recording of classical music and and lecturing on sound.