Cesar Mejia is an L.A. based engineer and producer born and raised in Boyle Heights in East Los Angeles. Besides engineering and producing he is a faculty member at Cal State Dominguez Hills where he teaches audio recording courses for the Digital Media Arts program. Cesar has a unique approach of putting his clients at ease, allowing the artist to perform at their optimal. Cesar’s methods and skills have allowed him to maintain an ever-growing list of clients like: Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Brian Eno, Bill Withers, Will I. Am, Beatmo, Chicago, Zach de la Rocha, Mezklah, Wayne Shorter, Hurley Clothing, Hanoi Counsel for the Arts Vietnam, Sting, Joni Mitchell, Al Geroe, George Duke, George Benson, Motorhead, Monte Carlo 76, Natashia Williams, Brujeria, Nathan East, Los Lobos, Marcus Miller, Aztlan Underground, Chicano Son, Amazon Gold Foundation, Andy Garcia, Most Eligible Basturds, Marisa Ronstadt, Susan Egan, & Kenny Moreno. Constantly working on projects of multiple magnitudes, he fully dedicates himself and applies the same enthusiasm to all his clients.
Noel “Dio” Torres is originally from the town San Simeon off of California’s Central Coast. His
involvement with audio started when he was in high school. He played would play keys, bass,
rhythm guitar and percussion in various bands and was in a rap group.
After he graduate high school he wanted to continue be involved with music and sound. He
enrolled in to Cuesta Community College where he focused on audio recording and transferring
out to Cal State Dominguez Hills. In 2011, Noel received his certificate of completion in audio
recording at Cuesta College. While finishing up his transfer credits, Noel recorded numerous
local rappers in San Luis Obispo and ventured into making beats in 2012 when he bought his
first Maschine. He Transferred into Dominguez hills in 2016 and in 2018 he graduated with a
Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Media Arts with an emphasis in Audio Engineering.
At The Shelter Studios Noel Torres has recorded singer song writers and rappers as well as
crafted his own beats in the studio. He has assisted Cesar Mejia in various projects including;
Tropa Magica, Life the Hunter, and Kill The Bullfighter, to name a few. Noel Torres also works in
the Post Production world as an Audio Engineer, Dialogue Editor, and Foley Recordist. In Post
Production he has worked on the following shows and movies, “Mixed-ish” “Grown-ish” “Black-
ish” Jane the Virgin, Insecure, Avatar 2, Spider-man: Far from Home, and Henry Danger.
He is also mixed and edited various episodes of the Podcast The Voice of Esports with ReDeYe
and recorded and mixed voice overs for the Pitch app.
