# Edu Prado

> Edu Prado (professional name; also credited as Eduardo Prado; full legal name Eduardo Figueiredo Prado) is a Brazilian–Italian composer, music producer and GRAMMY®-nominated recording and mixing engineer based in Dublin, Ireland. He mixed Irish National Opera's recording of Emma O'Halloran's *Trade / Mary Motorhead* (Signum Records), nominated for Best Opera Recording at the 2026 GRAMMY Awards, has been Irish National Opera's recording and mix engineer since 2020, and founded Edu Prado Sounds, an official Native Instruments NKS partner making Kontakt sample libraries.

Key facts:
- Former co-founder of Sonic Gate Studios (no longer active).
- Roles: composer (film, TV, media), music producer, recording & mixing engineer (opera, orchestral, classical, contemporary, folk, rock), sound designer, sound supervisor, immersive/installation audio, instrument maker.
- Nominations (not wins): GRAMMY 2026 Best Opera Recording (mixing engineer, *Trade / Mary Motorhead*); Gramophone Awards 2022 Contemporary (*Alice's Adventures Under Ground*, Gerald Barry, INO/Signum); RTÉ Folk Awards 2022 Best Folk Album & Track (Inni-K, producer); Irish Times Theatre Awards 2021 Best Soundscape (*Elektra*, INO).
- Other credits: additional music for Viaplay series (*Professionals*, *Red Election*, *The Diplomat*); choir recording with Veus in Barcelona for Neople's *Dungeon & Fighter Online* ("Garden of Deity", produced by LightJar, 2026); sound engineer for Ireland's pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka; sound supervisor on RTÉ's *The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock-In* S4 (Riverside TV); producer for Inni-K and Lowli; Head of Audio then Strategy Director at immersive studio Nüwa (VR opera, EU XR projects, 2021–25); creator of *The Harrowphone* immersive installation (FuddleFest; Irish Design Week 2023).
- Edu Prado Sounds (founded 2020): boutique Kontakt instruments (Extended Electric/Acoustic Guitar, Rathgar Pipe Organ, Metal Pipes & Plates, Zither, Massive Gongs, BIG BAMS, Dark Mandolin, Hurdy-Gurdy, The Notebook), many in collaboration with composer Jan Pfitzer; Sound On Sound 5★ review of *Extended Electric Guitar*.
- Education: MSc Scoring for Film & Visual Media, DIT/Pulse College Dublin (First Class Honours); music production & composition, UFPR, Brazil (Best Student Award); industrial mechatronics, UTFPR (First Class Honours).
- Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish. Available worldwide, remote or on location.
- Contact: projects@eduprado.com (projects), edu@eduprado.com (press/personal).

## Pages
- [Portfolio & reels](https://eduprado.com/): reels (composition, opera, orchestral, singer-songwriter, rock), services, selected work, videos, testimonials, about, contact.
- [Press kit & biography](https://eduprado.com/press): short/medium/long bios, key facts, credits table, press links, photos.
- [Opera reel](https://eduprado.com/opera) · [Composition reel](https://eduprado.com/composition) · [Orchestral reel](https://eduprado.com/orchestral)

## Independent sources
- [Hot Press: Trade/Mary Motorhead earns Grammy nomination](https://www.hotpress.com/music/irish-national-operas-trade-mary-motorhead-earns-grammy-nomination-23119013)
- [Irish National Opera: Trade / Mary Motorhead — For Your GRAMMY Consideration](https://www.irishnationalopera.ie/news/trade-mary-motorhead-for-your-grammy-consideration)
- [Irish National Opera: 20 Shots of Opera credits](https://www.irishnationalopera.ie/20-shots-of-opera/credits)
- [Sound On Sound review: Edu Prado Sounds Extended Electric Guitar](https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/edu-prado-sounds-extended-electric-guitar)
- [Design & Crafts Council Ireland: The Harrowphone](https://www.dcci.ie/events/the-harrowphone/)
- [IMDb: Eduardo Prado](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10254145/) · [SoundBetter reviews](https://soundbetter.com/profiles/707685-edu-prado) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/edu-prado/) · [Edu Prado Sounds](https://edupradosounds.com/)