Testimonials for OttO
“I’m super stoked about booking some sessions with you Otto, to dive deeper into logic!!!! … Who knows how much better the next Maroon 5 album will be because of Otto" - Jesse Carmichael , founder, keys, Songwriter, Producer, Maroon 5 (3-Time Grammy Award winner, 18 million records sold).
"Mr. De Togni is “my go to guy for all things technology" - Francis Buckley, Grammy Award winning Engineer/Producer: Paula Abdul’s, Alanis Morisette’s, Quincy Jones…
“Maurizio is simply put, an incredible educator and audio technologist, one of the world’s top Apple Certified- Logic Pro Master Trainer, an Avid Certified Pro Tools Expert, along with having more than 30 worldwide professional certifications.” - David Isaac, Music Producer, Mix Engineer, 3-Time Grammy Winner for Music Producer (Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Madonna, Stevie Wonder).
“Constantly I am aided by Maurizio and his technical troubleshooting. He has been an invaluable asset to my productions . . . He is always my go to guy with every Pro Tools and Logic problem I come across" - Rich Dickerson & Gigi Meroni, Music Composer (Warner Bros. TV show, “What’s New Scooby Doo), Emmy Award
“The 20 year experience in writing music for international awarded commercials and for awarded TV shows let Mr. De Togni be one of the best appreciated composer, arranger and director in the Italian Entertainment field … One of the most skill-full audio expert and sound engineer I had a pleasure to meet and work with.” - Carlo Silotto, Composer, Orchestrator, Producer, Violinist, (“The Punisher” with John Travolta, Golden Globe nominee (NO MAD, Best Score).
"With nearly two-million lines of code Pro Tools is the world’s most comprehensive computer program of its kind. As it is also the world’s most popular and widely used recording and audio production program there is an extreme demand for qualified instructors . . . Otto’s qualifications are on the highest order." - Jerry Christie, Recording Engineer for over 45 years (Lenny Kravits, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Jessica Simpson).
"Otto is an outstanding Musician / Educator / Friend / Human Being…His commitment to excellence is above and beyond any I have ever seen. -
Mark Cross, Producer, Composer, Educator (Composer: NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Fox’s American Idol, HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, CBS’s Evening News with Katie Couric);
“Maurizio not only possesses highly advanced abilities as a producer, audio technologist & programmer, he also has an extraordinary depth of experience as an educator and master trainer…" - Beth Marlis, Vice President at Musicians Institute, Hollywood, CA
“ Mr. De Togni came to our attention because he is one of the few in the world who is an Apple Certified Master Pro/Trainer in Logic Studio as well as an Avid/Digidesign Certified Pro Tools Expert/Instructor.” - Pascale Cohen-Olivar, Program Director, Entertainment Studies and Performing Arts, UCLA Extension
“Maurizio is not only an incredibly gifted musician, composer, producer, and engineer, but brings with him a track record of celebrity and success that makes him highly competitive within the American music industry. - Monica Mancillas, (former) Director, Audio Engineering, Musicians Institute, Hollywood, CA
“OttoDe Togni is one of a handful of master Logic Studio and Pro Tools trainers in the world. This makes him an ideal trainer for instructing students and employees who must work in both of these complicated systems and deems him uniquely qualified to train educators, such as ours, who are transitioning from one platform to the other.” - Jeff Sobel, Chief Engineer, The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus.
"Mr. De Togni “has achieved the highest level of certification on Apple audio/music solutions. He has reached the master trainer status, which only a very limited number of trainers have completed worldwide.” - Phil Erhart, ProApps Training Senior Manager, Apple Europe,
"For several years, when I used to be the editor in chief for Macworld Italia, Otto was one of my key contributing writers. I always appreciated his skillness and deep knowledge of the state-of-the-art products of the industry and his reliability." - Enrico Lotti (Chief Editor - MacWorld, Italy)
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Others peers & award winner professionals Otto has been working with: Bryan Aponte, Sound Engineer and Television Producer (2-time Emmy Award nominee, worked for CBS, ABC, FOX, E!, BET); Diego Stocco, Music Sound Designer, Producer & Performer (Score: Chernobyl Diaries, Musician: Sherlock Holmes, Designer: Immortals, Takers, Into the Blue); Matthew Iadarola, Music Engineer, (Emmy nomination 2001, Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences); Jason Richmond, Director of Music – Motion Picture Group at Paramount Pictures, and many more ...



