Sound Designer

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

A: Recording a 15 man classical orquestra with a conductor in a fairly small room and making it sound great. I was the head engineer of the session.

Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

A: Not yet, but I am not afraid of recommending other engineers if the song I am presented to mix is outside my expertise.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital, it is almost the same if you know what you are doing. Getting character with digital is more difficult but not imposible.

Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

A: I am going treat your music like if it was my own.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Working with music.

Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A: How do your mixes sound? My answer: They don´t, I make sure you can only hear the music not my mix

Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

A: I don't fix bad recordings.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I ask for references and to tell me more about the song.

Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A: If you want character and punch or a smooth but lively mix I am your engineer.

Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

A: Power engine (DAH), my speakers, my Apollo Twin, Izotope Trash 2 and UAD 1176 blue stripe.

Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

A: It has been six years of mixing songs, I have two degrees (Bachelors and Master's) and have been recording bands from rock to classical.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I like my mixes with character. A mix that sounds too perfect and clean has no appealing for me.

Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

A: Can´t answer this, there are a lot of talented people I don´t know out there whom I am sure I would love to work. I am inspired by songs, not artists.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Getting a good sound starts with the instrument you are recording. Don´t fix it in the mix and the performance is everything for a good song.

Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

A: Rock, pop, R&B and Indie.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Knowing how to get any sound I have in my head without over processing the audio signal.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: My expertise and experience technically and artistically as an experienced mixing engineer.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Listen to the references sent or talk to the musicians. Listen to their track. Listen again. Make a rough mix sculpting the main vibe we are going for, and then fine tweak everything.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: My monitors are Focal Alpha 65 and my sound interface is a Apollo Twin Duo. I mainly keep things in the box with a mix of the best available plugins such as UAD, Waves, Steven Slate, Soundtoys, HOFA...

Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

A: Enhancing their music to meet a commercial quality standard, always keeping in mind the vibe they want for their song.