I turn your ideas into music

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Crazy micro tonal synth pop.

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

A: I'm new here, I'll meet the others at the water cooler later and let you know.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both. Because who can afford all analog anymore? And working "in the box" is up to par now.

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

A: It'll be good and I won't waste your time.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The gear. I'm a gear nut. I love to read the owners manuals

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

A: Are you good? Yes.

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

A: That awful line 'you can't polish a turd' well, it's true. You can't.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Do you want to make an album or a recording?

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

A: You get what you pay for, and pay for the best you can afford. Experience counts, not a cheap deal.

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

A: a tent, a shovel, a small stove, a knife, and a solar powered cb/ham radio.

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

A: I've been at it for over 30 years. My career path? Only do what I enjoy, the money is just a plus.

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

A: Worked on the new Chrysta Bell album. I got it to sound amazing and got to work with amazing musicians including Pat Mastelotto, Stephen O'Malley, Adrian Utley and others.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Eclectic but accessible to people.

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

A: Damian Albarn would probably suit my music style

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Don't be afraid to make it sound tough. Even if it's a pretty pop song, it has to be played tough, sound tough, be tough.

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

A: underground indie music, rock, pop or hiphop. the weirder the better

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I can really bring out the song out of an idea.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: 30 years of music experience.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Listen to the song. Add to the song only if it needs it.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Studio based around Cubase, Universal Audio plugins, API Channel Strip, Universal Audio 1176LN

Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

A: Love underground or experimental music and musicians. Miss the old hip hop.

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

A: Mixing tracks, producing tracks, making beats, and general song writing.