David Van Walker on SoundBetter

My productions have appeared on Lifetime, Hallmark, Hbo, Great American Family with radio charting singles in Europe and the United States. I specialize in working with indie singer songwriters and indie bands. If you are looking for your sound, we can find it together. If you already have a sound we can enhance it. Always enjoy the journey!

List of What I Do
-Arrangement- Finding the best way to arrange and present your song. This also can be called preproduction.
-Recording-Drum Programming or Live Drums, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Organ, Acoustic, Electric Guitar, Bass guitar or Keyboard Bass, Vocals, Backing Vocals, string and horn arrangements (whatever the song calls for to make it the best it can be.
-Vocal tuning, Vocal processing, Vocal effects
-Mixing, track editing and cleaning, Eq's, panning, processing, compression, Effects
-Mastering- this is the last thing that takes place but is crucial for the sound and today's streaming services.

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Interview with David Van Walker

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: i coproduced and played some keyboards on a project with the group Herrick on one of their new projects. I was honored to work with the legendary producer out of Nashville Snake Reynolds.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I am multitasking. I am working and finishing up a contemporary Christian project for a female artist and also working on a Christmas project for another artist.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: I am actually fairly new to SoundBetter but give me time lol.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: I like analog for the warmth but digital made recording affordable to the world.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: To always give 100% of my time and attention.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I like making music!
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: How fast can you have this done. As fast as i can do it and still give you top notch quality.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That you can flip a switch and get the sound you want. When something sounds great it's because a lot of thought and effort not to mention talent was put into it.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What is your style? Who are your biggest influences? How many songs have you written?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Just really know what it is you want to achieve with your music.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: assuming we have power i would take a synthesizer, acoustic guitar, microphone, computer and interface.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: i have been writing recording and arranging music for the last 20 years.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Contemporary at least that's what everyone tells me.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: 2 types. I enjoy really big singers cause they require more production but i also like singer songwriters cause i believe what they do is more of a true artform.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: I am a stacker. All the big producers stack and that's why the sound is so big. I stack guitars, keyboards and lots of vocal stacking!
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Everything from Country to Rock and i have also worked on a lot of Christian music projects.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Song Arranging and Song Editing and also Keyboard parts.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I was a songwriter before i got into production so i understand songs and songwriters and the production doesn't mean much if the song isn't any good.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Listen to the song and think about an arrangement. Then i sit down create a drum loop to work with that i may or may not use later and then i start laying down parts to see what will work and what won't.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: My studio is more geared for the solo and overdubbing sessions although occasionally i still record live bands.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: I like big lush productions like that of David Foster or Mutt Lange and most of my favorite musicians are piano players lol.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I specialize in Song arrangement and Music Production, especially keyboard oriented type music where i am laying out all the parts and arranging vocals as well.