Producer Mixing & Mastering

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

A: I usually make fully produced songs from scratch

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

A: Serban Ghenea, Alex Tumay, Taz Taylor, Murdabeats, Phil Greiss, Chris Lord-Alge,

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I use Mackie HR824 Professional Studio Monitors with a 10 inch Sub as low as 10Hz. My room is fully treated with sound panels and bass traps. I currently record with a BLUE Blueberry microphone on Pro-Tools HD

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I like to start the project while sending/presenting my progress to the customer for input and direction until satisfied.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: A sense of realism mixed with a sonically full production that feels right, and stands out.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Ability to play and improvise on piano/trombone. Editing pitch and time for vocals and instruments.

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

A: Pop, Hip-Hop, R&B, Jazz, Acoustic, Live Performances, EDM

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Always listen to your mixes at low volume. If you listen to a mix too loud for too long your ears get tired and you start to lose your sense of highend, timing, and pitch.

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

A: Post Malone because he comes from the heart and the production is fire!

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Realistic, smooth, dynamics

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

A: I started off as a musician first and foremost; performing piano, vocals, and trombone in many bands (Jazz, O, Orchestra, Choir, Pop, Rock). When I was 14 I bought my first DAW before interning at ShoreFire Studios in Long Branch, NJ. After that I continued my work as I attended Berklee College of Music. Since then I have always been writing and recording my own music as well has helping everyone else in the music community with their projects.

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

A: laptop, interface, microphone, mic cable, solar powered battery

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

A: Make sure your provider is easy to work with and can get the job done right!

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What kind of sound are you going for?

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

A: I think most people don't realize the time and effort that is put into learning the knowledge, the music, the tools, and the ability to hear pitch/time; and then applying that knowing what to fix in recorded music and how to do it properly.

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

A: How long does it usually take to make a beat? As long as it takes (until your happy)

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I take every gig as a challenge and love getting projects to the finish line as quick as possible.

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

A: Everyone who hears your music will be able to connect and vibe to your message and performance in a sonically full production and sound.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both. Analog for recording (going in), and Digital (going out). Best quality for the amount of time you'll end up spending.

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

A: Michael Khan

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: This week I recorded and edited Flo Rida vocals on a new song and working on two instrumental productions for Pop R&B artists.

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

A: I worked on a lot of projects for Bebe Rexha which helped her get signed to a major label.