Industry Mixing & Mastering

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Drum Programming. I got my first drum kit when I was 2yrs old. Rythmic music has become where I find myself most naturally at home at.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Novice producers typically use generic sounds, they don't push the boundary. Often they use loops and don't put much thought into the realism of the performance. Much of this unhelpful workflow comes from ego. When working with clients, I never start the conversation about my own taste of music. Instead, I begin with listening to the artist with the intent of every artist leaving with a new found confidence in their sound.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I have clients list artists that they are inspired by. From there, together we focus on the sound selection based on references. I look for what drums were used and common chord progressions.

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

A: My take on RnB & Hip Hop is to grow the genre by experimenting similarlly to how glam rock formed into grunge

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Macbook. NS-10s. AKAI Midi Keyboard. Fender Strat. Fender P-Bass. Logic Pro X. Arturia. Omnisphere. Battery 4. Serum. Native Instruments Complete. Slate Digital Everything Bundle. Ableton Sampler.

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

A: Demi Lovato's comeback single "I Love Me".

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Demi Lovato's New Album.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Anything that doesn't get in the way of the creative process.

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

A: Be Careful. I will give you what you want.

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

A: People are surprised that a White Dude from the Suburbs can make RnB & Hip Hop charting songs.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What artist would they like to open up for?

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

A: Know exactly what you want. What you don't want. And a plan to get there.

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

A: I am a Protege of Oak Felder. "In the studio with Grammy-nominated music producer Oak Felder" https://youtu.be/0mUC8nO8-HA

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: ExtraTerrestrial Production. Original songs begin with allowing production to be malleable in order to serve the song. My focus is not to see how cool I can may a track, but rather how happy an artist can sleep at night with their new song.

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

A: Vince Staples. He is always accepting of weird tracks. It would be a self-indulgent studio session.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Being crazy on the production is fun, but the focus should always be on a well written song. Otherwise the song that is created is a polished turd.

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

A: Artists who you want to work with: Sophie. Flume. Cashmere Cat. LIDO. Howard Benson. Artists I have worked with: POP & OAK. Demi Lovato. John Feldman. Kehlani. Tori Kelly. John Legend. Anne-Marie. Julian La Madrid. Alina Baraz. Kianalede. SHAED. Kelly Rowland.

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

A: I deliver fresh productions by focusing on sound selections that are unique & customized for each artist. I don't use the same kits for each song; references are important because I build kits with the artist.