Mixing Your Songs Immersively

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

A: I would take my laptop, a mic, headphones, a keyboard and mixer.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I have an international style because i've travelled inbetween europe, america and africa so my ears are trained to hear every genre.

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

A: Any artist with natural singing talent like Alicia Keys because she inspired me to learn how to play piano, Chris Brown who is versatile, Arianna Grande because she has extremely good vocals and can go very high and Karol G because she's the most influencial female latin artist.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: If it doesn't need to be fixed, don't go looking for solutions and know what you have at your disposal so you can get the best quality out of it.

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

A: I usually work on hip hop, RnB, a lot of Pop, Latin pop, indie pop, and reggaeton.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Mixing the vocals so smooth or impactful depending on the song type. All without feeling like i used effects that would take away from the performance

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I'll ask the client what kind of mix they're looking for in case it wasn't mentioned before during the request and we will have the least back and forths as possible to make sure I can have the song(s) done before any deadline.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have a hybrid setup using pro tools, with my tube-tech cl1b, 1176, distressor and both my never 543 and 5059 mixer with a mix of different uad and waves plugins.

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

A: If you need any ADR Production (Movie voice overs), go to Janice https://soundbetter.com/profiles/368757-janice-marie-audio

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring life and character to every song I work on. I want people to feel the vibe and energy the song is sending.

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

A: I love the way Tory Lanez uses reverb on his vocals which makes it sound extremely wide. I like the way R3HAB mixes sound becuase of the way the sound blends into the mix. I listen to a multitude of artists and productions to give me ideas and combine multiple of them together.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: I use Analog because I would hate to have technical difficulties such as connection lagging within anything digital.

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

A: That they will never be disappointed with whatever I give them if they are as precise as possible.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I like how I can make people happy with the music I produce for them, I can music for a whole day without being bored,

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

A: I am often asked if I am good at what I do, like producing, engineering. I tell them that I am and I've been doing it since 2013. They ask me how I learned and if I went to school for it and I tell them that I am self taught. Most often other people ask for me if they are present (clients or people who recommended them to me).

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

A: Because I am young, people think I don't know what I am doing and mostly underestimate my skills and abilities. They most often mistake my knowledge.

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

A: I would tell him/her to not be scared of trying anything new because fear blocks greatness.

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

A: I started off as rapping and producing myself sound 2013, and dove into sound engineering the year after. I have no created my own label and it's been 5 years now that I've been producing people from my area which some do performances and open up for artists. I am going towards a one man business. Making music videos, photography , cover arts, sound engineering and beat making.

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

A: I mostly engineer vocals for tracks to make a crisp and smooth quality sounding track. I mainly have client coming in and out every day. I do a lot of rap mixing and less singing but I love doing both.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I ask them what their goal is & what plans he/she has. What is their favorite music style and artist they listen to.