Producer/Guitarist/Songwriter

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both! I love the sound of an LA2A

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

A: We will get closer to your dream sound

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Life is music and music is life!

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What are your dreams as an artist?

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

A: My Strat My M1 8TB Laptop Interface SM7B

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

A: I've been at this my whole life. As a kid, I played jazz festivals with my groups and went on to musical school (Eastman and Yale) where I studied Jazz and Classical with world class musicians and went on to tour with Cirque Du Soleil. After school I began to compose, produce, mix and master music for ABC, BBC, CBS, E Entertainment, Fox, HBO, MTV, Nat Geo, Style Network and many others. I developed many artists helping them get signed to major labels, build fanbases and tour.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Top 40's

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Many people try to wrap a luxurious beat around a vocal to make the music sound good--INSTEAD--get a luxuriously perfected vocal (and before that, a hit song) which will ultimately drive the track. Of course then proceed to make the best track possible.

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

A: Top 40's but also Jazz and Classical

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Playing the guitar

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring a depth of musical feeling, sensibilities and knowledge from having earned muiltiple Music Degrees (Eastman School of Music and Yale University). 300+ Million Streams with my clients on Spotify and 100 Million Views with my clients on You Tube.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Reference Tracks Initial work Revision Provided

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: M1 8TB 64 GB Any DAW needed (Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton, Cubase, FL Studio...) Wide array of plugins and VSTs from Acustica, Fab Filter, Oak Sound, PSP, Native Instruments, Spitfire... Many great mics including the Neumann U87, MCM 114, AT 414, Shure SM7B, 57, 58, Super 55, KSM 137, Schepps Mk21 Stereo set UA X8 Distressor, LA610, LA2A and more... Nash S-57 Strat, D Angelico Bedford Deluxe, ES 335, Les Paul Standard, SG Standard, Martin DC Aura, Taylor K14 V Class, Greg Smallman, Steve Connor Custom, Salvador Castillo Flamenco, Salvador Castillo 24 Fret Electric Flamenco and many more... Barefoot Monitors Roland V Drums Williams Symphony Full Midi Grand Komplete Kontrol S88 Mk2

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

A: I am inspired by top 40s music throughout history and the music that moves people. I am also very inspired by classical and jazz music which are at the core of who I am as a musician and what enables me to create what I am hearing.

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

A: I work with artists to achieve their dreams which has meant creating their music from scratch with them and then finding them the right record or publishing deal, landing #1 on the Billboard charts or getting nominated for a Grammy. In other cases, it has meant finding the right tour for them to be a part of, or landing music a sync on their favorite show. There is no one size fits all, it all depends on what the artist is aiming to do.