Production, Mixing & Mastering

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Right now I am working on the production of the EP of a Colombian Singer Songwriter artist called "Cavito Mendoza".

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

A: That I can fix anything once everything has been recorded

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

A: 1) A Macbook Pro laptop equipped with Logic Pro X. 2) An Apollo Twin Interface 3 & 4) A two set of condenser microphones with selective polar pattern 5) A Beyerdynamic DT-880 set of headphones

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

A: I have been a profesional musician for more than 10 years and I have been mixing and producing for 5 years.

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

A: I would love to work with any artist eager to take the time to explore and experiment for the sake of finding their unique voice.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Use as much time as you need to capture a good sound and a good performance from the musicians. These two are in my opinion the pillars for a good recording. Avoid the "I´ll fix that later when mixing" approach. It is true that nowadays a lot of things can be fixed later but it will require way more time and energy and chances are that it won´t sound as natural as it should.

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

A: Rock, Pop, Acoustic, Classical and Jazz.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Patience and musicality.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: A professional and unbiased perspective, to make the song reach its full potential.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: 1) I listen to the material I am going to work with 2) I talk to the client about the work that is needed to be done 3) Set a project´s schedule 4) I start Working 5) According to what was agreed on the schedule I deliver some previews of the work done during the working process. 6) Once both me and the client are satisfied with the final result, I deliver the final product on or before the agreed deadline date.

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

A: As producer: The Norwegian electro/rock/pop scene, bands like "Bendik" and "Emilie Nicolas" As musician: "Russian Circles", "Chelsea Wolfe", "One Day As a Lion", "Royal Blood" and such, bands that push the boundaries. As mixing engineer: Vance Powell, Andrew Scheps, Chris Lord-Alge, Jacquire King and Daniel Bergstrand

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: I prefer analog on the way in (when recording) and digital when mixing. This in order to have a solid good starting point when tracking/recording and then once recorded have the flexibility the digital world offers.

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

A: After working with me, your music will reach its full potential.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I don´t love anything else more than making music and I even love more the fact that I am able to make a living out of my life´s passion!

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

A: I mostly do production, mixing and guitar works.