Mixing / Mastering

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

A: Working on a Rock project as producer, mixing and mastering engineer.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Symphonic Metal Project

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

A: not yet

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: both - best of both worlds

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

A: Work on the song/project until the band is happy

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I love music and to create mixes the Client will be proud of.

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

A: What does it cost to mix a song? I can't do it for free, but you don't have to sell your dog

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

A: That I am only a sound engineer

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Tell me what sound you are after and send me a reference of a similar genre.

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

A: Be sure to deliver the best recording takes, the better the recording quality the better the mix sounds in the end

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

A: My Mixer and 4 girls :)

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

A: I started out 2001

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I try to be on the harder side

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

A: Tarja Turunen

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Keep it simple, don't try to overdo it, otherwise you won't get a good end result for your mix

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

A: Rock, Metal

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Patience and years of experience,

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I'm trying to determine what the song needs, by trying to emphasize the important elements.and find a perfect balance between dynamic and loudness

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Listen to the rough mix, make notes, clean-up tracks, create a first balance of the mix, listen to it on different speaker systems, fine tune balance of the mix, create mix automation, listen to the mix again and make adjustments when necessary, make a short break and listen to it again, fine tune where necessary., listen to the mix on the next day, if necessary make minor adjustments, print the mix.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: We are working on a hybrid setup, going out of the DAW to a 44 Channel Allen & Heath ML 5000 Mixing Console, beside EQ and some effects we use only premium analog outboard equipment like Tegeler, SSL, Valley People, JoeMeek, SPL, you name it

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

A: Chris Lorde-Alge, Tim Palmer,

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

A: Work until they are satisifed