Music Producer, Mix Engineer

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

A: Despite not making guitar based music anymore, 'A Thinking Animal' was something I loved. I was such a unique, difficult record, but making it was a drea,

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I am collaborating with my friend Seth from the amazing Fold. I am also working on my new single as well as a sound design project..

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both have they're qualities. But fir the music I make Digital as I am working on multiple projects and need instant access to a mix, and it was what I was trained on.

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

A: That I'll listen to what they want but be truthful in my reactiions.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: When you send a mix and it exceeds expectations and the artist's world suddenly becomes bigger.

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

A: If you use tuning does that mean I can't sing? Answer: No. Everybody uses it.

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

A: That you can turn one thing up without that having a knock on effect!

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What feel are you going for?

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

A: Make sure they understand what youare trying to achieve.

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

A: Laptop with Pro Tools and my NI Maschine Mk3, sample library andSD 960 Headphones

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

A: Have been working for 20. I ran a commercial studio for 7 years and learned more than I could imagine. From there I worked with LOADS of Indie bands. I stepped into pop about 4 years ago and realised I loved the magpie creativity of it.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Heartfelt. Start mall, end BIG!

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

A: Taylor Swift: Has there been a better writer in years. She effortlessly straddles pop and singer-songwriter and and understands melody innately.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Use reverbs in different ways throughout a song. This will add variety to the mix.

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

A: Pop, Singer songwriter, EDM and some funk and hip hop.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Dynamics. These are both sonic and emotional, but these are key to a listeners journey through a song.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: As well as expertise, I bring an an audiences's ear. I try and understand what a listener wants to feel when hearing a song and what emotion they want to be left with,

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Typically I'll listen to the whole track in a rough state. I'll then listen to some tracks that have the same feel and try to understand how that had been captured. I then listen through the stems and determine their role after which i"l start processing and blending. only after all of this will I tray and mix the track.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: My studio is acoustically treated to be the best mix space possible. I work on Pro Tools with a host of world class plugins and virtual instruments. I monitor on Classic HR824s and NS10's

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

A: Taylor Swift, DJ Premier, Max Martin, Stevie Wonder, Prince

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

A: Most of the work I do is mixing and producing pop and contemporary singer-songwriters