Music producer, sound engineer

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

A: I'm working on it right now. This is my main project in life, at the moment. Because he has to Express me as much as possible, show all my skill to the full: creating arrangements, sound design, mixing, writing lyrics, vocals, promotion and marketing. I am proud of him regardless of whether he will be successful or not, because I found the strength to start it, despite the problems and obstacles, and complete it.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: A few instrumentals for sale. Mixing a few tracks for my clients. and my album.

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

A: Not yet. But necessarily will emerge in the future.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: FOR ME it is Digital. Because it's much more mobile, modern, cheaper, and gives you a lot more editing options. The era of analog has passed. In fact, I don't really have much to compare, but in my field, I only get results with the help of digital tools.

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

A: I promise that I will do any work as if for myself, achieving the best possible result with my level of skills. I promise to respect my clients from the first message to the last edit of the project. I promise to be grateful for the opportunity to raise the skill, for the opportunity to do what you love and earn it

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I love when the project is completed, and I am completely satisfied with the result, I can not improve anything else. When I hear the result and wonder what I can do. It makes me so happy. It makes me feel alive. Useful. Fills my life with meaning. Working on music is like going on a trip. On a journey through the unknown nooks and crannies of his mind, in search of new discoveries. It's inspiring. I don't know anything better than music.

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

A: Can you do that? Answer: Yes

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

A: The more famous the producer or sound engineer - the better the quality of work.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Have you heard my works? How much time are you willing to give? Do you have any examples of what you want to hear? Can I act based on my feelings and experience, or should I achieve a strictly requested result?

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

A: Take your time and find someone who needs a job and someone who will do it well. Nothing motivates you to work more than the need to feed yourself and your family. Give a chance to everyone who looks suitable. We all need a chance.

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

A: Knife, hunting matches, fishing rod, bow and arrow

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

A: I've been doing production for about 8 years, but I think I'm still at the beginning. The last few years have been productive, I learned a lot, worked with interesting musicians, and now I'm preparing to release my own album, but it takes time and money. That's why I'm here. I need to make some money and get my skills up.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I call it NeuroNoire. Hybrid music that has absorbed elements of rock, dance music, electronics and hip hop.

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

A: If you choose one, then "Koan sound". I think their skill in creating music and sound design is amazing. There are a lot of cool musicians in the world, but these guys are number one on my list. Have you heard their latest album? That's cool. A unique combination of live music groove and rich electronic sound.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: I often record automation manually when it might be acceptable. I take control of some parameter, press the record, and manipulate it.Later on I can resample this and get a really interesting sound design.

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

A: I work at the junction of genres in my projects: Electronic, Hip Hop, Trap, Bass, Alternative rock. This is a very long list. I just put together elements of different genres that I love, and try to create something unique and interesting

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Creating instrumental music - my biggest passion, and so my strongest suit.I love what I do and it allows me to work tirelessly

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Emotions, thoughts and feelings. I believe that music is first of all self-expression, and only then the technical side. Only a truly sincere song can become popular with people. It doesn't matter if it's a love ballad, a drama about problems or a club banger. Creativity should be honest. Only then does it make sense to work on the sound. To create an original product. Originality, quality, interesting sound - this is what is important to me in a technical sense.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Depending on the task. In any case, I always do the work as if for myself. and so I try to reach the maximum level, at the limit of my abilities.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: YAMAHA HS8 Rode nt-1 Focusrite scarlett 2i2 Drums, Guitars, MIDI keyboards, My laptop FL Studio and lot of plugins

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

A: This is a very long list.... A lot of them...But if we talk about the first, coming to mind it is Culprate, Joe ford, Linkin park, Koan sound, System of a down, G Jones, Herobust, Tech N9ne, Cypress Hill...

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

A: Music production, mixing, Song writing