String section,orchestra,brass

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

A: We did three neo-classical songs for one clients. Strings, horns, harp, percussion - it sounds very peaceful

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: We just finished the short symphony( 3 movements, 2,5 min each), 3 drum sessions for another clients, we do mixing for local composer. Neo classical stuff

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

A: I know the only one guy, he is a great piano player. His name is Paul. I'm new for Soundbetter.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Analog for tracking, digital for mixing, both for the mastering.

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

A: Understanding, responsibility, quality, communication. Sometimes we do even more than client asks. It's nice to surprise the client with additional service with no fees.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: To do the music. I can't see my self without it.

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

A: Can you....bla-bla-bla? In most cases we say - yes.

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

A: Nothing really dramatic. It's music, and it's as different as our lives. Although, there was this one client who was a real pain in the ass, but as it turns out, she's crazy.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Send the demo or reff, please. I'll review it and let you know.

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

A: To know what they want as a result.

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

A: Pair of sticks, good knife, fishing rod, water resist matches, bots

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

A: I'm in music from 1990. I worked in symphony orchestra for 10 years, the same time I worked in a big-band. After moving to Kiev I do studio business for 20 years

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Classical/cinematic, but also pop/jazz and other.

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

A: I would do some K-pop stuff, because my daughter is living in Korea

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

A: For the orchestra recordings we mostly do classical/cinematic stuff, but also pop/jazz and other. Our clients come to us from all over the world with their music needs.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Studio recordings, mix/mastering, session musicians, orchestra specific understanding as well as responsibility, quality, communication skills

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: We bring our soul and professionalism. Our musicians are very experienced, they all are working in State Opera, Philharmonic orchestra. No amateurs!

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: We ask for the score if we are hired for the orchestra recording. We can do the score if the client doesn't have it yet. Or sometimes they are sending us midi with their ideas. We can also transcribe, adapt, rearrange it. One word - we have to have the score. After that we are discussing the orchestra size with a client. It can be solo instrument, quartet or real orchestra, specific style of playing, some technical things. We do live tracking, usually we provide 2-3 full multitrack takes with two cam semi-professional video and quick bounce preview. Wee do mix/ mastering if client wants us to do that(extra money)

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: We use DDR DMA 12 analog studio console for tracking. We have some outboard gear, one of them is builded by our own hands, called Telegraph Audio.(https://telegraph-audio.com) Also Avid HDX audio card with 192 I/o converters, good microphone park, main monitors are Neumann...we have everything to bring music to live. Usually we do mixing in the box, but in some situations or clients ask we do analog mix, stem mastering.

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

A: Well, there are a lots of the great musicians in the world. For me as for a drummer René Creemers(Dutch musician) is the best.

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

A: Professional recording studios and production Kaska Records Studios. We have been making music for more than 15 years. We do recording of live instruments (from solo instrument to orchestra / big band), we do arrangement, mixing, mastering, session musicians, we write scores, we do transcribing music, arranging, editing, mix/mastering.