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

A: Spanish Prisoners - recording and mixing / Megan Palmer - recording and mixing

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: My own songs.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital at this point. 24bit/96k with a good converter sounds nearly as good as any analog.

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

A: That it will be what you need/want.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Working from home.

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

A: How soon? ASAP

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

A: That it's easy and anyone can do it.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Timeline, $, vibe, influences.

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

A: Please listen to my music song samples. They tell the whole story.

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

A: My Gibson custom shop J45, my Pono cedar Uke, my mini-O guitar, maybe my melodica and a nice chair. :)

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

A: I started writing and recording my songs at 15; started a band at 20; wrote, recorded, mixed, produced much of songs/music for said band. Toured the US many times; toured Japan with my band. I've been writing, recording, mixing, producing songs nearly every day of my life since then.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Loose but prolific.

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

A: Andy Shauf. I'd just like to see his process.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: I have a few secret weapons - random vintage mics that most would think are useless, but I know exactly what they work well for even if it's just one thing.

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

A: Indie, folk, pop, rock, acoustic.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Listening.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Anything needed. And 15+ years of creative ideas.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Listening, listening, listening. Playing along while listening. Learning the song, learning the parts. Ideas. Test/scratch recording. Vibes.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: 2nd floor of my house is dedicated to music. 2 great sounding open rooms, hardwood floors. Drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, iPad, UA Apollo Twin running Reaper, UA & soundtoy plugs, various outboard pedals and sounds, Nord Stage 2 piano/organ, Nord Drum 2 setup, teenage engineering OP-1.

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

A: David Bazan, Kevin Morby, Andy Shauf, TapeOp.

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

A: Recording, mixing, sculpting creative sounds