Studio Recording and Mixing

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

A: Talii "More Than Friends" single. I've been working with Talii for a few years now, and I've loved watching her grow. I think she's writing and performing at her highest level yet (with the help of production team Luxury Lane). And it's her most authentic self. My role is recording, some vocal production and mixing.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm always working on mixing projects. In addition I've recently started to help develop a couple artists with my production partners and it's so rewarding watch them grow!

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

A: I started as an intern in 2013, and went to school for engineering from 2015-2016. I've been engineering full time for almost 6 years.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Very Hi-Fi. I love making everything as clean and punchy as possible. However, if that doesn't suit the song I'll do whatever sounds best. I make it my mission to serve the vision of the artist first and foremost.

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

A: I'd love to work with Charlie Puth. His perfect pitch and background in jazz have influenced his writing and added a cool complexity to his pop songs. I'd also love to work with Doja Cat because of her unique sound and high level of creativity.

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

A: I work on a lot of R&B, Afro and Latin genres, but generally anything modern, hip hop or pop is in my wheelhouse

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Vocal editing and tuning, and vocal sound in general in mixing. I also excel in communication, patience and understanding.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Attention to detail and desire to achieve your vision for the song

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I record with all analog preamps and compression: Millennia HV-3C, Focusrite ISA Two, Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor, Tube-Tech CL1B.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I use Genelec 1032a monitors, Amphion Two18s, Apollo Twin MKII, Avantone Mixcube with a MacPro running ProTools Studio and Logic Pro X.

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

A: John Mayer has always been a huge inspiration to me. But as far as music professionals, I'm a huge fan of the mixing styles of Manny Marroquin, Serban Ghenea and Jaycen Joshua.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Hybrid! I love the sound of analog, but the ability to recall mixes quickly is paramount. If you can create a setup where you utilize the best of both methods, that's the goal.

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

A: I will never take shortcuts and always give 100% to your project. I will also be honest with you about things you can improve to get closer to your goals.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I love when artists are able to trust me in their most authentic, vulnerable state when expressing themselves and creating their art. And when I can help them achieve their vision sonically it's incredibly rewarding.

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

A: It's not all glamorous and fun and games. During recording, there can be a lot of pressure to control the vibe of the room and bring out the best in the artist recording with all kinds of distractions around. With editing and mixing I sit alone in a room all day and play the same sound hundreds of times.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I ask about their goals and their influences to understand where they're at right now and where they want to be.

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

A: Be specific in what you're looking for. Be organized with your files. Understand that the source material has a huge part in the quality of the product at the end.

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

A: I do mostly recording and mixing.