Mixer | Producer | Guitarist

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

A: My first EP with the artist Champ Major. I was the recording and mixing engineer, and also the mastering engineer. I thoroughly enjoyed working on a full length project with him and helping him create it start to finish. It was fun helping him arrange his vocals and get the perfect takes on each song. I currently have a long standing relationship with Champ Major because of this album.

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

A: Be open to communicate and express your intent with the project. I am always willing to listen and fulfill the needs of the artist.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Crispness, clarity, definition, space, and dynamic range. However, what is most important is that I am also a vessel of the artist. I seek to imprint their soul and character onto the mix.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: I grew up in the digital age, but I would say use both. I believe there's a warmth and character to analog gear that can't be beat but at the same time I believe engineers absolutely should adapt and learn to take advantage of digital technologies.

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

A: Friendly and consistent communication, punctual delivery time for edits/mixes, professional quality. I will make all efforts to ensure your song is a unique and great sounding expression of your artistry.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I love hearing a song being polished and perfected in each step of the mixing/editing process. When I was younger I always had a huge curiosity as to how songs were created and edited in studio sessions, so actually doing that for a living is a dream.

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

A: Though engineers are required to be quick and efficient, some artists don't understand the detailed work and concentration that goes in to both tracking and mixing.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What services they are looking for, the time frame, what they are looking for in the mix/edits, where they drew inspiration, their favorite artists.

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

A: UA1176, Neumann U87, SM57, Great River MP-500NV, LA-2A

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

A: I learned that I wanted to record and mix music when I was in my sophomore year of college. I began working as an intern/assistant in studios and I've worked with clients in my home studio since 2014.

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

A: I'd love to work with Anderson .Paak. His music is so unique and creative that it would be a great experience just to see his creative process and collaborate with him.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: The original sound/recording that you have is the key to a great sounding music production. Once you have great raw tracks, the purpose of the mixing engineer is to polish and flesh out those tracks.

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

A: Hip-Hop, Trap, RnB, Rap, Pop

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Communicating with the client to determine what they want out of their mix.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I always start by breaking the ice. By communicating with the client, I can learn more about their preferences in the mix and where they draw inspiration. Once I get to know them, I'll begin working on the mix. I make sure the session is organized and prepared in case I need to transfer to another engineer. I'll then begin aligning, comping, tuning, balancing, etc. Finally, I'll add in FX like reverb and delay, add beat drops and vari-fi, or spicing the song up to taste. I'll send a sample of this mix to the artist, or if they desire, we can do a live stream revision session to get everything to the artist's taste.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have 2 Joe Meek preamps, DBX 386 preamps, Apollo Twin Interface

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

A: Quincy Jones, Slash, Nas, Garth Richardson

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

A: I mainly do mixing, editing, and vocal tuning.