Podcast Producer

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

A: The whole iZotope software team.

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

A: Guitars and Bass guitars. Usually removing buzz, hiss, fret noises and squeaks.

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

A: A project with couple of videos out in the wild with a lot of cicadas and crickets in the background. Considering the starting sound point and the seamless end result - even I was impressed.

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

A: It all started by editing my guitar recordings around 2009. Eventually I got so excited about the end results I was getting from my (very noisy) recordings so I expanded to dialogue, voice editing - training, listening, experimenting and eventually learning the craft of audio editing. In the past couple of years it transitioned into a serious job and I'm freelancing since.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Evaluating the issues in the audio. Combining processes for the seamless results. Mixing other parts in (if needed). Getting back to client and listening for feedback and revisions. Finalizing.

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

A: A solo artist. I enjoy songs with one instrument + voice.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Leave headroom.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I believe I'm bringing different approach to editing. It's not all moving sliders, sometime improvisation goes a long way.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Dialogue (Voice) editing.

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

A: I always promise the best end result for that particular file. I always make sure to give 100% effort. I always stand by my words and didn't disappoint so far.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The end result. Salvaging someones audio into a professional or at least usable file feels good. Also, helping someone sound professional is a reward for itself.

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

A: 1. Podcast editing / mixing / mastering. 2. Any form of audio restoration and clean up. Removal of noises such as buzz, hum, hiss, distortion, clicks, crackle and more.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Podcast ; Old classes restoration ; Voice-over clean up, stutter reduction and music mixing ; Piano lessons videos - reverb and noise clean up ;

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital. Smoother with more options.

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

A: "How much will it cost?" "How long will it take?" "Can it be with a completely silent background?" Etc. The answer to all of these depends on the state of the audio and issues within. One thing is for sure - you always get realistic answers from me.

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

A: The "perfect" edit. In restoration, perfection is different sounding.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: As much details as they can provide about the issue and file. Where was it recorded and with what equipment? Is there maybe a higher quality file than the lower quality one they shared? What are their expectations? Where will the file be played, e.g. through what device?

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

A: Be relaxed and trustful because you and your money are fully protected on sites like this.

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

A: 1. Electric guitar 2. Acoustic guitar 3. Classical guitar 4. Amp 5. A small ship blueprint

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Determined. Punctual. Open-minded.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: iZotope RX 7 Advanced. Great headphones. Open mind.