mix, intonation/time, podcast

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

A: I recorded and mix a live performance of "chocolate kings" PFM tribute with original singer Lanzetti I produced, played and mixed my band EP at the age of 22, and I still love it!

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: a prog rock EP

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

A: not for now! I hope to meet great musician and engineer soon

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: both!depend on the vibe and the mood of the song

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

A: we want to produce best music. all the time, every work, it's our masterpeace

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: when you feel a customer proud and happy of our work

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

A: they ask: can you make us sound better musician than we are? the answer: if you could just listen...

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

A: vintage and nostalgic sound doesn't mean old!

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: is this song represent you? do you truly believe in what you are communicating in the song?

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

A: hire someone that understand you deeply!

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

A: leatherman multi tool and flashlight! in studio: 1- fab filter pro q 2 eq 2- multiband compressor 3- line 6 helix 4- grado headphones 5- vintage delay like roland space echo

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

A: I work mostly as live-music sound technician since 2008, and slowly growing as studio mix and composer engeneer my maestro started his musical career in late '70..and never stop playing!

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: vintage sound! warm, in the face songs, that really excite the listener

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

A: everyone who really loves music and enjoy being a musician

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: high pass everything!

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

A: rock, progressive, pop rock, acoustic and folk music

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: focus on every detail of a song

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: we want to communicate to customer and final listener our passion and commitment for music. our mission is to make and listen great music!

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: edit tracks and fix timing and intonation start apply compression, EQ and FX. work on arrangement and sound edit. when structure, arrangement, little extra-sound (like special sounds, doubling, noises ora special sound effects) is set, we make final mix and check it on several sources. after a couple days or so break, we check everything with fresh ears, and enjoy a beautifull song!

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: a small but confortable room with a couple of ns-10 and a couple o jbl midfield monitors, a Hallen and Heat saber 8 analog mixer, with two rme fireface 800 into windows pc. also a macbook pro with maschine mk3 and a master midi keyboard a recording room with yamaha drum and a SVT ampeg bass amp Settled in a small and peacefull village in the tuscany countryside

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

A: CLA, Rubin, Albini the rock monsters Zeppelin, pink floyd, deep purple etc. the italian progressive PFM, banco del mutuo soccorso, Area etc. the california punk rock in '90

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

A: edit, quantize, intonation tracks mix studio, home or live recorded tracks arrange and compose demos and from demos to actual songs