Mixing Engineer

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Making Music

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Where was this recorded, what mic, what Pre amp, what converter, was the room treated, wht DAW, is the rough mix important to you, have you done any post production or do you expect it.

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

A: Any artist that's dedicated

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

A: Rap, Pop, R n B,

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Mixing vocals

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: My sound is current with an edge of what could be next. I do a lot of post production , adding drops and ear candy that helps accentuate the most important part of the artists performance. I try to give the song that THING that leaves an impression on the listener.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I mix two songs a day one in the morning one in the night, I take a lot of time to vibe with the song, dane around to it, ride with it in the car, watch sports center with the song on repeat, just really getting in touch with the song and what it need all the while mixing it in my head and then I execute all my ideas gettin rid of the ones that don't work and adding fresh ideas along the way. Its a process as unique to each mixer as their thumbprint.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have a studio with three separate rooms I work out of the A room. We have an argosy desk custom fit for my hybrid setup, Avalon 737 sp, Distressor, 1176 Rev F, SSL Fusion, Audioscape G Bus, Dangerous 2bus + Summing unit, Kush Clariphonic, 1073, Crane Song Avocet ii A Quantum D/A, Apollo X8, sonar works system, ATC 25A, PMC Two Two 8, Reftone, Manley ref c, and every plug in that you can think of.

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

A: Serban Ghenea, KY Engineering, Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado, Manny Marroquin, David Kim

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

A: Kiing Shooter new album, I mixed the whole thing. It sounded like he recorded it in the trap houses which was raw and full of the emotion that must have been in the room where he was at and it was his first label project so it was big for him. The songs are fire and he’s doin really good with the project right now.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: 30 mixes lol

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

A: N/A

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both bc it’s a must

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

A: You’ll love the mix

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

A: How do I sound like Chris Brown on the auto tune. Be Chris Brown

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

A: That it takes an hour to mix a song instead of the 10 hrs it actually takes

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

A: Make sure your ready to spend money on your craft beyond the mix.

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

A: Manley Ref C, Apollo, I Mac, Kensington trackball pro, headphones

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

A: 10+ years. I started out of a basement and worked my way to a building with 3 full studios in it that I own.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Current

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Mix in Mono for as long as you can before breaking down to stereo

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

A: I mix their records to get them to be radio ready and cleared by the label.