Producing Session Guitarrist

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Releasing instrumental Music, Producing EP for a Young german female singer, Preparing LIve Gigs

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both ways are good. Digital could be sometimes faster, analog sometime more personal. There is no pro or contra for me.

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

A: We both will be always satisfied and happy at the end of the project.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Working for a good result and beeing on a creative path.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: 1. What is your Vision of the Projects result? 2. What timeline do you have?

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

A: Write me always a message and ask me for what would like to know. All Projects Needs to be treated individual and the easiest way to find out if I can offer you a solution is to ask me.

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

A: 1. Acoustic Guitar 2. Harmonium 3. Bag with Percussion 4.

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

A: I am make my Living as a musician since 20 year now. My path brought me from my first jazz Ensemble to high School Big Band, National Youth Jazzorchestra with trips to L.A.and joining sessions with James Newton to several german rock-Pop Artists.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: My guitar style is very influenced by blues and rock Music. Because of my jazz background I am used to a wide range of harmonics. So I fit very weel to singer-songwriter. But in the last years I discoverd all the wide oportunities to manipulate my guitar Sound so I am very into Pop Music which is much more synth-based than 10 years before.

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

A: Obviously the main Job is recording guitars. I play singelnotes lines for pop song, heavy doubled riffs and bouncing acoustic guitar fingerpickings.

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

A: In General I Need to be inspired by the voices Artist when it came to a creative colaboration. I like Artists like Lorde, Billy Ellish for their characters, Lady Gaga for her Incredible voice,

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Thats difficult. There are a lot of small Things technicly which can be important, But the main Job is to understand the music and to find out what it needs. Thats really subjectiv and based on personal experiences. Thats why some producer/musician fits better to an artist than another one.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Playing guitar and arranging.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Sometimes some new chords, sometimes only some supportive sounds, sometimes only a better soundquality.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: In case of a track with vocals I listen to what the Artist/Client sends me. I listen very carefully on the Feeling and atmosphere in the recording - it doesn't matter what soundquality it is. Based on that in 95% of the case I got very clear idea of what I would add or change in the song or what the song still needs. Then I start to ask for the Intention of the Artist idea direction, I am asking for some references OR if the Artists give me a free Hand. Then I start to produce some first idea/some sample/ a Minute of Music and based on the ball gets rolling.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Well, I have a Apple Mac and all Plugins I Need for my work. Some actual-trendy stuff like the Exhale ore some of the Fancy plugins from soundtoys. I am using a HQ D/A from Focusrite, I have a Neve PreAmp and a selection of microphones which includes also the Rhode NT5, which is very good workinghorse.

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

A: I have been very impressed by Max Martin because indenpendly of his great succes he still believes in the bascis of making Music. I also like the "roughnes" of Jack White or the perfection Quincy Jones (he has a very interesting biography by the way)

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

A: Pop-Rock and Singer Songwriter