Mixing Engineer

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital. Analog is great, but in today's commercial market you have to be fast, versatile and dynamic and only digital can really make you that fast.

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

A: To make their song sound expensive, professional and competitive.

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

A: My NS10s, an M1 Mac, Pro Tools and I think that'd be enough :) Ears beats the gear I learned.

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

A: I first started out playing in a band with my friends (which we still do, till this day.) when I was 15 years old. The we started recording our own songs and since then I'm in love with the art of making records. In 2019 I moved from Brazil to Lisbon, Portugal, where I graduated in Music Production at ETIC. Since then I started a production company called The Sailors where we create, produce, record, mix and master songs for a variety of young and upcoming artists. After that I worked for two years in a commercial studio, learning every part of the process. Then I moved on to my own mixing career. I focused on stepping up my sound and, at that point I went to Paris to learn directly from Jaycen Joshua, which completely change my sound and my mindset. Since then, I've been using the knowledge and experience I got over the years to help artists achieve a world-class sound!

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Big, loud and heavy.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Think about the production in terms of frequencies and your music will be clear and bigger. Also LESS IS MORE. The least elements, the louder and bigger your music is gonna sound.

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

A: Mostly commercial genres such as pop, R&B, Reggaeton, Indie pop/rock.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I think to stay focused and get as quick as possible to the sound that's in my head, trusting my instincts and making music that touches people emotionally.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I maximize the song. I like to make really good productions sound big and expensive. That controlled low end and that shine up top are key to my sound.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I usually organize and prep the session, doing editing and tuning if needed. Then, after everything is in place I start the mix, which usually is me running the production through the amazing setup I got from Jaycen and doing detail work on each individual sound. After getting the mix sounding really good, I print the vocals and and instrumental and take them to another session to create individual special fx for words or moments in the song. Then, I take these fx back to the original session, do a revision to make sure everything is perfect and usually at this point, it's time to send a v1 to the client. Tha usually takes about 5 hours of work.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I work with a pair of NS10M Studio Monitors that I wouldn't change for anything. Over the years I worked at many great studios with amazing gear but I never been happier with a pair of monitors! There's a reason Manny still on them :)

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

A: I'm a really big fan of Jaycen Joshua and Serban Ghenea's work in pop and hip-hop music. I was lucky to be able to learn directly from Jaycen and it really got my sound and my client's sound to the next level

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

A: I work as a Mixing Engineer, working on editing and tuning when needed as well!

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: That I get to listen to new music everyday.

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

A: "Can we change just one more thing on the mix?" and the answer is always YES! Anything for the song :)

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

A: That we are really technical. Of course we have to know how to run all the equipments but at the same time mixing is very artistic. 9 out of 10 times, if you can really feel the song, the song mix itself.

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

A: I'd say always have a call with the mixer you want to hire, talk about the project and see if he or she is the right professional for the job. You're not hiring skills only, you're hiring taste and also, if everything goes right, a life-long professional and artistic relationship.

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

A: I'd love to work with ROSALÍA. Besides being a great singer she's also a great producer and human being. I'd probably have a great time with the Arctic Monkeys too.