Music Producer, Session Guitar

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

A: Currently they are all unreleased tracks! Be on the lookout

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: A single for Indigo Fox and various singles for S0L0M0N and Mike B!

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

A: Chris Longwood who is also based out of Houston. He's a great mastering engineer!

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both. Digital is great but some things are really cool about analog gear and running audio through some processing units like the SSL fusion or the Rupert Neve MBT just tie a track together.

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

A: what do these knobs do?

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: what are your goals? who are your influences? have you had any experience using a producer before, if so what was it like? What is your budget?

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

A: A electric guitar, A dynamic mic, a kick, MPC, and my laptop with a solar panel to have electricity for everything lol

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

A: I've been producing for some years now. I have been playing music much longer, but really I started out as a guitarist. This is why a lot of my mind frame on music comes from a players perspective and how the groove feels as if i was in a band. Even when i'm doing hip hop.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I have a latino base to my feel. It's really percussion based and adds a certain "Htown" groove to things. But it honestly is based on what im working on. Blues, Jazz and Funk are a serious influence.

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

A: I'd love to collaborate with Beanz N Kornbread. They've got a great style and if you haven't heard of them then you need to know more about Houston music! After that it would be Big KRIT, Bun B, Slim Thug, Zro, Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Drake, The Weekend, Megan Thee Stallion, Travis Scott. Jostein Gulbrandsen, Chris Stapleton, ZZ Top, Guns N Roses.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Less is really more, and leave room for the vocal.

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

A: I love a lot of different styles. Pop, Jazz, Electronic, Blues, Classical, Metal, Hip-Hop. It's all good to me as i'm a lover of music.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My strongest skill is my ears. My ability to tell the difference between a good take and a great take, while also being able to understand what a song needs to feel better.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I make sure the arrangement of the song makes sense and feels good, mixing is just one part of the process and making things sound good is great. But if it still doesn't feel like a complete idea afterwards and more importantly makes people FEEL something then it's not really a good song.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I typically ask what the direction and end result is. Are they wanting something just to sound unique and professional or are they going after a certain artist's sound/style. For production a lot of time and effort comes down to the initial budget.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I Focals with a Sub woofer to go along with them. Some outboard gear for tracking vocals. Apollo Twin with various plugins from UAudio. Waves Diamond and Kontakt. I usually run Ableton w/various packs and have Protools for mixing. Strat, Vader8 (8string guitar), Collings, Taylor (acoustic), and a Les Paul.

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

A: If it aint up to your standards. We aren't done.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I get to live and breathe music

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

A: i just make beats and that's all i know how to do. also making beats is really easy, so easy anyone could do it.

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

A: don't be afraid to sound dumb or stupid if you don't necessarily get how to explain what's in your head. It's my job to take what you say and make it a reality.

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

A: Big Krit, Murda Beatz, Swizz Beats, J. Cole, Prince, Stevie Ray Vaugahn, Jimi Hendrix, BB King, Drake, Beethoven

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

A: I usually make beats mix and do light mastering on tracks. As well as make recommendations and make sure I have the best take possible for vocals so I can then release a great product.