Hit Songwriter & Vocalist

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

A: I have did some toplining for a trap song, 'Rise.' I am just thrilled with how the track turned out and found the process fun.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: My band, LARGO are releasing an album later on this year. We are writing songs for that at the moment. I am also co-writing on different projects mainly for pitch.

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

A: Yes

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both - half and half. Depends on the music you are trying to make but personally I think a mix keeps things original.

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

A: I will always try my best for you. Even if I don't personally agree with a direction that you are taking the music in, I would always give you the benefit of the doubt

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: When I can articulate with music / melody and lyric something that they are trying to say ... when we actually get there it is TOTALLY rewarding.

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

A: How many revisions come with the price!

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

A: That any of it is easy! Some things you get better at with practise but being truly vulnerable and to write a song about that vulnerability is never easy

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I ALWAYS ask for references on what they are shooting for. If they are interested in me as vocalist or as a songwriter, I need references for both. Even if they say I like Julia Michaels style of singing but prefer Khalid songwriting, then I can take it from there and dissect exactly what it is about those references that the client is into and hopefully have a more calculated journey to their happiness

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

A: Be open minded, the less tightly that you hold onto the goal the more likely you are to get there. It's weird but that's music

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

A: Who needs gear on an island? where will you plug it in ? ? !! lol

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

A: I have been performing as a singer and songwriter for more than 12 years. I have TONS of experience in so many different styles of music.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I used to describe it as indie or alt pop but it feels more and more that my style of pop writing is becoming more main stream. But I would still say its alternative i suppose when compared to the pop of say Taylor Swift!

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

A: Sia because she writes such amazing songs. I would also really like to co-write with Labrinth

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: From the perspective of a singer ... I would say be flexible. Know how you would like to perform your song but have an open mind what will be best in a studio context and be open to take direction from the producer.

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

A: Pop takes up 80% of my time ... I mean dark pop and commercial pop.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I have a metaphoric flair in my lyric writing that comes in handy ! I have an imaginative sense of melody that pushes people I work with to be more original.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I have a lot of inspirations and influences. Some are REALLY old and some SUPER new. So I feel like a can bring a creative flavour to a song that gives it something authentic. I believe in artists sounding like themselves and not carbon copying someone else.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: For POP songwriting, it's important to me to get a lyrical concept together first. I mean, this is a song after all, which means there has to be something that you are trying to say ... Once I have that idea well fleshed out I start a basic / matching harmonic rhythm (so minor or not) then I sing some melodies over those changes until I find something that connects emotional both to the harmony and the content that I have in mind for the song. I then start to build the song one line at a time with all of this research that I have done. Sometimes I build the chorus first but otherwise I build from the top. It's always a surprise to me what works with a song and what doesn't. Which rhyming schemes work and which melodic rhythms really pull out the meaning of the idea and lyric. For SINGER / SONGWRITER style writing I usually write on the piano from the beginning and don't dissect the lines as precisely but give myself time to build the story and paint a picture. It's really dependent on the style of music what I would usually do.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: The best microphone for me to sing into is a Telefunken U47 ... we are soulmates. I don't own one yet ... but I will.

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

A: I love Sia as a songwriter. Her voice is obviously ridiculous but I admire her as a writer. I love Billie Eilish for all her ballsiness ... Always a die hard Kimbra fan ... at the moment Bae Miller, and Labrinth and Maggie Rogers are really exciting to me. In terms of music producers, I love what Diplo is doing on LSD. Zedd is also a firm favorite.

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

A: Collaborative songwriting and demo vocals. I can perform vocally in a range of styles so regardless of the genre I can get the right approach to suit your song. In terms of songwriting, I can work with whatever you have, a poem, a concept, whatever you have and build a lyric out of it. Melody comes pretty easy to me too.