Violinist & Singer/Songwriter

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

A: I wrote a symphony for an entire orchestra in high school. It's still my favorite piece of music that I've written.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I am always writing. Daily.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital. It's just how I function.

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

A: I promise to treat your song like one of my own.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I love being creative.

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

A: Delivery time? Answer: 7 days or 3 days with an extra $20 fee

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

A: No misconceptions really, but from time to time, people want me to sound like a particular artist. I am not an actress. I am hear to sound like me. :)

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Have you listened carefully to my samples and do you think my voice is well suited for your project? haha

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

A: Please listen to my samples carefully to make sure my voice is suited for your project. Then just trust me. :)

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

A: guitar, paper, pencil, violin

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

A: I've been recording for people well over a decade and I've been performing live for over 2 decades. It's in my blood.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Soft, etherial, layering, accurate

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

A: Cold Play, John Legend, Imagine Dragons, U2, Radiohead

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: It's important when recording oohs and ahhs that you slightly direct your air to the side so it doesn't muddy up the recording when it hits the surface of the mic. Even a pop screen can't stop your breath. ;)

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

A: I love pop, electronic, folk, rock, EDM, reggae, country, jazz. I've done it all.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I am an incredibly accurate singer. My intonation is near perfect and I care deeply about timing and accuracy.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I am a wildly creative person. You are in a sense hiring me for my creativity and ability to "hear" something new and unique for your song.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I listen to the song and gather inspiration, immediately taking opportunity to play or sing whatever naturally first comes to my mind. I then listen again, re-record as needed, and embellish as needed.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I've been recording in a home studio running Pro-Tools for over a decade. I use a Neumann microphone with pop-screen for all vocal recording and a Sure SM81 condenser microphone for recording violin.

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

A: Cold Play, Enya, Ella Fitzgerald...etc

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

A: I sing harmonies and vocal oohs/ahs to create layering in a track. As well, I play violin adlib in the background of tracks to create layers as well.