Mixing, Mastering

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

A: That I will make your track sound even better. It sounds very basic but that’s what you want from a mixing/mastering engineer

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

A: Get your track as far as you can on your own. Always check if you are keeping the essence of the track that you liked in the first place. But make sure the mixer can hear very well what your intentions are. And please send me a dry vocal as well as a processed one (if you have it)

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

A: Pharrell. I think I can learn a lot from him

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Create, don’t think too much about it. The best ideas come out of nowhere

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

A: It varies a lot. I feel most at home in the pop/electronic/r&b world. But I love working on many different styles. My method applies to all of the ‘popular’ music genres I would say. Please give me a jazz record to work on, I won’t let you down ;)

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My musicality. I got into music because I loved the feeling my favorite records gave me. When I started making my own music I wanted to know everything that was going into making a record. All the technical aspects. But music is feeling. That’s why it’s good to have fun while making music. Get out of your head and create something that’s yours

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I would say the key word is depth. I see music creation in different stages. When I mix a track I get the chance to place all the elements in the right way. This is something the producer has hopefully already thought about in the production stage. A producer produces and a mixer mixes. I know that sounds a bit ridiculous and obvious. But it’s called mixing for a reason. You want elements to blend and groove together. This is sometimes very subtle. I know I can improve the feel of a track.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I have developed a mixing technique that allows me to make quick and effective decisions. But the first thing I do is listen. Listen to what is already there and how I can enhance that towards a finished product. As a producer myself I know how far you have to go to make a song work even before the mix. So off course I can fill in the blanks when needed but I mostly focus on what the artist and the producer where after. I know I can make whatever works sound even better and that’s a great feeling.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: My studio Is very suitable for critical listening. It’s very important to me to have a balance between a creative space and a ‘neutral’ listening space. I know I can rely on my ears to make the work sound better in this room and to make it translate to any other setup.