folk acoustic guitarist

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

A: Try to provide some reference songs. Something that your song could be beside on a playlist.

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

A: My 1938 Gibson acoustic, my dobro, drums, a mic and a recording interface,

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

A: I grew up in a recording studio. My dad has been recording artists almost my whole life. At 13 years old I was learning Pro Tools. Since then i have produced many artists and toured internationally in as a solo artist and as a hired musician on mandolin, lap steel, drums, guitar, keys and more.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: My style is mainly folk or alt-country. I like music that is lyrically centred and often very emotional in the productions.

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

A: I’d love to work with Madison Cunningham, Dawes or Blake Mills. All for the same reason, I think they are amazing musicians that have made really great soundingrecordings.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Use a spectrum analyzer.

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

A: I mainly work on singer/songwriter, folk, alt-country and similar genres,

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I think my strongest skill is listening. As a mixing engineer, producer and musician I listen to music constantly but not only that I listen to my clients and the artists I work with to help make their vision a reality.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring an open mind. After many years of working with artist to create their vision I have honed my skills to help the artists bring their vision to a reality. Ultimately it’s the artists work and my job is to help and facilitate the creation process,

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I’m often working with artists remotely helping them capture great recordings and then I edit, mix and master the songs in my studio. I often will add drums, guitars, lap steel etc as well.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: My studio is located in the Nova Scotian country side in a converted garage. It’s a great space to be creative and make music! I run a Pro Tools setup with Orion converters. I have a variety of great preamps (Capi, Ward Beck etc) and many bundles of great plugins (Slate, Waves, SSL, Soundtoys). I also have many great modern and vintage instruments including Gibson Advanced Jumbo (1938 and 2017), Gibson 50s Lap Steel, G & L Asat Special, Miller Pedal Steel, Moog synth, Ayotte drums and more.

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

A: I’m a huge fan of Dawes, Haim, City and Colour and more — I love their productions and they inspire me to keep creating and honing my mixing and mastering skills.

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

A: I am mainly a producer and mixing engineer when not on the road touring as a professional musician with Joshua Hyslop (over 300 million streams).