Producer, Musician, Mixer

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

A: The Happy-Fi Coyote Nights compilation, I played all the roles on this compilation.... Musician, producer, label, legal and spiritual

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: An album from NIÑA

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

A: Maurizio Terracina

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Analog always end up digital, whatever sounds best

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

A: You'll love the final result

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Finding a song from the past and matching production skills from other artists

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

A: Do you record drums and cymbals together? No, but recently I changed my mind using XLN silencer plugin

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

A: That I only work with indie rock, I work with most genres

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Are you experienced? ;)

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

A: Know your music basics (Music theory, basic session recording skills and instrument sound preferences)

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

A: an acoustic guitar, a solar charger, kaossilator, an ipad with korg gadget and a set of ik multimedia monitors

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

A: 30 years from analog to digital

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: melancholic, 80s

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

A: Whitey, so impredictable

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: When recording, always moniter on the input signal for the loudest peak before hitting the record button

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

A: Indie pop rock

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Chord progressions and melodies

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Musical arrangements, harmonies and production tricks from other artists

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Work an idea through chord progressions, figure a melody, compose a complete line from start to finish on one or two instruments. Present the idea to other musicians, when the bass & drums are in progress, work out the lyrics. Record a session, mix and master.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I work with a Mac computer with an Apollo audio Interface from Universal Audio. My preferred DAWs are Ableton Live and Logic. My faviorite plugins from Universal Audio, Fabfilter, XLN Audio, Ik Multimedia and Waves. My monitors are IK Multimedia.

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

A: Whitey, Cornelius and Brian Eno are my favorite all around music production and composing

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

A: As a producer I get involved in the songwriting and the recording process, if available on the band's rehearsal or in the recording process at the studio. With the mix and mastering I work on my personal home studio and review modifications via email and video conference.