Production, Mixing, Mastering

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

A: This list is so long here are a few off the top of our head: Artists That Inspire Us and Inspire What We Do Creatively in The Studio.... Classic Rock: Queen, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elton John, Billy Joel, Fleetwood Mac, Dire Straits, Kansas, Led Zeppelin, Steve Miller, Boston, The Eagles and more. Rock Music: Metallica, Stone Temple Pilots, Green Day, 21 Pilots, Stone Sour, Nirvana, AC/DC, Guns and Roses, Pearl Jam, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sevendust, Foo Fighters, Linkin Park, Rage Against The Machine, Deftones, Thrice, Trivium, Shadows Fall, Alice in Chain, Breaking Benjamin, and more. Pop/Indie/Singer Song Writer John Mayer, Phoenix, Jack Johnson, Jack White, Gavin DeGraw, The Dave Matthews Band, James Blunt, Christina Perry, Adele, Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Ben Harper, Jason Mraz, Maroon 5, Train, and more. EDM: Seven Lions, Pretty Lights, Zedd, Calvin Harris, Diplo, Knife Party, Skrillex, Bassnectar, Daft Punk, Crystal Method, Chemical Brothers, Sweedish House Mafia, Krewella, Clockwork, Adventure Club, Nero, Markus Schultz, Ellie Goulding, Above and Beyond, Kaskade, Porter Robinson, and more. Dave Pensado, CLA, Manny Marroquin, Lil Wayne, Dr. Dre, Warren G, Nate Dogg, Metallica, Stone Temple Pilots, Green Day, Travis Barker, 21 Pilots, JJP, Eddie Kramer, and Everyone at Universal Audio.

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

A: Our work and personal passion lies in the following areas: Recording, Composition, Arrangement, Remixing, Production, Mixing and Mastering. We have worked with artists in all genres and am a personal lover of all music. My aim is to make a connection with the artist and do whatever we can for him/her so their vision can be fully manifested and impact every listener with their story, expression, and emotion.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: We run the following DAWs: Logic X Pro Tools 12 Ableton 9 Adobe Audition Celemony Melodyne Advanced Interfacing and Monitoring: 2 UA Apollo 16 - (up to 32 channels) into a Dangerous D-Box For Monitoring which sends audio out of our 3 Way Genelecs, near field Focals, and active Avantone Mixcubes. When we want to run though the analog domain (which we do every minute of every day) we run everything through a Burl Vancouver 32 and into our massive custom patch bay designed by Audio Accessories. We then run from our summing mixer directly into a Dangerous Audio Liaison for Mastering. We print directly back into our DAW through UA converters and can render files from 44.1k to 96k based upon request. Cables: All cables are the finest quality and we custom made just for us by Mogami. Additional Notable Studio Points of Interest: We have a dedicated Podcasting area, video area, professional photo studio, comfortable furniture, a 65 inch TV in the main studio for mixing and DAW work a dedicated isolation room which is beautifully dead for all vocal and guitar recording, and a live room complete with a Baldwin Grand Piano, and additional TVs for viewing the control room DAW from the live room. We also have a wide range of mics for singers and instruments. We prefer a Neumann on the vocals and a good old SM57 on the Mesa Cabinet after a vintage Fender or GIbson guitar is ran through a Loadbox into a Mesa, Marshall, Orange, Sansamp, or Vintage Fender Amp. Instruments and Gear: Baldwin Grand Piano Marshall Original 1987 Silver Jubilee 50 watt half stack Mesa Tripple Recifier (Modded With KT77 NOS Tubes) 150 watt half stack Fender Deluxe Reverb 1966 Original Victoria Bassman Orange TH30 Head Marshall Vintage Modern Head Yamaha Organ Collection of Fender Strats (1980s to Present) Fender Telecaster Gibson SG with EMG Active Pickups Gibson Les Paul with Bigsby No matter what your art, we have you covered. Our environment screams innovation, comfort, and passion. See for yourself, don't take our word for it!

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

A: I am proud of every project because each artist leaves feeling amazing about themselves and their art. That is all that matters to me. You matter to me. Know that!

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

A: Look around at other options if you are not a person of extreme passion for your art. If you are a person of high passion, and looking to work with someone of high passion, then The ContinUum Music Studio is your best option.

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

A: Urei 1176, Crane Song Trakker, Kush Audio Electra, API 2500, and Neve 1073

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

A: Professional Gigging Musician and DJ

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Experienced, Fast, Innovative, Creative, and More Dedicated and Passionate Than My Competition

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

A: YOU, because you have greatness in you!

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Use your ears not your eyes!

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

A: Music made with passion and emotion

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Bringing the best out of people and their air

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Experienced ears, professionalism, a highly efficient work flow, honesty, authenticity, enthusiasm, support, guidance, and love.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Create something that coincides with the artists brand or helps them create one

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Higher Existence First Album - Chillstep ST4RG4ZE - Full Album - Dubstep Elektrik Souls - EP - Electro House HeartRate - Modern and Innovative EDM Greg Montag - Contemporary Ballads Sour Flowers - First Album - Alternative Rock InfiniteSounds - First Album - Singer Songwriter

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: HYBRID! This is OUR SETUP and we would have it no other way! The ContinUum Music Studio is home to a very innovative HYBRID Setup. We run a Mac Pro 8 Core Tower with 32 gigs of ram, an SSD Drive, and have 3 internal bays for samples, software instruments and more to maximize CPU and working at high sample rates when specified. We have a VAST collection of plug ins including a wide range of Universal Audio, Waves, SoftTube, SoundToys, Eventide, and more. Our Outboard gear collection is something of real beauty. We love the fusion of using plugins for tone shaping and creating magic inside the box and the pure analogue ecstasy the outboard gear injects into every mix. Each mix is different and we pride ourselves on never using the same tools 2 days in a row, unless they kick serious ass like our vintage Revision F 1176! We are inspired by each artist and each song. We know that some gear will work on many applications but also pride ourselves on using gear in ways most wouldn't so we can achieve a signature sound for each artist who submits music to us or walks through our doors.

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

A: My vision is your vision. I promise to create a sonic landscape for your brand that will make you stand out from the masses but also fit into your genre as a leader.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Making connections with artists and helping them get in touch with their hearts so their best art can pour out of them.

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

A: Why do you do this? Because I love people leaving my building knowing they were the highest expression of themselves on my watch.

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

A: That music production, mixing, and mastering is easy and can be done with spending 3 grand at guitar center and spending a few years in a bedroom on cans.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: How serous are you about your music? Why are you here? What are your goals? When do you want to achieve your goals? Will you trust me to help you connect to yourself and your art? Are you ready to go on a journey with me into your soul? Are you ready to fully invest all that you are and all that you have in yourself?