Mixing & Mastering

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: If ears were a muscle, I'd be buff.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: MIXING: When I receive files, I import everything to Studio One, and get a rough mix together without any equalization or compression. From there, I confirm with the client that everything is good to go, or something needs to be fixed. --While talking to the client about their end goals regarding the sound they want to achieve, I put the mix on my schedule and the first version will be sent within the first week after starting it. If the client has notes, I address what is needed and send the revision. MASTERING: After listening to the mix down from several different sources to confirm that it sounds good, and I'm not crazy - Mastering of the song is completed within a few days and is ready for radio and streaming.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I live in a box with a table. On that table, I have a pair of Yamaha HS8 monitors, one samsung ultra wide screen, and some other things that really aren't as important. Also, the box has no windows.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm always working on improving my services. There's always something to learn.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital. Although I romanticize analog equipment and the sound they bring to the mix, it can't compare to the flexibility of digital.

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

A: Though I can normally gauge the feeling of the track during the initial mixdown, it's ultimately what you want it to feel like.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Have you ever tried to fit an Arizona Tea can inside of a Pringles can? Feeling the vibe and making everything sit perfectly in the mix is what I do best.

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

A: While mixing and mastering various genres are the majority of the work i do - the best way I can describe what I do is bring the music into your music :)