Basslines w/ love & soul

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

A: André Jenaro (damaa.beats) Grischa Kursawe

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: doesn’t matter. flylo recorded drums wirh an iphone and it worked. always depends on the project. i can provide both ways of course, if some specific characteristics are demanded

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

A: My Role as Producer, Songwriter and Musicians within the Production of my 3 Albums „Splendom“, „Patternwirtschaft“ and „noclip“.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Red Dead Redemption 2

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

A: depends on the job

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: when you can’t tell if it’s a bassline or a massage

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

A: Squarepusher, Miles Davis, Flylo, Vangelis, David Lynch

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

A: „How long will it take?“ „not longer than we communicated before“

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

A: that it’s not „real work“ (lol)

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: what was your fav. Band when you were 16?

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

A: be as clear as possible in your communication or be open for nee adventures

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

A: empress zoia empress zoia TE OP-1 Fender Bass VI Ampeg Fridge

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

A: i started playing Bass with 15 years. studied Jazz with main Instrument Bass at the International Music College, Freiburg (Germany) got a Berklee Scholarship, but was fed up with the intellectual side of Music. Now i use the best of both sides and combine it to something with knowledge and emotions. I also work as a Producer/Artist and experiment a lot with Sound/Frequencies and different recording Locations. I recorded my recent Album „noclip“ in an empty, 400sm big hangar in the south of germany. Always scouting good sounding spaces.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: as a freelancer: flexible, laid back, in the pocket as an artist: emotions>musical perfection

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

A: tyler, the creator because i think he got a magical talent and spirit

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: respect the first take as a fundamental & important step in the whole process

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

A: hiphop, lo-fi beats, experimental, doom metal

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: connecting people with each other

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: love, soul, organic mood, emotions, new perspective

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: as the first step i always have the first take tracked: i import the song into my DAW and hit record, then record the process of finding out and searching. sometimes there are gold samples in this takes.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: we feel good there, thats the most important thing. i can borrow the full range of musical Equipment, High End Mics or different Instruments upon your wishes.

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

A: Most common types in the past were recording basslines for hiphop Beats and Studiojobs for Metal Productions