Mastering Engineer

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

A: Ive worked on docens of projects, feel very proud of all of them. Love to see the surprise on the artist when they hear they're music well Mixed and Mastered.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Several Album Masters with close due dates.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digitial. Portability + Flexibility.

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

A: First Song - 50% OFF MIX + FREE MASTER

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Using my skill to elevate other people's art.

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

A: How many edits they get. As many as the song needs.

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

A: That anyone can do it.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Thinking long term, how many songs are you looking to Master per year?

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

A: Consistency in the sound quality of your artist develops trust and a familiar sound. I can do that for you.

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

A: My M2 Mac Book Air. My Status Audio Cb1s. My Komplete 6 interface. My Shure SM7B. My Launch Pad Pro.

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

A: I've been doing this for 20 years now.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Unique and Custom to every project.

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

A: Skrillex or Diplo. They're the best.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Don't over producer.

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

A: Urban, Electronic, Tropical, Trap, Hip Hop, Pop

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My ears and setup.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: When mixing I always go for a 3d space. When mastering I go for taste and texture.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Load the reference. Load the demo. Hear it thru 3 times. Take notes. Level Master. Carve out unwanted freqs. Transient Shaping. Saturate / Excite. Clip.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: All in the box, custom setup, all internally chained in a specific way. Great results every time.

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

A: I tend to go for songs not artists. Every song is different.

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

A: Mix & Master