Pop-Rock Producer & Guitarist

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Once a veteran master composer told me: "Do you want your track to sound 'pop' ? Keep your ears on tuning and timing!" . Nothing could be truer. They're the backbones of a successful radio-friendly production.

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

A: As a guitar player, my main world is everything turns around this instrument: rock, pop-rock, indie rock, folk, country, and pop music in general. I love acoustic and electric sounds, well blended with electronics. The kind of music I do is the kind I use to listen: John Mayer, James Bay, Tom Walker, James Morrison, Bon Iver, Coldplay, Radiohead, Muse, Maneskin, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Jack Johnson, Kodaline, SYML, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Paolo Nutini, Foo Fighters, Vance Joy, Passenger, Damien Rice, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Audioslave, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, Imagine Dragons, Harry Styles, Justin Bieber, The Chainsmokers, The Weeknd, Shawn Mendez, OneRepublic, Norah Jones...

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I found my deep musical knowledge is a factor that makes a big difference and strongly supports creativity and inspiration.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I certainly offer my vision: this includes my personal sensitiveness about what I hear, my musical taste, my playing skills, my background life and work experience and, last but not least, my years of high musical studies.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Sometimes the composition needs some enhancements about the melody, harmony or structure; in this case, this is the first thing to be done, agree with the artist. Then, once found the right inspiration and identity for the song, the process usually flows by itself. I always keep the artist updated about the development, sending regularly rough tracks and receiving feedback about the vision I'm following. Sometimes I like to involve other session musicians in order to get a specific vibe. Once the arrangement goal is achieved, I do mix and master or refer a trusted specialist for this task.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I work in the comfort of my house, my studio is part of it. I care a lot about real and acoustic sounds, so I'm always surrounded by my favourite instruments ready to play: guitars, piano, ukuleles, percussions, amps, pedals, and a microphone always connected ready to catch flying ideas. I use high quality condenser Aston microphones, along with Shure dynamics for some applications. Native Instruments Komplete Ultimate is the main library I rely on for samples, synths, fx, etc, but not the only.

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

A: My favourite contemporary pop-rock artists are: John Mayer, James Bay, Bon Iver, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, SYML... I take much inspiration by there for sure.

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

A: My most common job is to arrange and produce songs I receive from artists. They use to send them to me in form vocal rough sketch, or unplugged version, or with a previous production that needs to be remade. Then my work starts, in terms of searching the right character that the song needs: this always represent the most important part of the process and needs to be done with much care and inspiration.