Remote Mixing & Mastering

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

A: OP1

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

A: I grew up around studios. My father is also a producer so I always tagged along. I studied music production for 4 years at Berklee College of Music. My band Apollo Sunshine toured the world and released 3 records, I went to work for John Hill (Portugal the Man, Rihanna, Santigold) in LA, then opened my first studio in the Bay Area in 2006. I was there for 13 years, now I'm in Berlin where I have a beautiful studio on the Spree. I and produced, mix and compose music every day. I'm so grateful for the life I have.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Get the job done and make people smile while I do it.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Don't overthink it.

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

A: Electronic, Pop, EDM, Indie, Americana, Hip Hop, Techno, Ambiant, House, Disco and on and on.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I'd say my biggest skill is my empathy towards the people I work with and the drive to make something great every time. Life is too short to phone it in.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring 20+ years of experiences, hundreds of happy clients and over 100 million streams + worldwide,

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: My process is typically based on the needs of my client. When it comes to mixing, I work first individually with the sounds through both analog and digital processing. Then I focus on the arrangement and tonality of the track and finally the balance of the elements. For production, I help my clients get their music to where they're happy. We focus on finding the elements of the song that really bring it to life and taking away the things that are distracting.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have analog based studio with gear from API, Neve, Chandler, Empirical Labs (2x Distressors) and a Dangerous Summing Amplifier to bring out the most headroom a and clarity in my mixes. I combine both the analog and digital realm. For instruments, I have a rogers and C&C drum kit, Roland 303, Yamaha upright piano, Electron Machine Drum and RYTM, OP1, Juno 106, Pearl Syncussion, Roland Space Echo 201, and an apogee I/O symphony setup. My monitors are HEDD TYPE 20 MK2s,

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

A: Not only someone I've had the pleasure to work with, but also one I admire greatly is Justin Vernon, for his progressive stance on music and openness to collaboration. I also love Rick Rubin, Mike Dean, Brian Wilson, Aphex Twin, Dr. Dre and many more of the pioneers of our field.

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

A: I'm involved with all phased of the process with my clients from ideation to completion and beyond. Happy take your demos to the next level with live instrumentation, professional mixing and even mastering. Pop, Hip Hop, Indie, Psych and everything in between.