Mixing engineer, Metal, Rock

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

A: The biggest misconception is that mixing is just about making things louder or “pretty.” In reality, it’s about serving the song—shaping the emotion, balance, and energy so it connects with the listener. The gear is just a tool; judgment and experience are what make a mix work.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What are you trying to say with this song? What do you want the listener to feel? Is there anything about the rough mix you already love or hate? Do you have reference mixes—or references you don’t want to sound like?

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

A: I like to work with artists who know what they want. Artists who want their songs to sound like themselves, just better.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring impact and feel. I make sure the song hits with the right weight, punch, and emotion, especially in rock music. I focus on energy, dynamics, and making the track feel alive.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I'll start with listening to the song with all faders up to get an idea of the song and see what needs to be done. I often start with the drums checking phase, next step is eq and maybe compression on the drums. After that everything is floating. all the tracks get their treatment to fit the track. Every session is different but mostly start with what I said.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both. I like my daw for recallability and editing. I like my outboard for giving me 3D quality to sound. I don't miss the analog multitrack.

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

A: I promise to respect your vision while using my experience to make it shine.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I am addicted to music and sound so for me this is the perfect job. For me it's about creativity and to constantly bring new challenges to overcome.

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

A: They usually ask price and how many times I will mix a song before they are happy. Most of the questions concerns the uncertainty that I would change their sound that they long fought to get right.

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

A: A Neumann U89, My Helios pre/eq, 1176 my daw and my monitors.

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

A: I started out as a drummer 1978, two years later i begun to play guitar. I started with recording 1985 on a small porta studio. A couple of years later I opened up my first studio called Smallhouse Recording. 1998 I opened a new full scale studio called Big House Studios. 2003 I relocated to a new place called Mixtrak Studios. Today I mostly mix but do record and produce occasionally.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Punchy, dynamic, and energetic—mixes that hit hard but breathe.

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

A: I mix Heavy Metal, Rock and everything between.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I bring a strong ear and a deep understanding of sound to every project. I’m collaborative, responsive, and consistently prioritize my clients’ needs while delivering on time.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: My studio set up is hybrid. That means I have 32 DA's routed from my DAW to different summing mixers . The tracks are summed in the analog domain. On the way to the summing mixers I have a lot of analog equipment inserted in the chain. I'm coming from the analog era of recording and this is the way i prefer to work. Its more complicated but absolutely worth it.

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

A: I like the productions of Randy Staub, Bob Rock and CLA.