Producer, Mix Engineer

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

A: the biggest....is that I can make 'horribly' recorded material sound 'great'....I've been called a magician before, but that's not atypical, lol.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: How do you hear/see yourself sounding? Is there anything similar you'd like me to hear first?

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

A: know the direction you want your record to go first, then look for someone with experience in that genre.

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

A: 1 Pro Tools, 2 my Maschine, 3 my Chord&Major earphones, 4 SSL X-Logic, 5 my G&L bass

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

A: I've been doing music my whole life...started as a touring musician at 19.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: my style is......r&hipnorganic

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

A: Kendrick Lamar, because he's doing some pretty creative stuff now.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: find what works best for you, whether its the DAW you're using, monitors, effects....find YOUR sound!!!

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

A: I usually work on r&b and hip-hop, but have worked on edm, techno, country, gospel, and rock

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Mixing is my strongest skill.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: what I mainly bring to a song is a perspective similar to the artist/client, but also some creative elements that will take it beyond where it is when it's brought to me.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: when I'm mixing I like to start with the chorus, or the 'hook', because that's where the mix must come together...I usually start with drum sounds, then I skip to main vocals. From there I build the mix around those 2 elements.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I used a Neve VR console, with Pro Tools HD system....Yamaha NS-10's, Genelec's, some API pre's, and a few other 'toys'.

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

A: man....everybody from DJ Premier, Kanye West, Trent Reznor, Mutt Lange, Quincy Jones....as far as professionals who shaped music.

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

A: I'm usually mixing the records after they've recorded them, but some artist/producers want me to be more involved.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: I like a little of both....analog, because I started with analog, and the sound...can't beat it. I like digital for the endless possibilities!!!

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

A: I promise to always give my 'this is for a grammy' effort, no matter the client!!

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I get to be creative.

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

A: q. How long will it take? a. Til it's done!