Vocals, Songwriting & Piano

Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

A: Yes, for example Mickey Shiloh and Breana Marin. Both amazing songwriters!

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

A: I last participated in a songwriting camp where I wrote and recorded 20 complete songs in a month, all remotely. For me, that was an extreme experience I will not forget and am proud of all the tracks that came out of it.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Mostly my own artist project.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: I love to be able to work digitally, because it gives you so much freedom to record anywhere you want.

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

A: That I'll always deliver to the best of my ability.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: That I am able to work remotely with anyone in the world and get to make music.

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

A: If I could finish their song for them. My answer is usually yes.

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

A: That musicians are dreamers and alcoholics who don't work hard but sleep long hours and then complain about their financial situation.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: If they could please provide any and all info that could be useful for me, so I can get as close to their expectations as possible.

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

A: To not overthink it and trust the quality of the demos you hear. Everyone wants a good review so no one is going to let you down.

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

A: Assuming there'd be power supply on the island, I'd take a Nordstage electric piano, mic, Mac-book pro, head-phones and interface.

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

A: I have been doing music professionally for about 15 years. During that time I have done anything from playing small clubs, weddings and huge festivals, to teaching and singing for commercials.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Soft, soulful and emotional.

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

A: Sia, because I would like to watch how she works and thinks while writing.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: I would say, less is more in terms of instruments in the arrangement and weird quirky elements really make a song stand out.

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

A: Anything that's not too aggressive, pumped or loud. I like to let my voice be relaxed while recording, so if I feel like I need to fight against the instrumental to be heard, than it's not for me.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I would say melodies and quick turnaround times.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: My unique voice and soulful yet mainstream hooks.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I usually am most creative in the first half of the day. When writing to a backing track, I will listen to it multiple times, to make sure I get the structure, chords and instrumental hooks of the track. Then I start to improvise to it, singing into my phone's voice memo with random words. After that, I go back to parts I liked and see how they could make sense together and if there are some pieces of lyrics which I want to use. From then on it's like a jigsaw puzzle that you need to put together, until you have a complete topline. Last would be to professionally record the lead- and background-vocals. Afternoons are for editing the recordings and sending them over to clients.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: As of last summer, I have a small sound-proof studio-room close to my home, which I work at. It includes a grand-piano and my recording set-up. I work with Logic X Pro, an Apogee One interface and a CAD mic.

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

A: Anyone who is really in their zone and not too distracted by what is the trend right now. If you can stay true to your art, then I am inspired to do the same.

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

A: I mostly write toplines to an instrumental which clients send me and then go and record it as a demo. Often times, clients will use the demo to pitch their song elsewhere, or they'll have it re-sung by their artist or a male vocalist for further use.