Remote Mixing & Mastering

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

A: I will make a radio-ready mix that can compete with any top 40's hit with a fast turn around

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

A: I have been recording and mixing for 5 years and I have started a freelance music studio.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I am very good at getting the right drum sound for each song.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I do rough mixes with different artistic choices and send segments back to the client to see which direction speaks to them most. Then I will follow that path to a finished mix.

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

A: I'm especially proud of the Leaping Gnome Live album I recorded, mixed and mastered. I was able to track the performance live and give it a studio treatment so that the album is still their most popular release.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: A garage rock group called Plaid Skeleton.

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

A: No

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital, its getting better every day and provides opportunities to make and hear changes quickly

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I love hearing new music and polishing songs enough to help them compete in the digital world.

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

A: Do you use auto tune? -Sparingly. Can you provide backing tracks? -Yes How long does it take you? -I can do a quick mix in as little as one day, but I prefer to take a week to really nail it down.

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

A: Anyone with a computer can do it. I went to 4 years of schooling to train my ear and continue to train it daily.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What existing album would you want this song to sound like? What part of the song are you most proud of?

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

A: Take your time recording so you have everything you could want by the time you start mixing.

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

A: Focusrite 18X20, Nueman U87, Sure Sm57, A computer that can run Protools, and KRK Rokit 5 G3

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Song oriented. Every song that comes across my desk will get special treatment. I will comb through to find which aspects need featuring

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

A: Jack White, his music is very based in feeling and capturing energy from a performance.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Use a spreader often, but keep it low in the mix. Spreading elements give them strength and sustain, but getting the signal too wet will make them sound artificial.

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

A: I typically work in rock or pop.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I capture the energy and feeling of the performers. I make the song feel like the listener is sitting in on a recording session with the band.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have a Tascam 16x8 that I typically use to track in Pro Tools. I mix 100% in the box using a wide range of audio plugins from Waves to UAD to Slate etc...

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

A: Weezer, Butch Vig, Sylvia Massey and Greg Kursten

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

A: I work on making songs that can compete in a market with so much competition. The songs I work on catch the ears of potential fans.