My name is Oliver Laws. I am a lifetime musician and I am excited to help turn creative ideas into polished pieces, songs to anthems, and dreams to reality. I specialize in production arranging, programming, and sequencing. I am open and ready to take a musical journey with you!
Oliver is a lifetime musician who has worked privately with artists and musicians alike in ghost production, arranging, session recording, piano, keys/synth, organ, and live performance. Inspired by a SoundBetter giant to embrace the SoundBetter platform and community for the ultimate purpose of adventure in creative ingenuity and making music!
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Interview with Oliver Laws Jr.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: My studio setup is ever evolving setup Logic Pro X, ProTools, Studio one, Yamaha, Kurzweil, Akia, Focusrite, Apogee, Native Instruments, Keyscape, Presonus, M-Audio, Wurlitzer, Baldwin Grand, Alesis, Hammond A100, Roland, Korg, Shure
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: The Chris Adams! Hands down! He inspires and his unique sound and attention to detail is impeccable + he is the definition of "work ethic"!
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Simply, B.A.N.D! Blend And Never Divide.....mix & blend will make or break any record
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: consistency of clear articulation & tasteful layers
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I bring cleanliness with simplicity. Along style, finesse and unique flavor.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: study the material, experiment with it for direction, lay the foundation, map it out then build and layer
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: My range of work covers music production, song arrangements, tracking, stems, drum programming, live arrangements, piano, keyboard, synth and organ
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Currently working on pageant music, 2 singles for clients and 3 soundtracks and adding building SB clientele.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Analog!! less room for error! Digital can't be left out so 70/30 split is safe
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I promise to provide music with integrity and services in excellence
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: the tangibility of my labor. Seeing and hearing the finished work come together
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: What's the hardest part of projects for you? music is my gift, production is always the harder work
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Although it looks simple and concise, nothing is plug and play. It is all work with no short cuts.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What does this project mean to/for you? What do you seek upon completion of each project? How do I fit into the scope of the product you desire? What is the one factor that is an absolute must on this project?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Don't be afraid to trust the process from beginning to end. This is the key to the results we both provider and client aim to achieve.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: keyboard, drum machine, laptop, interface...... that last one is going to have to be an air conditioner! I'll make it work!
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: 25 years of evolution and development
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: smooth, tasteful, jazz flash, touched with gospel feel and originality
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Gospel, smooth jazz, country, CCM, southern gospel... I like a wide variety, I'll try any style to satisfy my clients
- PianoAverage price - $100 per song
- Keyboards - SynthAverage price - $100 per song
- Programmed drumContact for pricing
- Full instrumental productionContact for pricing
- ProducerContact for pricing
- Post EditingContact for pricing
- Mixing EngineerContact for pricing
Deposit required, 3 revisions from arrangements at conception (additional cost for more revisions), turn around time will be set during initial consultation
- Yamaha
- Focusrite DSP
- M-Audio BX8/BX5
- M-Audio Keystation/Keystudio
- Alesis
- Kurweil
- Akia MPC 2500/1000/Live/MPD
- Logic Pro X
- Hammond A100
- Korg Kronos 2
production bundles available (keys, drums, bass guitar, lead guitar, engineering)
