Session Guitarist

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

A: My EP "Amplified". I wrote all the music and produced the tracks from the other musicians.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: New music of course! Also a masters degree in Songwriting through Berklee college of music online.

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

A: n/a

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both. I use digital more though because that is the industry now and analog is typically more complicated and slower to work with.

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

A: I will give you my best always.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Touring the world playing music for foreign audiences.

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

A: "can you make it sound like "fill in the blank". To which I will say yes, and proceed to listen, learn and imitate".

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

A: "He's a "type" of musician". I have potential to learn and grow in any direction.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Is there a chart or reference recording you can share? What are some artists you want this to sound like? What will this recording be used for?

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

A: The better you can communicate what you want the better and quicker I can get it to you.

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

A: Ha! without power I guess it would have to a couple acoustic instruments, hammock, surfboard and machete.

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

A: I have been a touring Active Air Force Band Guitarist since 2015.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: "Driven". For me an electric guitar comes to life with overdrive. Acoustically I like to have a driving approach to strumming and picking.

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

A: Tedeschi Trucks band is a family band and hold a special place in my heart.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Know your instrument. Using automated plug-in loops to play the music is just a B.S approach.

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

A: Rock, Pop, Country.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Improvisation is skillset I feel confident in as well as my ability to take simple folk song ideas and build a stronger song form.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: To the best of my ability I try to reach the clients vision. This can mean a variety of things but the final product will be a perfectly balanced track(s) ready for mixing.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I prefer to have as much info and examples of what a client wants, that helps me produce the best parts.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I record all electric guitars through my Fractal FM9 direct stereo. If I record Acoustic I will set up a mic and record that way.

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

A: Mark Ronson is a brilliant producer. Band leaders like Michael League are role models for me as leaders.

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

A: Home studio recording for Electric and Acoustic guitar is my most common request. I have also been asked to demo music products for companies.