Heartfelt indie producer

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

A: Let me know all the ideas and thoughts you have. Communication is important, so I like to have clear idea of your vision.

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

A: I have two conservatory degrees in both classical guitar and music theatre. After that I studied music production at the Wisseloord Academy at the Wisseloord Studio's. I have been working full time as a musician for over 17 years. Over the past few years my career started leaning more and more towards music production and session work.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I would describe my style as warm and emotional.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Musicality, a good set of ears and a really strong sense of emotion.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Most of my productions start with a session in the studio or online. During the session we don't only work on the song, but I mostly like to talk to the artist about the song and their artist project, to hear what their feeling or vision about the track is, and if they have references they like. At the end of the session I will bounce you a version of the track so far. After that day I will start finishing the song. I will then send you a version that gets us 80% there, so you can have an idea of the direction I am going in. After your approval I start working on the details. If you were to hire me as a mixing engineer I also love to hear your inspirations, references and thoughts you have. Anything that might deepen my understanding of your artist project. After about a week I will send you the full mix to hear your feedback.

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

A: I can find so much joy in musicians who follow their own path to create something meaningful for themselves rather than focusing on what the audience might think. A few artists I love are CATT, Thomas Azier, Marcus Mumford and Ethan Gruska.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I am producing the next album of Dutch artist Leonie Meijer. It's a project where we are constantly pushing each others boundaries to create a creative and inspiring new world for her songs.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What does the track mean to you? What story do you want to tell? Which elements matter most to you? Which artists inspire you and why? Do you have any reference tracks you like?

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I work from my studio in Amsterdam. I do most of my sessions and recordings there. For bigger projects I will usually work in one of the biggest studio's of the Netherlands: the Wisseloord Studio's.

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

A: Davide Ruffini is an amazing mixing and mastering engineer.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I live and breathe music, I wouldn't know what to do else.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: The story matters most! Use everything in your ability to support it.

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

A: I usually work on productions with lots of organic elements and live instruments.

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

A: I like to talk to talk to new clients about the world they want to create for their music.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: A genuine feeling for the soul of the song. I always look for character and story. With a very strong sense of style and direction, I can easily dissect the essence of a song and decide which way I need to go.