Music Producer, Beat Maker

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: We got some pairs of Genelec 8331A, 8330 and Neumann KH 310 as studio monitors, UAD Apollo x6 audio interface, Avalon VT-737SP as mic pre, Neumann U87, Shure SM7B, M-Audio Sputnik microphones, and lots of other gear.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: A lil' bit groovy.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Making nice melodies and hooks.

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

A: We did a track called "Ciprian Robu ft. Blanche - Fun" back in the days and was our first taste to radio success. And, yes, we liked that.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: We are creating a small record label with our own artists and we are soooo scared.

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

A: We don't know yet because we just started our profile.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both! Because digital is cheaper and faster and analog gives us that extra 5% to perfection.

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

A: We'll do our best till you are satisfied

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The new things we create every day, this job never gets old.

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

A: Q: Can you make me sound like this? A: We'll do our best till you are satisfied.

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

A: We are not good enough - I think this is our biggest misconception, but this keeps us sound better (.com) :)

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: How they want to sound like and what's their goal with that piece of music.

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

A: Let's talk first, then we make the deal.

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

A: A grand piano, some guitars and a drum set - cause we assume there is no electricity on the island.

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

A: We started music production as teens, got ourselves a record label deal, got some radio plays and so on. And now we want to make a living from making music from our studio, no DJ tours, no other stuff like we did in the past.

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

A: We would like to work with great singers, because the voice is the main instrument on every track (every track that includes a voice, of course)

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: A little sidechain compression on some of the audio tracks is our special trick.

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

A: Electronic, dance, pop, hip-hop.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Creativity.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: We are doing music almost non-stop. This is our job, our hobby, our lifes.

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

A: We like Gorgon City's sound for electronic music and we like Pharrell's sound for hip-hop / pop music.

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

A: Songwriting and music production are the most common tasks we are doing in the studio.