Producer / Mixing / Mastering

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: This process varies, based on the assignment and whom I work with.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I am working on a couple of drum programmings and chorus melodies.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: It always depends on the song, the style and the idea behind it.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Being able to be creative every day!

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

A: I think the most important thing is: Do I feel comfortable while writing with this guy? That's the question you should ask yourself. And second: Do I like the work this provider has done? If you can check those two boxes - go for it.

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

A: Simple. A Guitar, A midi-keyboard, a microphone, an interface and a macbook with logic. That is all you need to build great songs.

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

A: I've been making music for 20 years now. I started recording music with bands as an early teenager, started touring all of europe and with my work in the radio industry, I got more interested in the production side of music. It all came pretty natural, tbh.

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

A: There's way too many. But I'd love to work with M83, Dua Lipa and Lewis Capaldi at one point.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: The most important one: Never "fix it in the mix"! If your demo lacks power, if your song lacks this great chorus - it's not a mixing-problem. Your song isn't just there. The most important thin in music production: write a damn good song. And everything else will fall into place. Never rely on gear, the mix or master.

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

A: My main genres are: pop, indie pop/rock, rock, synth-pop, synthwave and new wave. But I worked on hip hop productions as well.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Writing songs and melodies and producing drum tracks that blow you away.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I tend to think of myself a someone, who can find the sweet spot of your song. What is the big chorus? Where are the magic moments happening? Which parts could be left out? All that stuff.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I work in three different places with different setups. At my home studio, I mainly write songs and program drums. In this day and age, you don't need bit studio setups anymore. I like to work with a limited setup, because too much gear, in my opinion, interferes with your creativity and holds you back. For podcast mastering, I work at a production spot at my radio station. And for mastering and referencing in general, I work at a professional recording and mastering studio with several other mixer and engineers, to cross-reference my work.

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

A: There's a large variety of very different styles and genres that inspire me. I love a good wall of sound as much as I love an intimate, lo-fi production. to me, it is all about the song and never a specific style or sound.

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

A: There are mainly two things I do: I get requested a lot to write big chorus melodies, vocals and music. And on the other hand, I produce complete drum-tracks fitting to a specific song.