Music producer and artist

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

A: I worked with the biggest pop star in the history of Chile (Jorge Gonzales) We collaborated in a dance song together and also I sung backing vocals for a beautiful ballad he wrote for his last album .

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

A: Radiohead, Lana del Rey, Portishead, Anna Calvi, Rosalia, Beyonce, Serrat, Ceratti, Peter Gabriel ,Kraftwerk, Frank Farrian, Giorio Moroder, Donna Summer, Atom Heart, Hot Chip, Dj Koze, Brian Eno

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

A: Music producing, vocal timing, alignment, vocal effects, backing vocals, vocal processing, melody, top line, vocal demos, vocal arrangement, vocal recording, sound packs, baselines, arrangement.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Just finished co-producing a very talented man from Puerto Rico , we are planning to do an EP .I also hepled Gerd Janson (Running back ) to tune and fix some accapella with some pitch issues on a great remix he has done. I have done timing and running vocals for an Odessa remix of Patrick Topping (UK) also for him I have worked on the coproduction of a couple of vocals (also clean up, timing and tone ) like "New Reality" and the remix of Dense and Pika feat Matthew Dear

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

A: I will get the job done

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Working with music and talented people, creating something that wasn't there before, touching people with the music.

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

A: Keep calm and trust the producer

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

A: I started producing in my teens, so more than 20 years.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Modern, original, catchy

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

A: oh, Grimes, Beyonce, Radiohead, Lana del rey, Rosalia,

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Less is best, pick up the right sounds from the start, then the mix will be easier and clearer, avoid difficult or offending frequencies, choose a sound per frequency range so they dont clash so much, create a loop that you cant stop listening

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

A: Dance music , electronic , house, indie, folk

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: writing music, polishing the sound and vibe, sound design.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I use Pro Tools for vocal work and detailed editing, Melodyne if I need to tune, (not keen on tuning heavily) Ableton and Max for live for creativity, for recording I use soft mics for hard voices and hard mics for soft voices, it works a charm ! I have several plug ins to process vocals, vocoders ,harmonisers, autotune effect ect . I have guitars, basses, pedals and some synths and drums, I am changing gear constantly I do not think the gear is the most important thing but your ears, your ideas and a really well tuned room ah and good speakers.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Edgyness, originality a strong melody and good rhythm

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I build from the bottom up usually , starting from beats and or bass and going up to chords and melody ,I have no rules though, I love to work with peoples ideas and take them to a different level .

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

A: Matthew Styles (Mixing/Mastering )

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: both, there is no rules.

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

A: Most people cant imagine how much work it goes into making and finishing a song.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I need them to be extremely clear on what they want and need so I ask them that .

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

A: -a Mic -a sound card -a computer -a synth -speakers