Remote Mixing. All styles

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

A: I engineered Beautiful Day by U2. It was great to be a part of such a globally popular record. It doesn't sound like anyone else

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Some U2 remastering

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

A: Don't think so, sorry

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital nowadays. It's just a more practical solution

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

A: To deliver a result they're happy with on the time frame required

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: When a mix clicks into place and feels good

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

A: Q: What are U2 like? A: They're good guys who work bloody hard

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

A: The glamour

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Which records do you like the sound of? Is your rough mix a good guide for me?

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

A: I guess you have to take a chance. If they've worked at a decent level for a while they should be fine. Maybe try one track to start

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

A: MacBook Pro, RME ADI-2 DAC, Neumann NDH20 headphones, Neumann 310 speakers and large iTunes library

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

A: Did the traditional route by starting as a tea boy and working my way up to assisting and then engineering. Great way to learn

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Could do better

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

A: I'd love to record the Rolling Stones or mix a live show for them

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: mute mute mute

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

A: A lot of guitar bands but I actually love doing al styles

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Bringing a focus to the important parts and the feel of a track

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Hopefully a focus on the important parts!!

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I spend a fair amount of time prepping a session to mix. This involves cleaning up audio and generally reorganising the tracks into my template

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Nowadays I'm in the box. It makes sense from a practical point of view. I use Neumann monitoring and some Avid controllers to give me faders and buttons

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

A: Rick Rubin, Nigel Godrich

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

A: These days it's mostly mixing.