Professional singer

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

A: www.metropolband.com - lead singer. IT could have been great.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: A cover/parody of a Smash Mouth's song.

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

A: No, I'm sorry I'm brand new here.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital is easier and cheaper. Analog is just cool.

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

A: I am not only good but also reliable and professional.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Music is my life and I love it.

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

A: Can you provide a wav file with only the voice track on it? Yes I can.

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

A: That it's "easy" and that all singers are the same. Nothing is further from the truth.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What kind of project they have in mind. Especially regarding their quality expectations.

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

A: Be very clear and specific about what you're looking for. Communication in key for getting the best out of this.

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

A: laptop, mic, audio interface, headphones, midi keyboard

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

A: I've been in the game for 20 years. I started as a teenager with a pop band in Italy, I've been the lead singer of bands in the States and Spain and then in Italy again. I recorded several albums as the main voice or performed backing vocals for meany artists. I

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Powerful

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

A: I'd love to work with Sting, the guy is genius. I'm also keen on Dave Grohl

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Be careful with the volume levels when recording a voice, sometimes you set you headphones at a certain level and you forget to tweak the volume knob.

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

A: Rock, EDM but also some experimental type of ambient/progressive music

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I have been said I have an incredible ear. People are generally amazed when I do backing vocals, I'm quite good at harmonies.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: A strong, clear, impacting presence. I bring personality to the song, I shout the message it has to say.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I gotta get into the mood of the project. I'm really interested in finding out what lies in the customer's head. I want to know what they are really looking for. If I can get a glimpse of what they have in mind I can deliver the best gig. I then proceed to study the song in its different parts, I listen to it several times and I practice it until I feel I'm ready to record it.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have to options available: the first one is my home studio with a Macboook, an audio interface,a. professional mic and a good set of headphones which I use for non-profesisonal gigs. The second one is the recording studio I own along with my associated in Valencia, where I have access to state-of-the-art technology, professional environment, proper singing booth and so on. This is an option for projects with more budget of course.

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

A: Freddy Mercury, David Bowie, Sting or The Foo Fighters are the kind of musicians I'm inspired by. I had the pleasure to work with many great professionals but my pick would be to work with Grammy award winning producer Rafa Sardina.

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

A: I record vice tracks over instrumentals I'm sent