Remote Mixing and Mastering

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

A: Lebo Mathosa - Drama Queen Composed, produced and co-engineered 1 track. SAMA 2004 Best Dance Album

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Composing for personal synch library. Tracking EP and demos

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

A: No.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both. The best of both worlds. Digital - precise & clean Analog - warmth

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

A: Together, we will get it right.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I meditate through work. I get to a place where nothing else exists.

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

A: How did you do that? With great difficulty :-)

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

A: That it's easy....

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Are you bigger than the music?

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

A: I am just as concerned with providing a great service as you are with getting it.

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

A: iPhone, MacBook Pro, Apogee Duet, Sennheiser HD headphones, UAD2 satellite

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

A: I have been a sound engineer since 2001.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Clean and punchy with effortless vocals. Making love to the ear.

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

A: Pharell I think we would get along. I like the way he thinks.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Always monitor at low level.

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

A: Hip-hop, House, Gospel

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Listening.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: My unique & eclectic perspective.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I work 90% in the box then run my stems through the X-Desk, sum them and print the 2track back to DAW.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: MacBook Pro running ProTools HD Native, Logic Pro X, Reason 8 and UAD 2 Quad. Solid State Logic X-Desk & Mackie HR 626 monitors Avid Artist Mix & ProTools Dock M-Audio ProKeys 88

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

A: Mick Gazauski, Phil Tan, Bryan Tyler.

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

A: Recording, Mixing and Mastering. I am also a music producer and music business consultant.