Mixing and Mastering Engineer

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

A: Couple of years. I started as an artist but in college I met amazing musicians who gave me the opportunity to work with them as a producer and mixer. Once my work was out there, different artists started coming to ask for my services.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Surgical. I like my tracks to be perfectly settled to every process in the mix.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What emotions and feelings do you want to communicate with your product? Do you want to communicate them? What is your main goal with your music?

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

A: That I'm a DJ because I'm a mixer.

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

A: A cable, a lap top, an audio interface, headphones and a microphone.

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

A: I have worked on Alternative Rock singles and Reggae/Pop albums.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My strongest skill is to understand when to apply certain effects and processess according to the genre, style and the target audience.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring punch and creativity to the song so it translates as an emotional product that people can relate to.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: First of all, talk with the customer. I cannot work if I don't know what is my client looking for. Maybe talk about references, song/album concepts, creative traits, etc. Once we understand each other and have set a goal, I put my hands on the tracks and start organizing my analog emulation signal path.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Almost entirely digital. I have a couple of Barefoot Micromain, however I'm used to reference my mixes with my Audio-techinca ATH-M40X headphones at times. For processing I use plugins from Slate Digital and FabFilter to be able to control the analog color. I like my tracks to come as clean as possible.

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

A: Michael Brauer is definitely my biggest inspiration. I have been adopting his workflow and ideas into my mixes and masters.

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

A: I usually mix and master songs and albums. Mainly I'm a mixer, nonetheless I have mastered more songs than the ones I have mixed.

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

A: I'm most proud of the last album mixed and mastered: Tetragurú by Mindot. It is a Reggae/Pop and I loved working with the songs because in every mix I could achieve the creative I was looking for. I helped the songs to became memorable for every listener.

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

A: I can't promise the perfect mix, but I promise I will give you the mix that fits into your concepts and your yearnings.