Mixing/Tracking Engineer

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

A: Don’t be afraid to call it how it is. If the mix isn’t where you want it? Cool, I’ll work on it until it’s where you want it. At the end of the day, you’re the boss.

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

A: I have been leaning more towards the mixing side of engineering. I have been studying and practicing Audio Engineering for the past 8 years.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Persistency. The artists’ or clients’ vision is the goal at the end of the day. And I will strive to make sure that their vision is executed.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Communication with the artist or client is key. After interfacing with whomever then begins the process of any mixing, recording, set, etc.

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

A: David Young. He is my mentor and has brought me up in the music industry for the past 8 years. I owe where I am now all to him. He is an amazing engineer and an awesome friend.

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

A: I have a very strong foundation in live sound production. From setup to operation to most forms of troubleshooting. I also offer recording and mixing services for studio projects as well.

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

A: A lot of people think that because I'm young I can't reach their expectations or that I don't have the knowledge to be engineering any song they give me. They always come back afterwards saying the exact opposite.

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

A: My computer, a solar powered electrical station, mixing headphones. my interface, and a 1tb hard drive.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I consider myself a straight-forward kind of guy. But I'm also very fluid. If given the time, I believe I could go way beyond what people ask of me.

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

A: I would love to work with Elevation Worship one day. Their music has always been a guide in my life and brought me peace of mind on several occasions.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Pick a path and stick with it. I worked on a project for college in which the writer and lead artist of the project wanted to fit too many genres into one song and the song ended up being a flunk, still got an A though!!!

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

A: Gospel, Contemporary Christian, and Worship music.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Life and Fullness. Two aspects of a mix that I think are greatly left out in today's music.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I operate on a 2019 MacBook Pro with 32gb of memory. I listen with a pair of Unity Audio Boulder mk2 with the help of my UAD Apollo x8p.

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

A: It was pretty recent actually. I worked on "The Crabb Family's" most recent record. I was given a credit for filling up a trashcan with rocks and setting up a mic. The point of it was to mimic the act of a huge stone hitting the ground back in the time of Jesus. The record is u for 2 Grammy nominations and a Dove Award nomination.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: A song for a friend of mine. He wrote a song and we just finished the Demo for it. He loved the way it sounded and wants to move forward in making it a single. We are a few days away from starting the recording process.

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

A: David Young, my mentor. He is a remarkable engineer and a great person. Chances of him leaving you unsatisfied are slim to none.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital. I love analog to death but digital is my go to. Digital provides me with an unlimited source of creativity, and not to mention the flexibility and simplicity of it as well.

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

A: I will give you the sound you want no matter what has to be done. I will take the sound you have created and bring it to life.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The connections. The people. Being able to work alongside big names bands, artists, engineers and producers.

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

A: Are you capable of doing this? Yes, without a doubt. What's your pricing look like? They're lower than what most engineers charge.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What are your expectations of me? What kind of vibe were you wanting this to feel like?