Producer►Mixing►Folk►Acoustic

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

A: I worked on a song called 'We can Be One' at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown. It was a true collaboration of different folk-artists from all over the country and also Scotland. With musicians recording themselves at their home studio's. the great thing about it is that everybody recorded their bit and after receiving the seperate tracks, it was amazing how well everything fitted together and complemented eachother! I did the recording, pre-production, production, mixing and mastering and also did the guitars and vocals.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: They both have their place, but with technology today, I prefer digital.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The birth of a songidea turned into complete song and the arranging of instruments throughout the song

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

A: That you can make a terrible song into a great hit. The initial song or hook has to be great from the start.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: 1. What style of song do you want your song to be? 2. What are your ideas and feelings with this song? 3. Can you do (home) recording yourself (in case of remote collaborations)? 4. Can you provide me with some songs (or artists) you're inspired by?

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

A: If you have a great song (idea) and don't know how to work it out, just contact a producer

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

A: 1. My acoustic guitar. 2. Laptop. 3. Recording interface. 4. Microphone. 5. Headphones

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

A: I've been a musician and singer for over 25 years and in mixing and music production for over 10 years now.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Clear, engaging music that will make you feel good!

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Close your eyes, listen and enjoy the music:)

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

A: I usually work on celtic music, folk and acoustic types of music.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My creative skills and organizing and overlooking the process, to get the project finished as efficient and fun as possible

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I can bring musical support in the broadest way thinkable, and try to get the best out of the artist and/or song.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: In production, the client usually comes with a song-idea or pre-recording. I'll discuss the posibilities with the client and ask for some reference songs and ideas for the production. If needed, I can help with the writing process and after that I do the pre-production and set up the session for (additional) recording. If needed I can bring in different musicians for tracking. During the whole process, the artist is in command and has the final say.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: As a small home studio owner, I mostly work 'in the box' with a digital mixing desk and a good pair of monitors and headphones, to really make the music come to life.

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

A: I'm inspired by a lot of artists in folk and celtic music, but I love Altan, the Chieftains, Lunasa and Dougie Maclean, to name a few.

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

A: I'd like to collaborate with musicians, to turn a voice memo into a radio-ready song and keep the original songidea in mind.