Dolby Atmos mixing - Producer

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

A: Independent artists are often the most interesting ones. I mix in Atmos and I've found a way to make this sustainable also for them...but most of the times they doesn't consider the option, scared about costs.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Experimenting is a beautiful thing. But also having a sound in your head really takes everything to another level. From instrument choice and tuning, to microphones type and placement, effects and so on.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: It really depends on the project. Talking about mixing, I usually start hearing rough mixes, I speak deeply with the artist or the producer, then I hear some reference music. So I can visualize the mix in my mind and make some experimentations to find the correct mood, share it with the Artist and than start mixing.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have my personal mixing room. The acoustics was professionally designed. Here I work mostly 'in the box', with Pro Tools, Universal Audio DSP and Merging Technologies Anubis interface, AVID control surfaces and my beloved monitors and headphones. I also love to work analog...it is my real love. I constantly trying to keep my analog heart in the digital domain. For Atmos Mixes I move my computer to a certified Dolby Studio.

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

A: I try to help the artist achieve an artist goal. In the most most creative and stimulating way we can. Sometimes only as as an Engineer but most of the times as a Record Producer and Mixing Engineer.

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

A: The last album by lastanzadigreta, "Creature Selvagge" did win a very important award called "Targa tenco", for the best debut album of the year in 2017. Here in Italy it's the best award that a songwriter can obtain. I produeced, engineered and mixed that album. The year before I did obtain a nomination for best album of the year with "Evidenti tracce di felicità" by Yo Yo Mundi, always at the "Targa Tenco" awards; album that I recorded and mixed.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Analog with no compromises. For me the performative aspect of the work is crucial. Today I work 100% in the box in my studio, because make a great mix needs a lot of resources, thats in the analog domain request a very well equipped studio and often the budget it's not enough. I try to maintain an analog way to organize and approach my work, using controllers to perform quickly. But I'd prefer to work analog if the production could.

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

A: I love my job and I spend every day of my life trying to do it the best, improving my skills and searching for new quality goals.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Music first of all! the creativity process.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I like to know more about the project, music preferences and the vision behind the production. To know about the best way to approach the artist music.

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

A: Generally speaking I can say 'pop'...but sometimes is rock, blues, alternatives, experimental music or folk. I really love work with songwriters.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I can visualize in my mind the sound I want to reach. And this benefits me during production and recording, but also in the mix. I played in orchestra (French horn) and in rock bands (keyboards). I try to give back to the music I work on, the power that is felt being "inside" the music.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I'm a musician, for me music is all. And when I put this mindset in a technical work like engineering or mixing, this seems to give to the song something more. Of course there is a lot of technique that need to be done well, but everything needs to support the music.