Producer, mixing and more

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

A: I'm very proud of the debut album by Revolution Saints because it was a dream come true for me to work with Neal Schon, Deen Castronovo, Doug Aldrich, Jack Blades and Arnel Pineda all on the same record and write, sing and record with them. Pretty surreal for an Italian producer and artist.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both. I love to take the best of both worlds. I love the practical and the variety of digital and the depth and coolness of analog, especially if vintage.

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

A: I can promise my clients that no matter my duty they will have a great service, great and musical result

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I love the creative environment and that I have a great music legacy behind me. To know that I'm in so many people favorite songs gives me a very good sense of accomplishment.

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

A: Is my album gonna get signed? My answer is always to make sure you give your best and that you're really doing the best album you have in you. Trust that and everything else will follow. Without giving your all you can't expect a bang out of it.

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

A: You can't be a rock'n'roll in-demand producer from Italy

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I always ask to hear the music first. Even if only for a session I want to be sure we're all on the same track and sharing the same vision.

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

A: Never hesitate to ask and check what we can do together. Music is a collaborative process and an experienced external ear and everything that comes with it might surprise you to where your music can get.

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

A: A 57 because you can almost do anything with it, a distressor, a 1073 a 4 tracks tape recorded and some tape:)

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

A: I've been a professional for 22 years and I started 28 years ago with local cover and original bands. I turned into a sound engineer first when I started recording my own demo tapes. People started to contact me after they heard my demos and word spread til I started to have bigger and bigger jobs until I started to be contracted for productions and as an artist by European and Japanese indie rock and metal labels.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Bombastic, organic but clean and musical

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

A: I'm lucky I worked with most of my idols, but if I had to pick one would be Paul McCartney because he is simply Paul.Incredible singer and musician and out of the world songwriter.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Don't use the brain, use the ear and never let anything untried.

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

A: I usually work from melodic rock to metal but I'm a blues guy. I have experience in pop and pop rock too.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I'm very musical in every phase of the recording or creative process. I am very skilled in making great sounding albums without leaving them clinically sterile. Music has to have a life for the listeners. I love to have a very positive vibe in my environment. I love that my clients have a great experience and not only musically.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I like to be sure the emotions of the songs are translated perfectly. I always work with that in mind in production, mix, master or singing and playing keyboards. To me, music comes always first.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I work always accordingly with my clients' needs. I like to be very efficient and time saving but effective. I don't let a product out until it makes everybody happy.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I work mainly in Logic Pro X and I use also Protools 12 HD. My studio patched so that I can use my analog gear in my mixes if I need to but I can mix in the box too. I have a 5.1 system on which I mixed several DVD's and Blueray's

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

A: Bob Rock, Bruce Fairbairn, Mike Shipley, Mutt Lange and all the great producers of the classic rock and 2nd generation of classic rock. I also love Americana and blues for a more raw, real and bare bone production style.

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

A: I mainly work as a producer, singer, songwriter and musician. I write, records, mix and master all my productions and being a singer I end up singing backing vocals on most of my works too.