Production, Mixing, Remixing

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Ability to translate what I hear or what someone is bringing to me and then taking it to a finished product that all involved are happy with and proud of.

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

A: A project for a national mental health charity where I was able to produce and develop singers and rappers and musicians creating tracks that raised money for the charity but more importantly raised the confidence of people who society wrote off and created some beautiful music. Producer, music director, engineer, co-songwriter

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both! Digital is convenient and versatile but analog is warmer and has character

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

A: Laptop, Sony MDR V6 headphones, keyboard, guitar,

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

A: Started in the 90's left the industry for a while but still did charity projects and occasional freelance work, now Back For Good (sounds like a good song title :-)).

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Software have protools prefer using Reason as it reminds me of a traditional studio setup eg 2inch, mixing desk and modules, Tascam / Mackie / Maudio soundcard, firewire desk, mackie monitors, best of all my ears. I have worked in various studios with varying degrees of quality equipment, and varied quality of engineers, equipment doesn't make great music, people do.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Mainstream melodic with a spicy twist and loads of mmmm YEAH!

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Always record the first practice run while "setting levels" without the artist or musician knowing.

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

A: Production, revamping songs, used to recreate samples of tracks for rap artists and other beat-makers

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Listeners & clients reactions.

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

A: Clear Communication is key

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Find out what the direction of the project is bounce ideas, start vibing!

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

A: I work to a standard not a price.

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

A: How did you think of that? Where'd that come from? Dunno! Just felt it.

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

A: Anyone can do it!

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What do you want to achieve, what direction are you looking to go? Why?

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

A: Lalah Hathaway and Sia, vocal ability and adventurous songwriting

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

A: Ranges from Pop, soul, electronic to indie rock

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I focus on bringing out the best performance and working to bring the best out of a song, whatever my role is, and the ability to do it.

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

A: Jam & Lewis, Ennio Morricone, Clare Fischer, Teddy Riley, Tony Maserati, Dave Way,