Grammy Nominated Songwriter

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

A: I am currently executive producing an artist by the name of Maya Milan whose been a background singer for years with Keith Sweat and we currently have a catalogue with over 30 songs that i co-wrote or helped put together a la producers studios and other co-writes. We have several deals on the table at this point as well as grammy nominated producers and writers on the project and big features slated to drop top of '22.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Right now I'm working heavily in the synchronization spaces here and LA recently landing placements on HBO MAX's The Hype, Starz's P-Valley and submitting for countless others as well as helping develop 3 artists Maya Milan, Dylan Carbone, and Saika Delic simultaneously.

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

A: Jaqcuar937, Davion Farris, and KNVWN

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: both because outboarding the vocal chain makes for an easier, cleaner sounding, work flow unless you have a suped up computer to handle all of the processing but everything besides the vocal chain I prefer in the box, i.e. effects and mixing plug ins.

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

A: the biggest misconception is that I'm not a musician.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What's your timeline, budget, and or idea?

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

A: Be clear in what you want and I will deliver!

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

A: Sm7 Laptop DT770 pro Apollo twin CL1b

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

A: I've been writing songs for as long as I can remember but I've been making money from doing so since 2014.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: My style is an urbanized soul fusion of R&B often with pop song structure and concepts coupled with rhythmic cadences.

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

A: I promise to deliver what you need

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: That I'm afforded the opportunity to do what I love for a living.

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

A: Chris Brown because I haven't worked with him thus far and he's my favorite artist of my generation.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Don't bore us get to the chorus.

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

A: R&B and Urban Pop

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My strongest skill is my way with words

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring over a decade of collaboration with some of the biggest producers in the world to the table coupled with my passion for oration and expansive musical taste.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I typically like to start coming with a concept of a song to a track or acoustic loop. I then usually lay melodies of jiberish that hopefully utter a couple of words just to get the gears cranking.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: In my home studio I record on Protools with an Apollo twin and an SMB7 microphone and at my studio I record from apollo twin through a CL1B compressor and Neumann u87 microphone.

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

A: I'm inspired by my extremely talented friends that I've collaborated with over the years, notably Eric Bellinger, Harv, Felisha King Harvey, Davion Farris, Evrywhr, Wetheband and Kes Kross to name a few.

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

A: I consider myself an executive producer in the since that my skill set lies in bringing songs to completion. I contribute where I can in vocal production, toplining, lyrics, mixing and or producing tracks if i have to, but my expertise lying in the realm of the writing process whether it be song structure lyrics melody or concept.