Multi-platinum audio engineer

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Do not overdo it!

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

A: I usually work on pop, electronic, trap, rap, rock.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I also work on live sound, and I also am a keyboardist with a big music theory background.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I try to bring my vision, in respect to what the vision of the artist is. I try to find the meeting point, the sweet spot :)

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I usually start my listening to the references that the client sends me. It is very important to understand what the artist's vision is. This is obtained by listening very precisely to what the client is saying, sometimes engineers tend to go in a direction that is different from the one that the client has in mind, and that's bad! you must work WITH the client, the only way to make a good record is to make it together.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I work in multiple studios. My mixing and mastering room is full of analog gear, but equipped with full digital routing and recall capabilities, so that I can have the advantages of the great analog machines but at the same time the advantages of the modern digital world.

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

A: To me the most important thing is being professional. A great record comes only if every step of the chain is well made. So I am inspired by anyone that does not underestimate the role of every single little step of the chain.

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

A: I range from mixing, mastering, producing and writing. I also play keyboard parts on many records I work on, if needed!