I'm going to mix blasting metal mix to support your awesome metal song! Feel free to contact me and ask any questions you have about my gear, experience, workflow or more. I'll see you around!
Background information:
Drumming for 20 years.
My Bands:
- Among the Sleeping (present)
- Ophelia's Eye
- Zielloos
- Via Morti
- Elecs
Previous and current drum teachers:
- Alain Ackermann (Eluveitie), present
- Vic Hardt (Jazzcampus Basel)
- Lorenz Hunziker (The Bianca Story)
Oh, and I don't bite, so ask me about anything that's keeping you from your well deserved sleep!
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Interview with Bijkerk360°
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: There are different projects I am proud of. For example, I was able to play at Z7 once. Kind of a big deal around Switzerland for a metal musician. Also founding and starting my own band at the moment takes a lot of my time and energy. But I love every minute.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Managing my own band "Among the Sleeping".
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Sadly I don't know other people on SoundBetter.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: - Can you do it? - Yes, I can.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Recording is analog (mics), mixing digital.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: We'll get the job done the way you like it
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Playing drums, being creative, listening to the endresult
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: I can give tips, but won't fix your song if you do not allow it. Consultation is another kind of service.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: BPM, style
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Be clear about the idea you have as you are the only one who knows exactly what you mean Keep it short and simple
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My Drumset.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Drumming for 20 years, creating songs for 10 years (playing guitar, bass and singing as well)
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Hard, groovy, linear
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Don't overdo in technical stuff Music is for listening, so listen while producing!
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Heavy metal
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Double bass grooving
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: "The Band is as good as its drummer" To me this means that the drums bring rythm, dynamic and emotion to the song. It makes the song more interesting. It needs to be well mixed and placed with guitars, bass and vocals to create the ambient a song needs.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Listening to and analyzing the song Trying different beats and grooves Recording demo versions Recording final multitrack
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Overhead: AKG c214 Kick: Sennheiser e 602-ii Snare: Shure SM57 Toms: Audix D2 & D4 & D6 Vocals: Shure SM7B
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Chris Adler (Lamb of God), Alain Ackermann (Eluveitie), Themis Tolis (Rotting Christ), Tomas Haake (Meshuggah)
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Multitrack drum recording
I was the Recording and Mixing Engineer in this production
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $50 per song
- EditingAverage price - $50 per track
Around 3 revisions.
Finished product in 7 days, depending on the needed product
- Lamb of God
- Bury Tomorrow
- Universal Audio Apollo
- Neve Summing Mixer
- industry standard plugins
