AudioEngineer/Artist/Producer

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

A: Not at the moment

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Analog sounds much better digital devices struggle to create the sounds(harmonics) that outboard and analog gear create through their preamps and circuitry

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

A: To give Commercial quality by taking time away from your song and coming back with fresh ears using reference tracks that sound similar and different speakers to cross reference

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The before and after part of making someone’s vision come to life through mixing and mastering

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

A: How did you get into music , My mother and father sang in church and I’ve been around music my entire life it felt natural to me to indulge in music because it’s all I remember

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

A: That’s in a couple clicks we can take a turd and make it a diamond

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What type of sound are you going for? What type of feeling do you want to convey ? D

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

A: Make sure the stems are labeled according to sections (verse, hook, adlibs, dubs, harmonies,)

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

A: Isovox, Laptop,usb mic, (for the sake of not having to lose out on a additional piece of equipment by bringing an interface lol) headphones and Mpc

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

A: I have been creating music since I was 14 and have been mixing and mastering since 2015

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Fierce and also Classy

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

A: I would love to work with Russ he is completely the type of artist I see myself being. The producer, The engineer and the artist!!

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Always gain stage before and during the mix as certain effects can add volume. The idea is to have dynamic range and leveling in the mix stage

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My strongest skill is the ability to communicate and improvise I use a lot of reference tracks to get great mixes

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring the song and introduce the mood

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: My work process always starts with listening for the overall sound they are going for. I the. Adjust levels to gain stage my mix, I use subtractive eq, compression, vintage eq, de-ess, saturate, de ess, and final compression for mixing

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

A: I have completed 61215 it was my first fully self mixed and mastered album and the quality was a reflection of all the school knowledge I had acquired it was one of my best pieces of work and now my mixes Sound even better

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I am working on building multiple creative spaces and teaching people to record, mix and master

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

A: I usually work on HIP HOP/R&B, Gospel, Pop

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: My studio set up consists of digital and analogue equipment, I use my UAD apollo, or my SSL 2+ along with professional outboard equipment like the Presonus Channel EQ,

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

A: Reid Stefan, Kanye West, kyleBeats, zaytoven, Young Guru

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

A: The most common type of work I do is mixing and mastering via audio editing, cleaning audio subtractive eq, vocal comp, arrangement, audio restoration and enhancement via eq ,compression, width, and limiting and leveling.