Mixing & Mastering

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

A: I recently mixed and mastered a single for a friend of mine that is being played on the radio in Costa Rica!

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I am currently working on mixing and mastering a couple of EP's and recording sessions.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both! There's analog equipment that sounds better than digital and vice versa. You get the best of both worlds.

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

A: I promise to always give a clean/creative mix and master, and always listen to the artists' wants and needs.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: What I love most about my job is bringing artists' vision come to life! Hearing a song in rough mix form to when it's on streaming platforms fully mixed and mastered is wild.

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

A: That a Mixing Engineer can make a bad recording vocal sound like it ran through $10,000 vocal chain or give an amazing mix on and overproduced song. An amazing mix and master starts in the recording/production process!

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I usually ask them for a rough mix of their song if they have one and I always like to ask them for references just so that we are on the same page.

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

A: It's okay to not have a complete vision of what you'd like for your song to sound like cause that's what I am here for! But it is definitely helpful if you can point out what you like from other songs. For example, (the way the reverb rings out, the distortion on this part of the song, etc.)

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

A: I'd take a mic, laptop, interface, guitar, and some sort of acoustically treated booth in order guarantee the best sound possible!

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

A: I started out as a musician/songwriter who loved music and creating. For years I wrote songs and recorded them but always felt they never sounded good enough because I didn't know how to mix, and that's exactly where my journey of becoming a mixing/mastering engineer began. I interned at Electric Air Studios in Miami, FL (amazing studio by the way) and learned a ton. I took all of that knowledge and never stopped learning! I've been Mixing & Mastering music now for about 3 years professionally.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: It solely depends on what genre of music I am mixing, since every genre calls for different style/taste. However, for Hip-Hop/Trap I'd say a hard hitting low end, clean mids, and high end on the vocals!

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

A: At the moment, I'd love to work with Brent Faiyaz. He's changing the sonic landscape of R&B in every sense.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: When producing, be conscious of where instruments are living in the frequency spectrum. If things are clashing heavily before the mix, it won't sound much different afterwards. A great production leads to a great mix!

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

A: I typically work on Hip-Hop/Trap, R&B, Reggaeton, Singer-Songwriter, and Pop.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I'd say my strongest skill are my ears. I'll hear things that artists will almost never notice!

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Besides just a "clean" sounding mix, I bring production value to the song. I'm not afraid to change or add something if I feel like it'll add more value to the song. I really enjoy to make the song sound as unique as possible!

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: If I was given a rough mix, I like to hear that once or twice fully through and write down some notes. I'll point out major things that I think are an issue in the mix. I'll import the stems and start attacking the instrumental. I like to start with the drums, then move over to the melody. Once I have that sounding pretty good I'll bring in the vocals and then tweak everything along the way. I feel like this process works best for me!

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I use Pro Tools for recording, mixing, and mastering. But, I also like to use FL Studio for production. I have a UAD Apollo Twin x and really love the way their plugins sound.

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

A: There's way too many to name, but I'm extremely inspired by Ali, Mike Dean, Noah "40" Shebib, and Alex Tumay in the engineering world.

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

A: Mixing, Mastering, Recording, Co-Production, and Songwriting.