Composer For Films & Brands

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Small film set in manchester england

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital. We are in a digital age. Like asking a proper cooker or a campfire

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

A: I will work until its right

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Freedom and its what i love

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

A: Can we make it epic?

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

A: I have a Masters In Physics I can do equations :)

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What Style of music do you like, or example films 20th century (Star wars Indiana Jones) Or 21st (Hanz Zimmer)

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

A: Give me an idea let me play, then give me harsh critism

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

A: Laptop, Speakers, Audio Interface, Guitar, Microphone,

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

A: Ha. High School Teacher, (School of Rock) Then Acoustic Engineer Now Music Producer

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Harmonic, Fun, Bouncey, also solem and drone, Very Adaptable

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

A: Jack Black Greatest and Best song In the World

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Use a click.

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

A: Film and Artists

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Laptapping Guitar and Scoring Film

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Great Unique Chords and subtle drones to bring out emotion

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Use guitar in alternate tuning to find some nice unique chords usually with drones, Transpose that and the correct feel and instrumentation, Usually using a 4 bar loop Add Melodies Add Percussion and Then play and arange from there

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Small and compact for travelling, AI, Microphone, Midi Keyboard & Ableton Use mainy omnisphere for film composition

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

A: Hanz Zimmer Howard Shore Jack Black

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

A: Music for film and brands