Producer

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

A: Chroma Polaris, PC, Xilinx UltraScale+ FPGA, EMS VCS3 MKII, LinnStrument

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

A: Kite. Kite has been making the best electronic music today and I always learn so much when listening to them.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Always experiment and never settle on one approach to a problem with no finite answer.

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

A: Anything loosely related to the Schwarze Szene

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I'm also an electrical engineer by trade, and my spare time is in building DSP and FPGA-based synthesizers. I have a number of analog synths from the 80s that I still love and use today, one of my favorite being the Chroma Polaris. Presently, it's a mixture of self-built synthesizers and samplers, alongside vintage synthesizers and drumkits.

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

A: I'm inspired by the early electronic music pioneers, to include DAF, Cabaret Voltaire, The Human League, New Order/Joy Division, OMD, and The Normal. Many of the newer musicians I thoroughly enjoy include: Kite, Linea Aspera, Cold Cave, Molchat Doma...

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I'd mostly be interested in hearing a style they want, a message or feeling they want to convey, things along those lines.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I think it's pretty standard in that there is no standard work process. Everything is different and each work process for each song is slightly different.

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

A: I spend equal parts between doing remixes for clients as well as writing songs for vocalists.