Mixing & Mastering

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

A: The first record I made entirely by myself was released by a big artist in Japan. Ended up getting GOLD certified with more than 100.000 physical albums sold (in Japan).

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm just wrapping up a K-pop mix for a danish tv-show. Fun stuff.

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

A: Yes. Kasper Kay Larsen is a friend of mine and he's really talented as well.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Analog AND digital. - Digital gets the job done easily and fast, but analog just hit different.

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

A: I promise to do the best I can, always.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: That I get to listen to music.

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

A: How did you do that? - I practiced for many many years.

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

A: That I only make acoustic and organic stuff haha.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What is your vision? What do you plan to do with the finished product?

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

A: Try and find a "provider" that is pleasent to communicate with, and someone that tries to understand what the customer needs.

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

A: 1. Acoustic guitar. 2. a microphone. 3. A pair of headphones. 4. Audio interface. 5. My Klanghabitat Cassiopeia tube saturator unit.

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

A: I started out as a topliner and producer (more than 7 years ago), the more recent years (the past 4 years) I'm been focusing entirely on producing and mixing.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Organic and with feel.

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

A: For some reason Kacey Musgraves came to mind. I love your style and music, and I really enjoy listening to it. D'mile (producer) is also one I'd love to work with.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Hm... Cliché but the realest thing IMO - If it feels good and sounds good, just roll with it, cause it means that it probably is.

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

A: Pop, K-pop, Folk, Country, Rnb, Hip hop. All sorts.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Good question... To me the vocals are the most important thing in any song and I think I'm really good with vocals.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: As a "multi-instrumentalist" I have a ton of experience recording and mixing acoustic guitars, electric guitars, basses, pianos and so on. These things can be really hard to get right, so if a clients guitar tracks doesn't sound great, I can also re-record.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Typically I talk a bit with the client to make sure I understand what they want. After that, I hear their demo and start mixing. I don't have a certain way I always start, but most of the times I like to get the drums set first.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I got a pair of Neumann KH310s monitors, a few peaces of analog equipment (preamp, compressors and saturators) as well as a ton of plugins that I've collected through the years.

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

A: Other mix engineers always inspire me. They inspire me to try new things.

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

A: I work mainly with producing, mixing and mastering within the "pop" spectrum.