Remote Mixing & Mastering

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

A: I've worked on a lot of interesting projects, but I haven't achieved anything special. I have nothing to answer this question.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Now I participate in remix contests, work with my labels and artists, and also watch, read and analyze the music market a lot. Among other things, I practice new techniques to optimize my work for creating, mixing and mastering music.

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

A: I just registered and don't know anyone here.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital and analog. It all depends on the task before us.

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

A: I promise everything will be fine :)

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Process and result.

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

A: The most frequently asked question is: "How much will it cost me?" I answer professionally. Nothing unusual.

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

A: I am at a loss to answer.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Standard questions. Nothing unusual.

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

A: Think carefully about what you want. Or completely trust me and my taste.

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

A: Matches, machetes, rope, glass bottle and blanket.

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

A: I have been making music for 11 years. I have my own labels that sell music, I collaborate with many artists, organize parties, invite my artists and artists from other cities. At first I made music for myself. I didn’t have the Internet, I couldn’t watch video tutorials on writing music and studied the program myself. In 2014, after serving in the army, I took a job that brought me a good income, which I used to modernize my home studio.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Variety and simplicity.

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

A: Sonny John Moore (Skrillex). Only this artist, in each of his tracks, I hear something new and interesting. He is an innovator. He sets the fashion, and everyone around immediately begins to select this fashion.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Trust what your ears hear, what your eyes see, what your heart and body feel.

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

A: I noticed this pattern: the tracks that I really like and the tracks that I remix are cool, taken in the keys of A and F. But this is not always the case. I really like music with beautiful and high quality vocals.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I really enjoy working with samples created both on synthesizers and recorded on a microphone. Sometimes I don't use sample banks at all, but record my own sounds. I have a couple of tracks in my collection that don't contain a single synthesized sound. Only live recording and software processing. It also doesn't matter to me which plugins I use to achieve the desired result. I believe that the key to success is simplicity. And it will be easier for the computer to transfer all my manipulations.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I really enjoy working with samples created both on synthesizers and recorded on a microphone. Sometimes I don't use sample banks at all, but record my own sounds. I have a couple of tracks in my bag that do not contain a single synthesized sound. Only live recording and software processing.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I give myself completely to work. As soon as I feel the slightest fatigue, I go to drink tea and listen to the mixture in different rooms. Then I listen to the mix on different playback devices of different budgets and sizes, and also let my musician friends listen to the mix. As a result, I bring the mix to the golden mean and inform the customer.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Fl Studio 20, Ableton Live 10 Suite, TC Electronic Desktop Konnekt 6 Fire-Wire Interface, Genelec 8010, 8040 & SBWFR 7050.

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

A: deadmau5, HI-LO, Oliver Heldens, Tchami, Malaa, DC Breaks, Monrroe, Ray Volpe, Volac, Polaris, music from RAM Records, Liqucity & etc, Calibre, Mystific, Duumu, CRi, Icarus, Paul Kalkbrenner, Solomun, Amelie Lens, Black Coffee, Voltage, No Concept, Villem & Leo Wood, Jerome Isma-Ae, Milkwish, Bicep and more. And I shouldn't have asked this question at all :)

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

A: Mixing and mastering, but sometimes I provide shadow production services.