AUDIO ENGINEER

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

A: lonely 2 it was my own project I was the artist and I worked with various producers to achieve the sound I was looking for and it came out amazing and got over 10k streams.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: my album that im 100 percent doing on my own.

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

A: Nope but looking fowl to meeting people

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital because it's easier to transport with.

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

A: to always work my best to get the sound they want with the equipment they have.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: the creation afterwards and when the consumer says that they love the product gives me a sense of pride.

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

A: can I make them sound good with auto tune? do I use pro tools? do I use waves real tune?

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

A: that all you need to do is watch YouTube videos and you'll have it down packed.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Do you have your track stems do you know how to send them what sound are you looking too achieve ( usually ask for a reference track)

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

A: work with people who are gonna work with you; Too many people take advantage.

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

A: laptop ( preferably windows because Macs suck in the heat) blue icicle pre amp interface splitter from aux to trs trs to quarter inch cables wireless generator.

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

A: I've always wanted to record people's voices for animated movies and I've been track for more than ten years.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: chill and full of vibes but also crazy and distorted ( w.e that means)

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

A: frank ocean because his music seems to be so unique and I feel the amount of possibilities are endless.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Thin out the beat and push the vocals to the front.

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

A: hip hop and rnb

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: vocal tuning ( creating something out of nothing).

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: my vocal knowledge of melody and how I can sound design. sometime you have to make your song as animated as possible and through manipulation of sounds I feel we can take the customers music to the next level.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Downloading the track stems. laying them out if in correct order. naming and organizing according to instrument. solo first track and priced mixing through all. subgroup rhythm and all other categories. adjust levels to perfection. then add plug ins to my output usually izotope (not analog master). adjust levels to perfection.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: my studio setup is more software then analog as of right now but in terms of completing my job that is no bother. I mix out of krk rokit 7 with krk subwoofer. interface is common but effective 18i20 third generation. my lap trop is the newest mack book pro with apple's new advanced m1 chip. I have almost every daw for file sharing purposes. I have all ua plugins, all waves plugins, Antares vocal plugins, and specialize in logic but can also mix in protools if necessary to the consumer

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

A: mike dean and pharelle Williams are the two creatives the inspired me.

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

A: work on vocals by adding plug in affects to advance the level and sound of each audio track. in other words I mix and master vocalist after the beat is already crafted.