Contemporary Sax player.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Analog or digital. Whatever works best for the client.

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

A: I promise you'll love it.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Creating art.

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

A: What do you think about my song? I love it, I can't wait until you hear the sax part.

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

A: Most people are weary of sax players not fitting in with the music.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What do you hear the sax doing for your songs? What is your timeline for the project? What's the best way for us to collaborate?

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

A: Tell me what you need and I can give it.

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

A: Soprano, Alto, Tenor sax, Selmer Mark VI horns. and 2 boxes of 1000 synthetic reeds. There. 5 pieces.

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

A: To play. Live, In studios, Together with pro musicians better than me. I started in college rock bands in 1984.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Contemporary. I'm always trying to hear what tomorrows pop music will need.

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

A: Quincy Jones. This man is a legend. And he makes legends.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Be consistent and listen to what the customer tells you.

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

A: Pop, rock, funk, jazz, fusion, country, R&B, Americana, anything that needs a saxophone.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Hearing what needs to be added to a song and making it part of my own.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: An outstanding horn part, sax section, or sax solo that is unforgettable.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Receiving the music from the client without the sax part, adding several takes to the part and sending back to the client for feedback. Once the style is zeroed in, I polish the take and provide the client with the final take rough mixed in the song for approval. Once payment is received, I provide the WAV file of the sax part dry, so the client can mix as needed.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: AKG 414 mic into a M-Audio preamp, Sonar multitrack producer edition.

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

A: I receive a small MP3 of the music that needs sax, I use Sonar to add he sax part(s) and mix down to provide a sample to the client. Once the client is satisfied with the addition, I send a high quality WAV file of the sax for them to mix as needed.