Remote Metal Mixing/Mastering

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

A: Well, I'd say it's the album called Stuma by post-metal/blackened sludge band Azimut. I've recorded, mixed and mastered this record. The guys in this band are my dear friends, and it was a pleasure to work with them. Besides, we used to share a music project together. I'm proud of this production because the album turned out to be raw and heavy, but at the same time of high quality. So, I advise you to check it out on any streaming service, especially if you are a fan of such music.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Do not overthink and overcomplicate things. And, of course, have great source tracks in the first place

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

A: Death Metal, Prog Rock and Metal, Heavy Metal, Alt Metal, Post-Rock, Post-Metal, Sludge

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

A: To do the best I can and even more.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The opportunity to help the musicians and the process in general. I just have a lot of fun doing that.

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

A: I've been doing guitar and vocals for more than 15 years. Played in the experimental band MAUT. After the broke up, I started doing music on mu own. That's where fate brought me into the business of mixing and mastering. I realised that I didn't want to do anything else but produce music

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I'm very attentive to details. I think it's called a "gold standard mindset". Meaning I cannot allow flaws to be sewn up and will do everything to ensure that the final result is as good as possible.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: I'd say both. I like hybrid mixing, because you can take the best of both worlds. Of course, most plugins do a great job. But tweaking an actual gear is just fun. It's just a workflow thing.

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

A: It's that mixing and mastering engineer, like a wizard, can fix everything. It doesn't work like that. If your recordings has a rather poor quality, the result would probably remain the same

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: "How it was recorded?", "Do you have a DI tracks?" and stuff like that. And, of course, I'd like to know their reference artists/bands

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

A: A laptop, audio interface and a pair of studio monitors and a headphones

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I work mostly "in the box", but I use some gear as well. For example, Yamaha SPX 90II effects processor, Peavey CEL 2 VCA compressor, and DBX 160A. I'm constantly working on expanding my gear set

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

A: Just talk to the person and see if you like him. It's cool when you're on the same page when you're working on something fascinating

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

A: If I have any tracks/stems limits. No, I don't. You can send me as many tracks as you want. However, I'd like to have them with a clear structure. Meaning, it should be one "Bass track" and not like "Verse bass", "Chorus bass", "Bridge bass", etc.

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

A: With any artist for whom music is the highest form of art. In order to share these feelings and create masterpieces together.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Persistence and the ability to trust my ears.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: First of all, I give it clarity. I try to do my best to make sure the song is polished and radio-ready. But, of course, it depends on the genre. When it comes to modern metal, I like to bring the energy and impact.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I prepare project first, balancing raw tracks and see if I have all I need. Of course, I'll edit tracks if needed. Only after that I start mixing. Usually my mixing process takes one day but it depends on the number of tracks/stems.

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

A: Joe Barresi is my biggest inspiration in music production. His creative approach and the sound he crafts is just unbelievable. Also, I grew up on the works of Andy Wallace, so that influenced my musical taste as well.

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

A: I'm a mixing and mastering engineer. I work mostly remotely. And that's what gives me the most pleasure in life