Mixing and mastering

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

A: My best project was working on the remix contest I have won with my mate for Robert Babicz. Peter did all the ground work with arrangement and I finished it with the production and mixing and mastering. There were over 400 contestants from all over the world but we were the lucky ones to win this Beatport contest.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: At the moment I am working on few different genres starting from EDM, going through Trance project, them House music finishing with alternative rock :).

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

A: I think Matthew Weiss is here also.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Do not matter to me. Both have their places.

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

A: Sound cliche, but I just want you to get very good result in the end. That is why I also provide support before hand so you know that your project has a chance to get where you want it.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Working with so different projects, different genres.

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

A: What volume of the mix should be. I always answer that if you do not go above -4db on the master buss then it is fine for me.

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

A: That mix and mastering is the key. Like I answered above.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I mainly ask them about reference tracks and where they want to go with their project.

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

A: You have to understand that recording and music productions is the key. Mixing and mastering is like a cherry on top of the cake. So if something does not sound good then you either have to record it once more with better settings. equipment or focus on sound design.

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

A: Just laptop. You know you can create great music and get very good results in the box. Its all about the ears.

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

A: I have been doing this for over 20 years. At the beginning I was a electronic music producer. But for the last 10 years I focus mainly on support, mixing and mastering and teaching.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I always try to find best possible result which is your production vs reference tracks.

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

A: I like to work with anyone to be honest as long as we have a common goal in this and do not go in to some absurd places.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Reference your tracks with professional productions at every stage of your work. Just make sure to bring down audio level of reference track to your project. This way you can analyse the volume of your instruments, frequencies etc.

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

A: POP, Pop-Rock, EDM, dance music, hip-hop.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Great ears and good taste in music provides best results. This is what I have learnt through all those years so far.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Apart from being and audio engineer I am also a musician and a music producer. With that in mind you can be sure that your project will get the right support. I am direct when it comes to what I hear and if it needs more then one thing to change you will know that. On demand I can also help you with production and sound design. Goal is simple. To bring best result possible.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: To get the best results and be on the same radio wave as a Client you have to ask for one or two reference tracks. Then I analyse Client's work and provide free expertise if there is something that still needs to be redone in order to get the best result possible. Once this is done go through mixing and mastering stage. Typically it takes about 2 to 4 working days depending on complexity of the project.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: My setup is hybrid (so based on session and requirements I use digital and analogue equipment to get where I want). I do most of my mixing and mastering work on Logic Pro. The production process takes place in Ableton Live.

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

A: There is a lot of professionals na musicians that inspire me, but if I was to name a few then I would say: Matthew Weiss, Atjazz, Tesseract and Forrester Savell.

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

A: In my work I mostly focus on music production support and mixing and mastering.