Professional Audio Editor

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

A: Working on the extensive Coldcut sample library at the beginning and ongoing when they were adding new material. I was involved in creating great loops and sounds, and then had the pleasure of hearing them play them back in a live setting.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I am working on finishing arrangements on some of my own Ambient music.

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

A: I have used a freelancer called Lars to master some of my Ambient tracks. I would recommend him to others, and I will use him again.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: I only work in the digital domain because of the nature of my work.

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

A: I will do my very best with the work you have entrusted me with. If I feel I cant meet your expectation or cannot do what you ask for, I will tell you upfront.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The satisfaction of editing / processing audio files and delivering clean results that meets the clients expectations.

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

A: How soon can you turn this around?. It depends how busy I am, but I try to turn things around in a couple of days.

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

A: Thats tricky with what I do specifically. I suppose a lot of people think we can work magic with audio and really separate instruments and parts cleanly, as well as remove all noise. I certainly can do a pretty good job of those, but sometimes its not possible to meet expectations. These things are getting more possible to do.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: As much as I can upfront to get the job done well. Things along the lines of - How thorough do you want me to be with the editing / warping on your audio What guidelines can you give me regarding your work so that I do this the way you want it What format / bitrate etc do you want the file / files returned in How soon do you want this turned around

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

A: I advise them to prepare all materials in as high a format as possible and with as clear a brief as possible, so i can do the best job for them.

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

A: I do most of the stuff 'in the box' so to speak so I guess - My Mac My Adam Speakers My UA Soundcard My Fender Strat My Portable Zoom Field Recorder

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

A: I got into the underground club scene in the early 90's. I met Matt Black from Coldcut then who was doing ground breaking things. When I told him I had bought a PC with a good soundcard, he started giving me work right away, working on their sound library. From there i slowly built more clients and gathered new skills. I have been at it around 25 years now.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: With my editing and warp marker work, i am pretty regimented and try to work to a process that has yeilded results. I am always open to improving and leave wiggle room for creative tweeks and tweaking where needed to accommodate clients who work a certain way.

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

A: There are many, but i would love to work with Brian Eno and see what makes him tick in the studio.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Be super organised with your tools / apps and automate ( where its possible to ) as much as you can to save time and save energy for the more creative tasks.

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

A: Electronic, Dance, Soul, Funk, Rock, Pop, World

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Audio Editing

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: As an editor / warp marker creator, I bring solid timing and accuracy where the client finds they hear some timing issues and needs someone with my expertise to clear it up.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: This depends on what I am doing, but most of my work brings me to Ableton Live primarily. Where I edit files to clean up audio, create loops, or warp tracks using Warp markers. I make my own music and remix music also.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Mac Mini M4, Universal Audio Arrow Soundcard, Adam A3X Powered Monitors, Alesis V49 Midi Keyboard, AKG K701 Headphones, Ableton Live, iZotope RX9

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

A: David Byrne, Lou Reed, Tom Waits, Coldcut, Brian Eno, Lambchop, Adrian Sherwood,

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

A: Audio file editing. Creating loops and one shots. Track beat grid correction using warp markers in Ableton Live.