Mixer/Producer/Bass Trombonist

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

A: I composed/arranged a big band swing tune when I was just 23. I recorded/produced it by myself (with the help of a couple of session musicians) in 2011. It has been placed dozens of times including: SNL, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Comedian In Cars Getting Coffee, The Voice, plus many commercials and cable TV shows.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm putting together an album of production music to pitch to the premier music libraries.

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

A: I hired Márton Adámi to play the trumpet parts on a salsa track I wrote. His work was perfect. I will use him again.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital. Recallability.

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

A: Honesty, transparency and 100% commitment to the project.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I rarely feel like I'm working.

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

A: What do you do? Make the music sound as good as I can.

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

A: Very few people really understand what mixing is.

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

A: Don't leave any questions unasked. It's your project, you have the right.

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

A: After earning my Bachelor's in music, I had a 22 year career as a military musician. I learned and live sound engineering during those years. After retiring from the Navy, I worked as a freelance audio engineer and began composing/producing production music. My catalog currently sits at about 340 tracks.

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

A: Harry Connick Jr. I love the music and I've met his touring crew. They love their jobs because he is such a fun guy to work for.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Don't over tune your tracks unless you mean for it to sound over tuned.

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

A: Instrumental jazz, Latin, comedy...

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Blending and balancing voices and instruments.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Musicianship

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I don't' really have one. Each project is unique.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Monitors - Genelec 8040As & Auratones Interfaces - Focusrite Clarett, Focusrite Scarlett 18i20, Presonus Studio Live Mics - Royer R121, AKG C414(2), Cascade Fat Head, Audio Technica AT4041(2), Shure SM7, EV RE20, Audix D6, AKG C1000s(2), Blubird, Blue Ball, Shure SM57(2), Crown PZM30(2) Custom PC DAW Software - Pro tools, Cakewalk, Reason Plugins - Slate Digital All access, Sound Toys (complete), iZotope, Waves Diamond, Melodyne Studio, many more

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

A: T Bone Burnett is my favorite producer.

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

A: I compose instrumental production music for several music libraries. If you watch TV, you've likely heard my music. My client studio work is mainly post production mixing of live multi-tracked concerts. I'm also a highly experienced live sound engineer and I teach Live Sound Engineering at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA