Freelance Remote Mix/Mastering

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

A: All my projects are special to me and I spend much time on them thusly. When it comes to producing myself, I tend to do everything, Vocals, recording, mixing, mastering, & distributing!

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: At the moment, I'm working on a collective of sounds with my younger brother in a series of mixtapes called 'Raised By The Bay,' So be on the lookout for that!

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

A: Not at the moment, but I can't wait to meet more people and I'll update this then!

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital, saves space. Any good producer can tell you that any artist/producer can tell you it's not the tool that makes the man, but the man that makes the tool. With that said, I think analog has some depth to its fidelity tales. But until I have a dedicated space to acquire/collect/ and practice with all the different technologies out there, I have a solid grasp on what I do with what I have. Digital for me, today. ;)

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

A: Through attention to detail and a keen focus on getting you what you want out of my service. :)

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I like the ability to meet many different artists all with different influences and passion for their craft, it's really inspiring!

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

A: I'm usually asked how long does it take to get a truly good mix and track out. Although I can usually get a good master within 3 days, it's never a bad idea to sometimes take a week if not pushed for deadlines in order to really get that sound you want and meet the customer's expectations.

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

A: Any good thing takes time, sometimes I schedule away a whole day doing a project I originally planned on spending several hours and get all enthralled and immersed in my work. But I always have a good product to show, which is worth the time in.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Can we collab again?

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

A: I'm the right guy to get your song sounding right. Attention to detail is my hailing, and through my years of experience in soundscaping I'm sure I'll leave you impressed!

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

A: iPhone, Desktop/Monitor, MacBook, decent microphone, some decent headphones.

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

A: My career path is business. I want to one day start a record label among other business ventures and see how that goes. I've been doing music for some 15+ years, songwriting, beatmaking, and Freelance mixing/Mastering.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I love deeper lower bottom bass rich songs, that can be heard from miles away, rattle your windows in the morning, and vibrate the cartilage in your face. HipHop/Trap/EDM/House.

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

A: I'd like to work with any artist with a great motivation to get good things done. Like myself, I'm short of a work-a-holic, but in line with a perfectionist. Any artist that shares this empathy for their passion of music making I would love to work with.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: "Rome wasn't built in a day," is a saying to the affect of whether recording, mixing, or anything that takes great care and practice, to take your time, take breaks as necessary, and don't rush or over-do the effort. Take your time and try to get a really good quality of a product.

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

A: I usually work in the world of Hip-Hop/R&B/Soul, but I can work in many genres. If it sounds good, I have no problem venturing new territories.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My strongest skill is the attention I pay detail in the countless playbacks it takes before a mix is really ready for the next level of play.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring 15 years of music theory, practice, and knowledge of what sounds good and how to make any song better.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I like to work in 3 different parameters. Vocals mono-field, Vocals (Adlibs) stereo-field, & The instrumental as separate bodies. 1. Working with mono-field vocals, I want to get them sounding nice, and gel with the beat. I'll apply auto-tune as necessary. 2. Working with the stereo-field, I'll do the same process as above to get everything sounding crispy and move on finally to the instrumental. 3. For the instrumental I'll do some niche tweaking to really get the beat to come to life. 4. I'll Mix to preference, really getting the vocals and beat to gel right. 5. Finally, Master at Industry standard dbz/LUFS. bounce out and send to you for review/ revisions if any.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I use FL Studio for beatmaking, Logic Pro X for recording and mixing. Rhode NA1 microphone, Focusrite mbox. Waves Plugins. Izotope Plugins, and others..

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

A: Kanye West, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Drake, Lil B, are all outstanding testaments to the love & passion that is hip-hop and I would like to strive for personal advancement in my own prowess to try to keep up with these great artists.

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

A: I like to pay great attention to detail for my clients work. In post listening sessions I may often find and add something to taste and style that we may not have noticed in prior listening. To result in a better overall project is always a main focus of mine I like to implement in every song.