Producer, Beat Maker, Engineer

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

A: I am very proud of The Parasocial Club. We have created high energy music combining influences of rock, hip hop and trap. It is a two person project with us doing all of the recording, programing, mixing and mastering, as well as artwork, photography and live show production.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Producing music for Parasocial Club and editing the Book Club Podcast

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

A: Kamber Kigin

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital, it is cheaper and more excusable. It is also easier to get and stay creative if you have access to sounds quickly instead of focusing on routing and making sure it works.

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

A: To do the best I can on time and we will keep working on it till you like it.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I love creating and working with people.

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

A: Was that really programed?

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

A: You can make sampling and beat making sound real and more interesting that spending thousands of dollars in a studio for one day of live drum tracking.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What influences are you pulling from? What is your time frame?

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

A: Let me know what you want it to sound like and a time frame. I am willing to be flexible as long as communication is solid.

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

A: Computer, internet, kick, snare, hats. If you have a computer and the internet, you can sample and create songs all day. And as a drummer all you need is a good hat based groove.

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

A: I started playing drums and running sound in church. Since moving to Nashville I got a degree in audio. I have worked for live bands and drumming ever since ranging from rock, country and party music. Producing wise I have produced country, blues, pop, hip hop and rock.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Chill and smooth.

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

A: Artist looking for hip hop or rock influenced drumming. Also singers or rappers looking to write over jazz based beats.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Listening for what can be taken away to let the main part of the song to shine more.

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

A: I usually work on chill pop chill hip hop on my own. I also collaborate a lot in rock. But I do drum programing for any style. I have played in several different styles of bands and can always use those influences in whatever music I am working on.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I provide flexibility and the knowledge of a drummer and the ears for a melody. I always listen not to see how we can fill space but if something could be cool there and then always willing to take it out if it is to cluttered.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Starting with the beat and main melodies, whether I am starting from scratch or adding to the song the melody is most important. From there I keep adding and taking things away using a trial and error method. Programing drums I try to think of the style and what it is doing for the song, also in a sense of will a real drummer be playing this. When producing podcast I always start with the edits that the clients want working through the time stamps then I add transitions that I make and sample if need be.

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

A: Producing and programing - Jdilla, Kanye West, Madlib, El-P, Saba Drumming - Questlove, Dave Grohl, Darren King

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

A: Programing drums, adding production to tracks and editing podcasts

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Drumming and listing for the melody for sure.