Mixing and Mastering Engineer

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

A: I worked on a song by Nu9ve, that is doing incredibly well on youtube, I arranged and mastered that song, I'm very proud of the outcome, it is called en una gota.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Finishing my degree, and hopefully finding a nice place to live after that, and finding a good job at either Universal or Sony.

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

A: Yeah, a great session musician called Big Tim, I work with him for anything I needs and the reverse is also true, he is truly talented.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both, each to their own, when I get the chance to use analog I will, but its a lot of work to have it so digital is more convenient.

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

A: Pro quality audio

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The fact that I enjoy doing it, its fun, and I get paid for it, theres nothing not to love.

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

A: "How do you do that" just practice for hours on end and you will eventually get to where you want to be.

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

A: Everyone seems to thing audio engineers are DJ's, its funny, but they should get that right.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Simply, what do you want me to do for you.

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

A: Be clear with what you are asking for, if you are vague you leave a lot of grey areas for us to use our creative freedom and sometimes, our creativity doesn't align, so be specific and clear.

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

A: interface, mic, pc, monitors, and a guitar

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

A: I have started recently, and I'm still a student, I just figured if so many people want me to do this for them alrerady, it wouldn't hurt to do it online for extra money to pay bills.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Saucy

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

A: Nasty C, being from South Africa he is definitely my biggest inspiration in the music world

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Don't plan ahead, listen to your ears and follow the path they lead.

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

A: Hip Hop, RnB, and Indie/Pop/Rock

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Definitely mixing and vocal tuning.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Whatever the client needs me to bring

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I usually receive stems, then start out by balancing everything and automating it, then applying the plugins of choice to make it sound cleaner and brighter, once I Ama content with the mix, mastering will begin to make sure the song is ready for the online stores or even Redbook standard if that is what you want.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have two setups, in the studio I have a Mac based system, with an HD Omni, paired with an Octa pre and a C24 mixer, with HS7 monitors, in a treated room, with a variety of available mics, in my room at home I have a behringer 202HD with two SE X1A microphones, an overkill PC Build and ERYS 4 monitors from Presonus.

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

A: Mac Miller, Nasty C, Eminem, Kanye West, The Weeknd, Anderson Paak, Bruno Mars, J Cole, AJR, Jon Bellion

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

A: I mostly mix and master tracks with provided stems from clients.