Mixing & Mastering

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

A: I am proud of the album I produced back in 2021. It is called The Creators by Genghis Pierre. I produced the whole album and really happy with how professional it sounds considering that was my first project.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I am currently working on my second album for my project Genghis Pierre. It's a dance funk/disco album. I am currently wrapping up the mixing process.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: I personally use all digital. But within the digital realm I use a lot of analog emulating software. I love the warmth that analog gear provides.

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

A: I promise to give my best efforts to create a record we can both be proud of.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I love seeing a song come together. That is why mixing is my favorite part of the process. It allows me to take some raw stems and glue them together to create a professionally sounding track

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What genre is the song? how many stems does the song have? what reference tracks do you have? what sound are you aiming to achieve?

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

A: Be honest with me. If you are not an experienced producer don't try and fix the issue in a mix by saying its needs more of blank. Instead tell me what the issue is so that I can fix the issue.

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

A: An electric guitar, Apollo interface, microphone, midi keyboard, and a laptop

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

A: I have been producing/mixing/mastering for 3 years now. I am at an intermediate level who can achieve a pro level sound. I see myself getting better at producing but I am definitely happy with where I am at and have gotten plenty of compliments saying that my music sounds professional.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: My style when it comes to production is high fi pop sound. I like a nicely compressed mix with the vocals sitting in the front. I also enjoy a nice low end bump with some air on the top.

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

A: Elise Trouw. I really want to produce female singer/songwriters. I love the sound of a female voice.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: GIRATS - Get It right at the source! fixing it in post production is never the best way to get a good sounding mix. The best way to get a good mix is to make sure you get a good performance out of the musician.

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

A: I usually like to work on music with live instrumentation. So Rock, Disco, Funk, Indie

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: 1) write a song 2) create a demo (skeleton) and use the stems as dummy tracks to record over 3) Tracking Phase 4) Mixing Phase - Glue the track using compression and side chain, Make sure each instrument fits in the right frequency spectrum, and finally create depth in the track using reverb 5) Mastering Phase - Make sure the track has a nice tonal curve.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I use an Apollo Twin X,

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

A: Elise Trouw, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sound Garden, Alice In Chains, Nirvana, David Gilmour, Pink Floyd

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

A: I have Mix and Mastered for clients in the past