Music Producer, Audio Engineer

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

A: I am extremely proud of my project Moon Cruise for the simple fact that i did everything. From music, to mixing and mastering, to artwork, to distributing. It's one of my favorite projects because each track is different from the last.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I am working on building artists as well as working on a new personal project in the genre of Hip Hop/ R&B.

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

A: I know nobody else on here at the moment.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: "Why Not Both?" I have no preference. I like exploring different gear. Depends on my situation and goal.

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

A: I will be one of your best friends as well as a beneficial and reliable provider.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I love and enjoy everything about my job. Every single aspects from the interactions to the creating and seeing my clients happy and excited.

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

A: Could you lower your prices.. I'm extremely flexible, however this is still a job and have to take on gigs that are mutually rewarding for the client as well as myself.

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

A: It's not always as easy. With each project comes a different challenge.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: How are you? What would you like to create? What is your future goal?

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

A: Don't be afraid to ask questions, whether its asking for revisions or requesting a different genre.

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

A: Launchkey 25, Macbook Pro, Zoom H6 and Sennheiser HD 280 Pro. Water.

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

A: Audio Production was my career path. I've been at this for 14 years.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Very intricate and collaborative. I often implement various influences.

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

A: I would really love to work on a film. So i would choose Hans Zimmer or Michael Giacchino.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Be creative, don't be afraid to explore and get out of your comfort zone. This is the only way to promise productivity and growth.

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

A: I usually tend to work on either Hip Hop, Electronic or R&B music.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My strongest skill is music composition and production. I started making music at the age of 11. From there i began learning other techniques such as mixing and mastering, as well as recording, all before going to college.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring my creativeness and attentiveness. I will study every parts of a production and project to find out what it needs and how it should be. I like to think that i perform surgeries with every track.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I typically find the clients needs, ask questions if i have any. Then i tackle the project head on and send what i have created to ensure that its coming along the way its intended to be.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: My studio setup is pretty straight forward. I use Yamaha HS5s for my monitors, my Avid Mbox 3 for my interface. I have an Audio Technica AT2035 for my main microphone. SM57 as well. Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones. Various midi instruments and controllers. NI Komplete Kontrol s61 MK2 as my main keyboard, Launchkey 25 next to that. I use a Samson Graphite MF8 for transport controls within DAWs. Launchpad, Roland mc-303, as well as a Yamaha Keyboard. I use my Zoom H6 for portability recording and interfacing.

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

A: I gather so much inspirations from others. I jump between artists such as Lido, Zedd, Diplo to rap artists such as Big Sean, Kanye West, Ludacris, to Kpop artists such as Jay Park, EXO, Infinite back to more classical and scoring from the likes of Joe Hisaishi, Hans Zimmer and Alan Silvestri. I study all forms to enhance my skills to allow me to incorporate sounds together.

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

A: The most common type of work i do is mixing and mastering. Taking their recordings to its peak.