Music producer and musician

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

A: On my single track called bifurcations, which I came third on ISC(https://www.songwritingcompetition.com) in 2003 on worldmusic.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: In my online ecommerce to sell some beats, loops... I am a web programmer too.

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

A: Do not know.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: digital, for the ease.

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

A: I always try to do my best in all jobs.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Working with music, and being able to work from home.

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

A: How much does it cost to do this? It depends.

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

A: Sometimes people think we are magic or perform miracles.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I ask for references to what he expects as output from my work.

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

A: Be as clear as possible when requesting the work.

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

A: My Julius Keilwerth tenor saxophones, my selmer soprano saxophone, one good laptop with a good sound card, and one midi control and one guitar.

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

A: I have been working as a musician and with music for 30 years.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I like music regardless of style, I do not like to set boundaries, so that's why I describe as Open Style or perhaps free style.

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

A: Sting, because i am a big fan, as a person and as an artist.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Never do not overlook tuning problems and rhythmic inaccuracies in your productions.

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

A: MPB (popular brazilian music), Pop, Eletronic, drum'n'bass, jazz, choro (intrumental music style from Brazil), meditation sounds.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Good ear for tuning problems and rhythmic inaccuracies

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Reflection, fun, good vibes, memories...

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I do not follow a predefined process, it varies a lot from production to production.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Roland keyboard and monitor, m-audio soundcard, and to recording and virtual instruments i use Sonar Platinum, with several plugins and virtual intruments like: Trillian Ruby Bass, Omnisphere, B4II, Battery 4...

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

A: Roni Size, Max Martin, Mayrton Bahia...

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

A: vocal tuning, arrangement, drum programming, synth programming...