AUDIO SOLUTIONS, MIXING AND MA

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

A: I produced a song for a short fashion documentary at Nelson Mandela university, called black our stories,I wrote, mixed and masterd the song.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Olwethu KWAYIBA'S NIGHTTIME delta routine, creating two binaural beats for a meditational project.

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

A: No

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital, because of the amount of projects More time to do the work with less limitations.

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

A: Unique and superb sounding mixes and masters

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Applying my creativity to bring the artists vision about a project to life.

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

A: How soon can I receive the final, product For me it depends on howbig or small my role will be on the project.

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

A: My role as mixing engineer, making a mix sound professional and great from damaged or bad source material

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: How and where was the work recorded, particularly on jazz. What is the concept and feel/or emotion of the song

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

A: Always send mix with the sound you or the producer is going for, it let's me know what exactly to do or not do in a mix

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

A: A laptop, headphones, microphone , midi keyboard, speakers

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

A: Music and music production, I've been doing it for 11 years now

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: A blend of soul and jazz, lofisoul hip hop

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

A: Jordan rakei, because he does most of the sound I normally do, ranges between jazz and electronic soul

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: I never over produce, adding to much elements either to cloud up a song or a mix

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

A: Jazz and soul music

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Mixing

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Great vocals, Creative and great sounding Mix and master

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I produce a beat, write lyrics I sing/perform and I mix and master the song

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Basic home studio setup, Yamaha HS5 STUDIO MONITORS, M-audio air sound interface, M-audio Midi keyboard, Samson CO1U PRO MICROPHONE AND SAMSON STUDIO HEADPHONES, WORKING COMPLETELY IN THE BOX

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

A: Andrew scheps, timberland, 9th wonder, jordan rakei, nduduzo makhathini

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

A: Song writing, mixing and mastering