Mix. Master. Production.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Less is more. Serve the song. Vocal is king.

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

A: Country, Pop-Rock, Indie, Folk, Acoustic, Pop.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Home studio setup running Logic Pro x (mainly) on a M1 MacBook Pro. I have 2 outboard compressors and a 1173 mic pre. I mix in-the-box with a variety of high quality plugins.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I start with open communication. I try to deliver exactly what my clients expect to hear. I work on a short song-start to send to my clients so that we can discuss the direction for the track. Furthermore, I like to show what skills I can bring to level up their ideas. I like to be creative and I always ask before adding in my own elements.

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 project where a client sent me an idea for a song. I came up with the entire production, recording, mixing and mastering and ultimately my client was very pleased with the product. It was the first time that I could really see my skills put to use to help someone with their music.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I am constantly working on different ways to level-up my production skills. Currently, I am taking a production course on Pop-Country producing.

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

A: I don't have any collaborators on SoundBetter.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Just different tools in the shop - both are excellent.

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

A: I promise to work cooperatively with you and openly communicate so that we can create a product that we're happy with.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Working with like-minded people who share a common interest - music.

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

A: The most common question I receive would be "can you do......?" My answer is always either "Yes, and if' not I will do my best to work with you until you are happy with your product".

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

A: I haven't come across many misconceptions.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: How do you want your production to sound? What vibe are you going for?

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

A: Find someone who has open communication and is willing to work with you until you have a product you're happy with... Like me!

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

A: Solar panel with hub, MacBook w/ M1 chip running Logic Pro X, UAD Apollo, condenser Mic and an acoustic guitar.

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

A: I have been studying music production, mixing and engineering for about 5-10 years.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Melodic, emotional and inspiring. I put a lot of time and effort in to my productions because it's what I enjoy doing.

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

A: Any aspiring country pop-rock or alternative artists. That's the kind of music that I enjoy listening to the most and therefore the music that I enjoy producing the most.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Producing is my strongest skill.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I am a multi-instrumentalist and aspiring producer. I can bring ideas, creativity and talent to a song.

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

A: Forest Whitehead, Jeff Braun, Austin Hull, Will Carlson, Josh Kerr.

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

A: Production, mixing and instrumental recording.