Audio Engineer

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

A: If I have autotune

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

A: I am self taught since 2003, and I professional started in 2015

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: My personal setup is more of a Home Studio. A3X Monitors, Studio Channel Preamp, Rode NTA-2 Microphone, Just to name a few.

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

A: Fall to Greatness first official project I recorded, mixed and mastered. We streamed it and had physical copies too. This was a big moment for us.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm currently working on a project for a soulstress, I have personal project I'm ready to start recording and I'm working on several singles to release one at a time. Last but not least a Spoken Word project as well. Plates full right now. lol

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: in the box, most definitely, I'm always on the go so I need to mix on the go too.

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

A: I will mix your song like it was my own song.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Being apart of others people music and vision. You'l be amazed how much learn from working with other people.

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

A: That i can fix everything in the mix. My job is to problem solve and enhance. Do not half ass your recordings, give it you best performance.

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

A: Make sure you get to know each other and feel each others vibe. Chemistry is everything

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

A: Monitors, Mic, MPC Renaissance, Mac computer, and headphones. Very basic but all I need to make my music.

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

A: Tedy Andreas, natural talent from Houston and (you may find this strange) Idris Elba, the man can spit, but feels he can use some help on the mix side of things.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: watch out for headroom, Mix low

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: personality, clarity, and vision

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: First and for most i trust my ears. Half the time eyes are closed, I allow my self to feel the music. i mostly mix alone, then allow the artist to critic what he likes or don't like the we'll do the revisions from there and finalize it from there.

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

A: Young Guru, Dr. Dre, RZA, J Dilla, Nujabes, and DJ Taku. Just to name a few

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

A: Mainly Hip-Hop/ Rap. On occasions i would record and mix a singer and i always enjoy an acoustic musician when i have the opportunity to work with one.