Producing and Mastering

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm working on my instrumental album and I'm preparing a session for a fingerpicking guitarist named Julien Ledru.

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

A: François Michaud at Wild Horse Studio. A truly passionate guy with great ears.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital for speed and because as Tchad Blake says: "Well, I guess the debate about the sonics – digital versus analog – I don't find very interesting any more. I look at them now as two totally different but equally valid technologies."

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

A: I will give my best

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Meeting talented people, working with them and taking part in the creative process of a song and simply making music.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What are your needs ?

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

A: A Beyer m160, my Martin D18, my Tweed Deluxe clone by Denis Manlay, my Telecaster 62 reissue, my Tascam 8 tracks

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

A: I started working as a musician songwriter and leader of several bands in which my brother and I had the desire to take part in the recording process. We gradually became equipped and after recording, mixing and mastering all our albums, I realized that I could consider myself a producer, arranger of my own music. I then started to work for others with the same fervor. I work in music since 1997.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I work according to the songs, they are the ones who decide and you have to listen to that.

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

A: Leslie Feist, because she represents the synthesis of two essential things: the care of the songwriting and the artistic freedom.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Trust Yourself

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

A: Folk, Pop, French Pop, Americana, Singer Songwriter...

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: my sense of aesthetics

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: It's hard to explain but when I listen to a song or a demo, depending on its atmosphere, I have a direction that takes shape in my head, something related to my representation of music, my sensibility and what I can do. And when this destination is reached, my work stops.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I listen to the song carefully and quite quickly, I already know what I want to improve by following the direction I feel. It often happens that the artist gives me references and precise ideas of what he wants and in this case, the work is easier.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Very simple and accurate, Audient audio interface in Pro Tools HD12. A few microphones that I know well... Beyer m160, AT4033, Shure SM7b SM57 Beta98c, AKG D112, AT4041,ATM25, DPA 4099, Sennheiser 421, Aston Spirit...

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

A: Tchad Blake & Mitchell Froom, Nigel Godrich, Joey and Lenny Waronker, Ethan Johns, Wilco, Blake Mills, John Leventhal, Leonard Cohen, Sufjan Stevens, Neil Finn, Radiohead, James Greenwood (Ghost Culture), Kings of Convenience...

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

A: Mostly mixing and mastering on one side and arranging, playing and recording on the other side.