Professional Mix Engineer

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

A: I am always proud of all my projects. All of them have a special memory to me.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I just finished a classical guitar album. Great musician and great pieces of music.

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

A: I haven't look for people here yet.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Doesn't matter. Just make it sound the best you can.

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

A: I will take care of your creation and I will always give my best.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The music.

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

A: How fast can you do it? My answer: What do you prefer? Quality or quantity?

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

A: The biggest misconception of what I do its that I will be able to fix serious tracking mistakes. I mix but I cant do magic ;)

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Send me your 5 favorite songs that can be used as reference for the song I am mixing.

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

A: My advise will be to find someone who likes and care about your music.

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

A: SSL E console Manley Passive EQ Neumann U87 mic Portico 5024 pre amp Urei 1176 Compressor

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

A: I have been doing audio engineering since I was 16 years old. I was lucky to find nice and talented engineers that showed me more than a few tricks.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I describe my style as transparent. I try hard to avoid imposing my taste on others' creative work.

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

A: I would have loved to work with John Lennon. I grew up listening to his music and he inspired me to learn how to play the guitar.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Always make the musicians feel comfortable and help them to focus their efforts only in the music. Isolate and avoid external distractions.

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

A: I work on many music types from Classical to Heavy Metal. I listen to all types of music and never look down on any style. I just love music, period.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My strongest skill I think its to be a good listener. I want to listen to my clients' opinions and be ready to fulfill their expectations.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: My trained ears and musical taste. I will deliver your song sounding great!

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I usually discuss with the client their vision for the track. After that I will get to work. When I have the mix almost ready I send a bounce to the client for feedback. After working on the feedback I will deliver the final mix.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: SSL E series with some analog and digital outboard equipment. Dynaudio Acoustics near-field monitors.

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

A: So many talented engineers and musicians have inspired me and continue to inspire me every day. It will be impossible list them all because I will leave someone out of the list.

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

A: I mix and master music tracks for my clients. I also record and occasionally produce tracks too.