Record Producer & Mix Engineer

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I love being able to help others elevate their music. I also enjoy talking to people about music and building relationships. I want you to feel satisfied with your music and feel comfortable asking or telling me anything I should know about your music.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital. Although analog gear may give you a character that not many digital media can replicate, I find that I have no problem crafting a good mix in the digital domain. Working in digital also allows me to have everything in front of me without having to reach somewhere else to adjust parameters as well as improves my workflow so I can work quicker.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I produce many genres, so my style is very versatile in that sense. I prefer a mix that sounds warm and full, as opposed to thin and harsh. You can still have an instrument sound warm while also sounding harsh and aggressive.

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

A: I've been producing music for over 6 years. I have a Bachelor's of Music where I developed my skills in recording, mixing, and mastering, many internships at analog studios doing classical, jazz, and rock recording and live streams as well as rewiring gear. I continue to find ways to challenge myself and develop my craft.

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

A: I'm extremely proud of the project I'm working on now actually. My roles are the producer and mixing engineer. I'm proud because it's taking me out of my comfort zone, which I love because it's the best way to grow and develop yourself.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm currently working on an album for myself as well as an album with a friend.

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

A: I promise that I will do my best to help take your music to the next level. I want what's best for both of us, but what your music needs will always come first.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What is the music about? How do you imagine the music sounding? What do you want the listener to feel with the song?

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

A: My advice would be to ask all of the questions you think you have. I want to have a conversation and have you leave feeling like you have no questions unanswered.

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

A: I would love to work with Valley because they seem like such nice people and their music is amazing.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Here are a few: 1. Using the same sounds in your music can make you feel constrained to a certain thing. Branch out with new sounds whether it's instruments or samples and run wild. It's just as satisfying to learn something new from a project as it is for a project to do well. 2. Using too much compression on a track can make it feel choked. You can use compression for its character by maintaining a consistent level going into the compressor. 3. By cutting high frequencies on certain tracks, you add a sense of depth to your mix. This can help make space for other tracks like a vocal as well as help give tracks their own space.

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

A: I typically work on Pop and Electronic music, but I do a bit of everything. I enjoy and admire the differences between genres and styles of music.

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

A: Producing, mixing, and mastering