Ray Mays on SoundBetter

Mixed songs for Lil Durk , DC The Don , Dthang , Stunna4vegas. Beat Placements for Stunna4vegas and DC The Don

I'm Offering Professional Mixing services with full stems or two track beat. Also, Beats and I only prefer to mix Hip-Hop songs.

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Was able to mix my song the exact way I wanted, and made it sound a lot better. I'll definitely be back!

Interview with Ray Mays

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Dc the don , mixing it was my first real project with kind of a big artist .
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: A really good song .
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: I don’t at the moment
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Analog sounds a lil better but I like digital as well . Only because analog give a certain tone.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: To communicate with them and help them achieve what they paid me to do.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Being creative .
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Do I master and the answer is no not professionally but I can get the mix pretty loud.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Mixing
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Do they have anything specific they want in the mix and to send a reference track.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Just be vocal about what you want done to your project .
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Laptop , headphones , interface , preamp and external hard drive.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: An artist and for 5-6 years.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Upfront , clear and sort of aggressive z
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I don’t have any specific just any artist that’s talented.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Using your ears is the most important tool.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Hip-hop
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Affects and vocals.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I bring Emotion, Feeling , Movement and life to a song.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Typically I work through the day . I tend to start with editing , then drums and then vocals . I try to give myself a break every 30-45mins to let my ears rest.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have a M1 Mac Mini with Majority of the industry plugins with an Apollo duo connected to a Presonus central station and a Avalon 737 with a Sony c100 or U87. My monitors are auratones and Kali Audios 8 inch.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Tezzio and Bainz are my two favorite engineers.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Mixing Hip-Hop music.