Mixing & Mastering

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

A: My 2018 Album, “Perseverance LP” because of the lyricality and work ethic I required to complete the project. It was a new experience and I surprised myself many times through abilities I didn’t know I had lyrically so early. I had only been rapping for 5 years at that time.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I’m currently working on a full-length studio album

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

A: Not at the moment, but always open to new opportunity and willing to network within the industry.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Analog for the experience, Digital for the convenience

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

A: To deliver the best quality sound

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The creative freedom

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

A: The 2 most common questions customers have asked me are “Who have you worked with?” And “How long have you been making music”? The answers to those questions may be found through personal communication

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

A: That it is “not a real job”

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What sound are you looking for? What goals are you trying to accomplish? Is it for a single or an album

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

A: Formulate your ideas and choose somebody that meets your criteria

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

A: A pen, a pad, food and water is all I will need.

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

A: I am a freelance mixing engineer at the current moment, but plan to get a degree in music and business. 7 years of personal hands-on experience and study is how I have attained some degree of proficiency.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Laidback, Abstract, Lyrical, and Artistic

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

A: I would like to work with Ab-soul, since we share similar ideas.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Make sure you have a fresh mind. Rest on it. New ideas are generated best when the canvas is blank.

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

A: Hip-hop/Rap is my area of specialty, but I’m able to work with multiple different genres of music.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My strongest skill is my innovative tendency. I have a meticulous attention-to-detail and aspire to create something new

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring a fresh perspective and experience necessary to create a true work of art. It is more than sound.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I’d like to get to know the artist’s personality and vision as it will better assist me in the entire production. I Formulate ideas, and aspire to create the best-sounding production, according to their wishes.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I currently work put of a bedroom studio eith minimal equipment, but try to make my productions sound as professional as possible. Right now I am using a Rode NT1-A condenser microphone and a TASCAM US 1x-2 Audio Interface.

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

A: I am inspired by Curren$y, Isaiah Rashad, and MF Doom, for their tenacity, work ethic, consistency, perseverance, and lyricality, respectively.

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

A: Mainly mixing, with occassional mastering and production.