K-pop Producer | Pianist

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

A: That would be 'Ain't Seen Nothing Yet' by Kat-Tun for which I produced the instrumental track. That song really represents my style, jazzy chords combined with modern production.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Various J-pop and K-pop projects. I'm always keeping up to date on the latest releases and trying to evolve my sound.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The moment where a great idea starts coming together. For me It's the most fun part of the whole process, it even beats hearing the song for the first time when It's been released.

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

A: The first half of my music career has been mainly as a keyboardist and composer but in the last few years I've dedicated myself fully to music production.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Jazzy chords, funky rhythms, punchy drums and deep low-end.

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

A: Because of the eclectic nature of Asian pop music I've dipped my toes into many different styles of music. My personal favourites would be RnB, Hip-Hop, wonky House beats and retro Citypop.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My piano playing is the point of departure for almost all my music making. Whether I'm playing a pianopart, a synth lead or something completely unrelated to piano my personal touch that I've developed over 20 years always makes It's way into every part of the production.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: One thing I learned from my jazz education is distinguishing between your creative and editing mind. When I start sketching a new song I worry very little about mistakes and try to output as much raw material as possible. When I'm satisfied with the material I move on to structuring and arranging the full production.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Laptop, interface, speakers and a midi-keyboard. I like to keep it minimalistic and in the box!

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

A: I've been a huge fan of J-Dilla for a long time. I learned so much about rhythm and sound listening to his beats. He's a producer I keep coming back to and referencing in my productions.