EDM & Pop Producer

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

A: I wrote a song as a joke in 45 minutes, and sent it to a singer I used to go see in high school. He wrote lyrics to it & recorded within 2 hours. It became the biggest song of my career thus far.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Covering Eden songs.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital. Emulations of analog gear sound great. If I bought every piece of analog gear I wanted I’d need well over a million dollars.

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

A: Your song will sound good.

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

A: People discredit electronic music. There’s a reason the mix engineers & producers of today have a background in electronic music. I was a metal guitarist, and I kept hearing that the best producers in the world came from Drum & Bass. I started listening & learning about mixing through DnB artists. At first, I thought it was “hack” and the computer did all the work. I play 8 instruments, but learning the instrument of production was the longest, hardest, most rewarding journey I’ve been on.

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

A: I’ve been playing guitar & piano for 20 years. I went to school for electrical engineering at Drexel and dropped out after two years to pursue music full-time. I moved to LA and went to the Icon Collective School of Music

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Punk. In the literal sense. I like subversive artists.

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

A: Grandson. I like his politically charged songwriting & distorted vocals. It’s a genre I’ve always wanted to get into, but my one huge weakness is lyric writing.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: You can create anything with any software. But if you want your vocals to sound good, you need an 1176 compressor 😂

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

A: I’ve worked mostly in Pop & Electronic & Hip Hop professionally. The reason I got into production originally is because the drummer of my metal band moved away. So I learned to produce drums for my band. I have a background in classical guitar, and jazz guitar. I went to school for electronic music production.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Sound design, production, creative direction. I’m pretty good on the guitar as well.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I’m good at producing songs that are wholly unique to the artist. If it’s a new genre & style I’ve never heard of, I adapt my production style to give the client what they want.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I like to ask questions about what inspires them first. The first hour is usually a “hangout” vibe. They play music they like and we talk about their life. I produce very quickly when I understand the person and sound they’re looking for.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: KRK sub, KRK monitors, Mixcubes, Apollo Twin quad, 10 guitars, drum kit, Marshall amp

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

A: Pretty Lights, Purity Ring, K Flay, grandson, Flume, SOPHIE, Bill Withers, Griz, Blink-182, Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoades, Lynyrd Skynyrd

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

A: I am an audio engineer, but I prefer working with clients as a producer. I believe creative songwriting and mixing are both key to giving an artist their own unique sound.