Recording | Mixing | Mastering

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Analog for dreaming, digital for working

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

A: Lighter, knife, fishing net, satellite phone, portable solar panel

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: 1. Communicate - understand artist's/producer's vision 2. Listen and figure out the elements that could be improved and stand out 3. Create - time to work

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

A: Folk, acoustic, world, indie rock, traditional, electronic

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

A: An inspired word/folk/acoustic album called "Miracle of Miracles" of a Greek independent artist in which I had the freedom of producing it from start to finish

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

A: David Bowie from the past, touched by the pioneering attitude of his persona, today with Lana Del Rey because she's reinventing the underline

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Hybrid setup combining analog and digital hardware with software. * Monitors by Focal (Trio6 Be), Yamaha (HS8), Auratone (5C), KRK (R6). * TASCAM M2600 MkII analog desk. * Analog and digital hardware by TubeTech, Eventide, Lexicon, AMEK, Universal Audio, Presonus, Drawmer, DBX, Yamaha, Sony, SPL, Dynacord. * Plugins by Universal Audio, SSL, Fabfilter, Eventide, Softube, Plugin Alliance, Waves, Pulsar, Sonnox, Oeksound. * Softube's Weiss complete collection of mastering plugins.

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

A: DJing on pirate radios, recording mixtapes from borrowed LPs at late 70s. Played guitar in bands and did primitive recordings for them on 4-channel tape machines at early 80s. Discovered synths and sequencers some years later. Recording radio spots and composed commercial music at early 90's, set up my own studio a little time later. Started to record & produce local bands & independend artists at early 00s, composed songs for some well known established Greek artists later. Made a hiatus for some time at 10s, re-entered the game at 20s

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Originality always comes before perfection

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

A: That everybody can also do it in his/her bedroom

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

A: I'll do my best

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The challenge to be creative

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

A: Q: How did you learn to handle all these knobs and buttons? A: I didn' learn yet, I'm still learning

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What's your favorite color?

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

A: To be a free spirit

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Minimal and visionary, following the norms where is needed

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: To just listen

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: A little piece of mine

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

A: David Bowie, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Frédéric Chopin, Nile Rodgers, Mark Knopfler, Barry Gibb, Lennon/McCartney, Eric Clapton, Joe Satriani, Sting, Jimmy Henrdix, Freddy Mercury, Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery, Muddy Waters, Vangelis, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Collins, Burt Bacharach, Lana Del Ray, Trevor Horn, Peter Gabriel

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

A: Recording, mixing, mastering