Joey on SoundBetter

Instrumental, vocal, acoustical, electronic. Background, choral, saturation. Anything longer than 5mins, its going to take longer than a day.

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Interview with Joey

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Recording, mixing of pop EPs for two singer song-writer / producers.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Recording, mixing of 4 singles for two singer song-writer / producers.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital,Reduced complexity. Analog processing may produce unplanned changes.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What are you requirements on clarity of any recordings? What kind of sound /style do u like and from what sources if any What kind of space / environment do u imagine listening to the audio in. What may be your theme or desired emotion or state of mind from the product? What are your priorities of the various tracks / elements? Which parts do you not want, touched? Which parts do you not mind being overlooked? Which parts would you be more creative with?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Just prepare and send recordings and samples of the audio.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Acoustical, instrumental, choral, electronic, hybrid orchestral, synth pop.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Reducing standouts.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Overall acoustic picture balance or more warmness to the sounds closer to frequencies of speech.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: (1)Clean up, if any requested. (2)Little to some gain staging(I prefer to use your preferred volume as i receive them) (3)Small realignments(if any that's obvious to me or as u direct) (4)Small EQ changes initially to highlight the various elements you'd like. (5)Small effects unless stated otherwise. (6)
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Vocal & instrumental mixing, small band or solo artist.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: Multiple revisions as required.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Mixing to produce atmosphere or warmness.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Equalizer, limiter, expander, saturator and chorusing gears.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Over half a year
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Closer to listeners and not in a gigantic overcrowded stadium. Warmer sounds closer to the frequencies of speech.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: A lot of noise or unwanted sound may be recorded, whether we hear it or not. But, reducing as much as possible, as early as possible, makes mixing and compiling a lot smoother and clear when it all comes together in mixing. No surprising noise!
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Freemasons (UK)
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Scarlett-2i2 & DT 880