Podcast Post Production

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital. While I grew up in analog territory, I was able to establish a career because of the digital innovations in this industry - which made the barrier to entry very accessible. While a digital workflow allows for flexibility and options - I'm composing nowadays with an analog workflow - it helps me commit to an idea and develop it further.

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

A: Doll House on Netflix. We were able to mount the sound works of that film during the pandemic, like many other film productions, I'm sure it was quite the experience. I was one of the sound effects editors and foley artists.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Working on several podcasts like Female Startup Club, Erika Taught Me and 100 Degrees of Entrepreneurship

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

A: None

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

A: Your material will sound as clean as it can be.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Cleaning up dirty dialogue

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

A: How much will it cost? It depends, we always want quality outputs - it's a question of do you we have time or do we have the budget?

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

A: That we sprinkle magic pixie dust to make something sound great!

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What is the expected turnaround time?

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

A: These days it's really all about culture fit. With all the tools and resources available, anyone can do a particular job efficiently and effectively. I say it's best to get on the phone and have a chat, and see if we would be the right fit.

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

A: Yamaha Reface CP, Sennheiser HD58x, Sound Devices MixPre 3, Rode NTG 3, Ableton Push 2 and a laptop.

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

A: I was initially in the health and fitness industry. But now I've been in the entertainment and film industry for 12 years.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Clean, accurate and audible

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

A: Hans Zimmer and Erik Aadahl , just so I can get an inkling of their sense of creativity and inspiration.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: The B-section makes your A-section all the more enticing.

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

A: Film music, cues and scores

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Dialogue Editing

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring harmony and emotion.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: For film audio post work it's discussing sonic directions and reference film mixes with the producers and directors. For film scoring it's spotting the film with the director and determining emotions we wish to invoke on a per scene basis. For podcast post production it's familiarity with the brand and the desired tone of the show that the host/producers want to project to the audience.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Windows 10 PC based workstation, Presonus 1818VSL, Eris E5, Eris E44, M-Audio Fast Track C600, KRK VXT Series and RP G2 Series, Audio Technica AT 2035, Audio Technica AT 2050, Sound Devices MM1 and MixPre,

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

A: Skrillex, Porter Robinson, Illenium, Adam Maness, Peter Martin, Hans Zimmer, John Powell, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

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

A: film audio post-production, podcast audio editing, podcast video editing, film scoring,