Music Producer & Engineer

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

A: I did a cover track of - "XXXTENTACION & Lil Peep - Falling Down", It was super interesting to work with this one because we needed a cover vocals for it and I founded a very great melo sounding male vocalist. The track so far gathered more than 10 million streams worlwide. After this track I released a couple of more songs with the same vocalist which also had a great success.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm working on my personal solo track which will be realeased by Sony Music.

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

A: If you are looking for a good male vocals you should contact - ZHIKO.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: I like both, so it's a tough question but what I really like is to combine analog sounds with digital so it turns out more unique.

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

A: I can guarantee that you will be very happy with the product and it will be delivered as quick as possible.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: That it's a most special hobby for me.

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

A: The questions I usually get are - "What do you think Danell, in what kind of genre this track should be ?", "Is it possible to do something out of this idea?". Firstly, I always talk with my clients and try to hear them what they want in the first place. But I always try communicate about the idea, genre or other musical things and work on the track as a team, so the client can be involved in the process of making something special.

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

A: That I only DJing.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What is your idea ? How do you want for it to sound? Which instruments you want to have in the track? etc.

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

A: It's super simple to work with me, if you have just a small idea, I can guarantee you that I will make the best of it and quickly deliver the final product.

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

A: It would be just a laptop, headphones, a lot of food and water.

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

A: I'm in the music scene for 10 years now and I started creating music when I was 15, and from then my career it's only going upwards. I have contracts with Sony Music/Lithuania HQ and releasing a lot of great tracks!

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Grunge slap house mixed with 80s electronic sounds. It's experimental.

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

A: It would be - Rufus Du Sol, because their production skills and emotion which they bring to the track is beutifull.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Simplicity is the key.

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

A: I often work with a lot of electronic music genres, so I think there is no specific one.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Melodies, I can easily create catchy, emotional and unique melodies.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I think the most important thing for a song is emotion and catchy melody, so I always try to do that.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I always take into account the client's wishes and ideas and do my best to fullfil them, doing as many revisions as needed for the client to be happy with the product.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have Adam T8V speakers, Audio Technica ATH-M50x headphones, Audio Technica AT 2020 condenser microphone and Audient iD14 MK2 audio interface.

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

A: Rufus Du Sol, Fred Again..

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

A: Usually I ghost produce a tracks for my clients. Also with a track being created, I often offer a mix/master service.