Producer | Mixing Engineer

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

A: I worked on a single for a very talented South African artist who does hip hop and afro pop "Samke", I was producing and mixing.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm working on an album for a Hip Hop group based in the DR Congo

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

A: White Sea Studio

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: A bit of both, because they have different textures that I like.

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

A: I always promise to work with passion.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I like the fact that I can enter people's mind and materialize it.

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

A: What gear and DAW do you have? my answer to that: "It's not the gear it's your ears".

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

A: The biggest I encountered is the fact that some artists think "It will sound better after mixing".

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I mostly ask them to tell me more about the song or project, so I can understand where the inspiration comes from and be part of their same universe.

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

A: I would advise him/her to feel free and express to me all his/her crazy or dumb ideas regarding the project with no fear.

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

A: Keyboard, MacBook, Headphones, sustain pedal and a drum machine.

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

A: I studied piano and music production, I've been doing it since 1999.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: My style is very complex but I try to be more expressive and precise.

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

A: I would prefer working with upcoming artists. Because I have nothing to offer to those who have already found their sound

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Always do what's best for the song, no matter what.

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

A: Afro Pop & Hip Hop

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Patience

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring life, depth and clarity to it.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: My typical work process is very simple, I have a conversation with the artist/client to understand what they need, I listen to the rough mix, reference or any material provided, for at least a day, while taking note on what should be done and the next day I start working on the project.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I use : Yamaha NS-10 & Monkey Banana Yamaha Montage & M-Audio Keystation 61 Warm Audio W-73 preamp & Tube Tech CL-1B Mac M1 Presonus Audiobox USB 96 Pro Tools 2023 Presonus Studio One 6 Guitar Fender Stratocaster Digidesign Focusrite Control 24

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

A: Quincy Jones, Teddy Riley, Babyface & Kanye West

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

A: I mostly produce, tune vocals program drums and keyboard parts and mix.