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

A: A good friend named Bob uses this website. I will update with last name soon!

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: A few singles that will be out soon and throughout the year, as well as a psychedelic trance album that I hope to have completed by 2026.

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

A: Turn knobs and push buttons.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What are 3 songs that you are trying to sound like? What is the goal? What are we trying to say or accomplish with our music or our song? Do we want to just get through this as fast as we possibly can or do we want to take our time and find the right things for what we are trying to accomplish?

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

A: Mac Book pro Computer w all necessary hardware and software - Obvi a working mic "not great but it'll work" Ableton Suite w unlimited updates, Production / Show speakers Midi Keyboard, Pioneer Controller or CDJ's & Mixer setup

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

A: Hanz Zimmer. It would be a wonder to learn from one of the greatest musical minds of our generation. I love his contribution to cinema in my lifetime and can only imagine what I could learn from a mind like that.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have a modest but effective home studio. I use various other studios within the Los Angeles area and the equipment ranges from company to model in speakers, interfaces and microphones. I use ableton suite and utilize stock plugins along with 3rd party plugins.

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

A: Building a production and creative space with a group of producers and touring artists in a great community. I was a building manager and client host to some of the wildest characters and some of music's most incredible and diverse talent and people. I assisted and accompanied artists, directors, producers and touring artist through Music Videos, photoshoots, albums, release parties and production sessions. We build a wide array of photo shoot rooms and professional music production / recording spaces available today in the downtown Hollywood area. What we learned and what we accomplished in that building during that time remains to be some of my fondest memories to this day.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: I don't fret between the two, I love both.

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

A: Q:How much does it cost? A: It depends.

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

A: Make sure you hire someone who loves what you are trying to create together.

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

A: Raver First - Then DJ - then terrible producer - then okay producer - now we're here. I've been doing this for 15 years.

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

A: You will love your song or you won't pay anything.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I'm an artist. I'm free to be an artist.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Make sure everything has its space.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Experimental and Dynamic.

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

A: Music that makes me feel something right now.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I like to creatively break rules when the opportunity presents itself.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Quite literally starting from the base up, I am looking for what speed sounds good today; what rhythm, what instrument do we begin with. Everything is exploration from the very beginning. If I have a target of what I'm looking for, the first thing I do is get the drums and the speed lined up. From there, any basic instruments like pianos and strings, then main synths, pads and other finer details. As we select instruments, we will mix them in tastefully. Once the song is complete, we will do a series of mix downs and finalize a master we are happy with.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I'm an explorative creator, and an explorative creature. I like to dig around and come with variations until the atmosphere of the room is just bubbling with excitement over the outcome. I believe we are on a mission to find what is meant to exist in the moment of what we are creating. We just have to have patience while we find it.

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

A: JoyRyde, Deadmau5, Wolfgang Gartner, Hans Zimmer, Sia, Doja Cat, Rihanna, Nola Young

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

A: Most of what I do for clients includes - - Vocal Recording - Sound Design - Drums - Beat Design - Studio Sessions - Music Production - Processing and Mixing