Music producer

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

A: I am proud of all my projects, I am proud to give new artists the joy of seeing their true potential. My role, The Re-Mastering / Mixdown specialist.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Currently working on a Cover for the song Home in the style of Mumford and Sons.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both. people like having options, don't they?

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

A: Satisfaction guaranteed.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The creative process and being able to bring a sense of enlightenment and encouragement to my client, showing them, they are an amazing artist, the only thing that needs to be done is a proper mix and their music can shine, bring it to life and know they are satisfied with the work of art that they created!

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

A: Customer: can you make this sound as good as the last one you did? me: say no more, don't be surprised if it's even better than the last, because they usually are.

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

A: I would say that many people believe that my job is solely about making beats or recording music. While those are certainly important aspects of music production, there is much more to the job than that. As a music producer, my role is to help artists and musicians bring their creative vision to life. This involves everything from arranging, recording, mixing, and mastering. to potentially collaborating with other producers to bring the project to its maximum potential.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Are your vocal recordings recorded on their own individual tracks/stems, and are they RAW as in free of any autotune or effects that will cause issues with properly mixing and mastering. that is the most important thing for me when it comes to mixing.

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

A: It's important to choose a provider who you feel comfortable working with and who is willing to listen to your ideas and provide constructive feedback. I'm your guy. and I gotchu covered.

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

A: Guitar & strings, Bongo's, Ipad, UPS backup power supply, and dual frequency cb radio (not really used for music creation)

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

A: 2 years.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I don't have any specific style; I am very versatile and mix basically every Genre across the board.

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

A: I don't have any particular music artist in mind, i just enjoy helping new artists and artists from all walks, i have a passion to make their music come to life, I'm happy to work with any artist's.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: It's important to pay attention to every detail, take the time to properly set levels and gain staging, so that each instrument and sound is at the appropriate volume.

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

A: All, Any, Everything.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I have am very much limitless. all of my skills are continually developing so i do not particularly have a Strongest, All of my skills improve with each track i work with.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring It to life.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Mixes do not typically take me too long to do, I have multiple different custom vocal presets, ad libs, etc.. that I've used and created. over the years. a lot of the time most of the artist's stems are pretty well done, so long as its recorded clean, i will typically set the key to the beat, then tune the vocals slightly so they are in harmonization with the beat, then i will work on the presets for the vocals, do the chopping, mixing etc.. then I will polish it off with my signature mastering mixdown.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: DAW's- Ableton Live, Pro Tools. Studio one, Cake Walk, diverse with multiple different DAW's according to what the tasks might be, some of the DAW's are easier to work with in certain areas. I use a powerful Dell Precision Workstation with Dual Xeon hex core processors and 48gb RAM dual Graphics Cards for rendering, as I do graphic design and animation as well. I have several Audio Interfaces however PreSonus has the win for my favorite, I have a few live sound cards. I use over-ear monitors for the most part, I am very fond of the audio Technica brand,I use ATH-m70x for most my mixing, however I do test all my mixdowns out on multiple different devices such as 2x 12's sub system in vehicle etc.. I just like to make sure my mixes are top notch before they are delivered. I have few different condenser microphones, for creating vocal samples, as well as recording acoustic instruments, and other sounds. Multiple MIDI Controllers such as latest in music creation: theory board Not sure if im missing something but this should be good enough.

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

A: I am self-taught, I have only myself and the artist's I work with be the inspiration that fuels my Desire to create amazing works of art and give me the drive to be the best I can be and make my clients happy.

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

A: I strive to Bring My clients' musical ideas to life. By using my expertise, creativity, and technical skills, as a music producer I help artists create music that resonates with listeners and stands the test of time.