Producer, Engineer, Songwriter

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

A: I love working with Weyes Blood. We've been friends for a long time and playing synth on their records is always a fun experience, and a pretty good resume point as well!

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Just finished an EP for a client who makes guitar pop, getting ready to mix a post punk record and release a third solo album of my own.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both. They both have strong points and weak points and I've always found the debate to be a bit pointless.

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

A: That working with me will be easy and you'll be happy with the results.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I like that it's like solving a complicated puzzle made of sounds.

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

A: Can you fix it in post? Yes but it's better to rerecord something critical like vocals if there's a big mistake or poor recording.

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

A: That you need a million dollars worth of equipment to produce good music.

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

A: It's ok not to know exactly what you want, we can figure that out together.

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

A: Polyend synth, yamaha sk50D, drum kit, electric guitar, neuman tlm 103

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

A: Ive been playing various instruments since I was 7 years old, writing music since I was 17, and producing and engineering since I was in my early twenties.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Eclectic vintage pop

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

A: I'd love to work with someone like Blood Orange. I love the production and songwriting on their tracks.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: I love to double or even triple vocals in the chorus and sometimes the verses of a song, with the main vocal in the center and the doubles hard to the left and right with reverb and other effects, creating a lush and wide vocal sound that fills the space but is still focused in the center.

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

A: I work on a variety of genres including; indie rock, folk, pop, electronic, and more

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I'm very good at editing both instruments and vocals, as well as effective and transparent vocal tuning.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring a great ear for balance, width and depth as well as a creative and unique approach to creating cohesive and vibrant mixes.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I like to start with drums and percussion, then do vocal treatment, then I like to fit the vocals, drums and bass together as the core of the mix, blending and shaping additional instruments around those three elements.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have 3 sets of monitors that I work from, Yamaha ns10's, yamaha hs5's and mackie mr6's. I Have a Scarlett 18i8 4th gen interface and various outboard gear including shure m267's, Dbx II 128, Lexicon mx200, Roland DEP5, and many hardware synths.

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

A: I love Prince's work ethic, his creative output and incredible ear for writing and production are a huge inspiration to me. I'm also inspired a lot by Brian Eno's production techniques and his approach to creative composition.

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

A: I do a lot of performing synth and percussion parts, a lot of producing and a lot of mixing usually. I also do additional engineering on quite a few songs.