Recording and mix engineer

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

A: Kirk Franklin NU Nation record 1998. Knew from the beginning it was going to be a great record. Recording & mixing engineer.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: A country EP

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: I prefer analogue, but that is becoming a rarity. Analogue because of the saturation factor.

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

A: I will deliver on time and on budget.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: People

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

A: How long will it take? Answer: As long or short as you want. Engineers need to be able to work at the speed of creativity. Sometimes that is fast, sometimes it is very slow. making good decisions up front will save time and money in the long run.

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

A: 1. It's as easy as pushing a button. 2. It can be learned quickly. 3. Software is the answer.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What is the END goal? What is the time frame in which you need to be finished? Do you want to be at the mix session?

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

A: Have your tracks in order and labeled properly if hiring to be mixed. Have an idea what you want your project to sound like and be decisive.

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

A: MacBook Pro, Midas M32 Console, 2 Royer r122's, Cabling

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

A: Recording "Jingles", learned record production & loved it, now creating music beds, documentary building. 37 years as a recording engineer, 25 years as a producer/co producer, 3 years as a sound designer.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Diversified. Have learned to have an open mind and NOT get set in one way of doing things.

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

A: Dave Grohl. Have liked his musical ideas from the very beginning.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Consistency is the name of the game. Make a decision and don't change settings in the middle of a project.

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

A: Rock & Country & Jazz (Big Band)

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Mixing

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Life, truth, the ability to NOT obsess.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Set up for recording session in advance, recording via hardware into ProTools, Editing tracks as needed, mixing usually alone and get revisions via email of phone call, check to make sure the project is consistent before mastering process.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: 2 Control Rooms tie into a large tracking room and a smaller tracking room. Consoles are Neve Gynesys (Studio A) SSL AWS948 (StudioB) ProTools 12, 1 x Manley Pultec EQ 1 x Manley Massive Passive 1 x GML 8200 2 x API 550A 2 x API 550B 2 x Neve 1073LBEQ Compressors 1 x Manley Variable Mu 1 x Emperical Labs EL7 Fatso Jr. 1 x Empirical Labs EL8X/S 1 x Neve 33609JD (2 Channel) 1 x UA LA2A 2 x UA 1176LN 1 x Retro 176 2 x Neve 2264ALB

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

A: David Foster, Humberto Gatica, Terry Date, Al Schmitt, Hans Zimmer, Geoff Foster

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

A: Recording & Mixing (Certified ProTools Engineer)