producer, composer

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

A: I am not proud of projects.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm trying to finish my 4th symphony.

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

A: No. I'm still very new here.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital! Because it is cheaper and more practical. I think analog is just a fantasy now.

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

A: I'll try until it's what you want.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I love making counterpoint to a piece. Adding another line on top of one line is a great pleasure.

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

A: Before I even start the arrangement, they want me to explain what it will be like. The answer to this is very difficult.

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

A: Assuming that the other person has a taste in music!

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Tell me what kind of music you want. What kind of feelings does the music you want have? Sadness, fear, anxiety, joy, etc. What is the duration of the music you want? and the most important thing; What instruments do you want for the arrangement? This is very very important.

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

A: If you're just a songwriter, leave it that way. Leave the orchestration and arrangement to us.

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

A: I definitely wouldn't take an instrument, that would be annoying.

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

A: I have been giving private guitar and piano lessons for about ten years. I have been composing for 14 years. I make music transcriptions.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I like to write orchestral works.

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

A: There is no particular artist I want to work with. I can make arrangements for musicians of all kinds. There are good musicians in every genre.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: * You must analyze the piece well. * You should ask the customer if there are any special instruments he wants. If everything is left to you, you must decide which instrument will be used where. Because this is something that really affects the emotion of the arrangement. * Every producer-composer-arranger has issues that he/she spends more time on. For example, counterpoint is such an issue for me. I always add original, extra lines of my own to an arrangement. * Bass frequencies are very special frequencies for me. You should pay attention to these frequencies. Because bass frequencies are not similar to mid and high frequencies. You can't use it everywhere, all the time. You may drown out the music while trying to add depth to the work. You need to be very careful.

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

A: jazz, orchestral

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: composition, arrangement

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Richness of harmony and counterpoint... a good bass line..

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I transfer the notes to the computer, I analyze the harmonics, if there is a recording, I listen to it many times, then gradually ideas start to form in my head, I determine which instruments will be in the arrangement, I do some experiments on the piano, I try to produce original lines, and the piece is gradually completed in this way.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: MacBook Air, hp pc, studio one and logic prox, steinway audio interface, Yamaha arius digital piano, cort bass guitar, Ibanez electric guitar, marshal amp 15w, takamine acoustic guitar, nectar midi keyboard, akai mpk mini play etc.

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

A: There are many musicians I like.

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

A: arrangement