15+ years of producing, recording, and mixing trap/hip-hop
Started his production journey being heavily influenced by Dj Squeeky and Three Six Mafia, using various drum machines and keyboards, then eventually moved to Fl Studio and Maschine, it was all just for personal listening at first, in his late teens Brandan Quikk started recording and producing for different artist in the neighborhood and surrounding areas. Studying and learning on compression, how to eq vocals and instruments, how to use a de-esser properly, how to use, reverb, delays and limiters you name it. one of his biggest influences on mixing is the great Dave Pensado, Studying Pensado for years had been a big help he says, also influenced by Leslie Brathwaite. Recording and Mixing is Just as thrilling as Making a beat and Producing Quikk says. Referred and known as a one stop shop for artist was his mission, 15+ years later the misson is still the same.
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Interview with Brandan Quikk
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: NBA 2k I made a couple beats on there.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Beats, recording and mixing as usual.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Not at the moment.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital all the way, it’s a new day and age, modern look cooler and it’s minimal.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: If your vocal sound like you ran it through a guitar amp then I promise that I can’t give them what they expect. Unless that’s the sound they’re looking for.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Bringing professional A1 quality to a song.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Q: Can you mix a song for me lol? A: it depend on do you have nice recorded material.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That I live engineer for concerts lol.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: How do you expect your mixdowns to sound?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Make sure on your sessions your vocals aren’t distorted.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Wouldn’t be nowhere to plug them up, the weather will destroy them. But if we’re talking about a private island my gear would be, a MacBook, slate digital emulating headphones, Apollo twin thunderbolt, pro tools and fl studio.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: 15+ years.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Original trap sound.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Every trap artist who willing to take themselves serious.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Don’t try to sound like other producers, create your own wave for longevity purposes.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Trap, Hip-Hop.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: That’s a helluva question when you have a lot of strong skills lol
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Life, quality and clarity
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: It don’t matter the occasion, real engineers and producers can create quality sound anywhere.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Uad interface using dsp. Neumann u87 condenser mic Avalon 737 Focusrite liquid channel Dax 286a 2 Yamaha hs7 for nearfield monitoring
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Dj Squeeky, Dj Paul & Juicy J. Goat producers 🐐
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Trap production, recording and mixing.
I was the Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer in this production
- Beat MakerContact for pricing
- ProducerContact for pricing
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $200 per song
Full stems mixing: $200 - mono or stereo, 2 revisions.
2-track mixing: $150 - mono or stereo, 2 revisions.
All mixes delivery time based on mix dates.
Main mix and clean alt included by default.
- Pro tools
- studio one
- universal audio
- waves
- fabfilter
- antares
- ozone
- slate digital
- neumann u87
- yamaha hs 8
