Producer and Audio Engineer

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

A: The project that I'm most proud is the EP of the band called Peninsula that I worked as a drummer and composer. It was a long process but it was the sound that I wanted to achieve and I'm very proud of how it became. Here's the link if you want to hear https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/album/7HJc0c9o5WciSnmXbRcK9C?si=R89m9fzWShmy2lEfl-pW-Q

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm working with a band called Coin Flippers creating an album, doing a sound design for an animation, and mixing 2 albums.

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

A: For now since I'm new on the community I'm not sure but I'm aware that there are great people around here

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both together. I think we can achieve a lot of great stuff using what's best in each style

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

A: To deliver a product with quality and soul.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The creativity that we have to achieve in order to continue.

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

A: What's the budget and how long it will take are the common questions. For both questions it depends on each project.

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

A: That's is easy money and not a lot of work. But we have to study a lot and be creative at the same time, is a fine line between being logic and creative.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What kind of music do you like? What's the references for your music? What you want to achieve with it? What's the main goal? What's the deadline?

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

A: If you want clear communication and also good quality for your sound, I'm your guy.

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

A: An acoustic guitar, harmonica, loop station, cajon and a piano.

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

A: I've been working with music since I was 7 years old. I started playing drums and learned other instruments along the way. With 18 years old I decided to leave my home country, Brazil, and go to Portugal in order to fulfill my dreams of a bachelor in music. Currently I live in Lisbon and just finished my Ba Horns with First Class Honours. With composition and arrangement I've been working for 16 years already and with audio engineering I've been working for 5 years.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Clean and effective.

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

A: The artist that I most wanted to work currently is Joe Hisaishi, the composer for many Studio Ghibli movies. Since my thesis was analysing his music along 40 years of work, my mind if thinking classical and orchestral for the moment, but I would love to mix and master a composition of his.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Exploring different melodies and harmonies it's a great idea to discover new paths but sometimes the simple is the most effective. You can have a great harmony and a simple melody that is catchy and good enough that you don't need to add a lot more. With a lof of options that we have nowadays, with information and etc, sometimes simple is the most effective.

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

A: Lo-Fi, Hip Hop, Jazz, R&B, Soul, Funk and Folk.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My resilience. If I don't know something I'll make sure to go after the knowledge or opportunity in order to deliver the best quality that I can offer for the client.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Normally I bring a different perspective to the song, and better quality in general for ideas and sound always respecting the decision of the client. Being from different cultural places like Brazil, Europe and other ones makes our head think outside the box.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Normally we start by discussing what's the main goal of the client, giving references, getting to know each other better and understanding what's the best course of action for the product that he wants. Changes are made along the way of course and we can only continue as long the client is satisfied with the steps.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I usually mix and master inside the box with headphones for better quality, I have mutiple headphones but my favorite ones are the beyerdynamic DT-770, due to the clear frequencies and panning. I work with Pro Tools and Ableton as well with plug ins like FabFilter, Ozone and others. When it comes to producing I have a partnership with a studio with mutiple microphones like the NTA, SM57, NT5, along with amps, drum set, guitars, basses, keys and other instruments.

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

A: Musically, artists like Jacob Collier, Polyphia, Masayoshi Takanaka. Speaking in audio engineering my favorite professionals are Michael Brauer, Alan Parsons, George Massenburg among other ones. For compositions in multmedia I have a lot of experience with animations so composers such as Evan Call and Kevin Penkin.

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

A: Clients come to me normally asking for help producing music. We usually discuss what's the final product that they want to achieve, with references and brainstorming ideas. The same process goes while mixing and mastering and also for sound design and composition for multimedia.