Mixing & Mastering Engineer

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Rookie Of The Year EP (2017)

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital, Its amazing what plugins to do

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

A: It's not done until you feel its perfect

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Get to play with music all day

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

A: How much are rates? (In Profile) Can you write songs? yes

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

A: I just press record

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What is the reference songs or song that inspired the track being created? Who are their favorite artists/musicians? What is their top 4 favorite genres?

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

A: Imperfections are perfections, Think about the feeling more than the delivery

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

A: monitor, Mac Pro, Mashine, Mic, mic shield

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

A: SongWriter - 10 years Engineering - 4 Years

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Warm yet distant

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

A: An artist who's steadfast in their art & reveals their whole truth unapologetically in their music

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: use limiters to raise volume without clipping

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

A: Hip Hop, R&B, Pop, Neo - Soul, & open to others.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Clarity

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: The organic expressions originally intended for the enhancement of the groove

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Take out the sibilance, Pull up the presence, & Polish the clarity

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: EQUIPMENT CPU Mac Pro AVID Control 24 x 2 Raven MTI Multi Touch Screen Digital Board API Lunchbox Numan Mics: TLM 103, U87, Rode Mics: NTK, NT1, AKG Mic Blue Mic Mic Pres: API 512c, Chandler Limited, Apollo, Focusrite compressors: Chandler Limited Little Devil, Studio Monitors: Tannoys System 600, Yamaha HS 5's, HS'8's, Yamaha HS10 Sub, Mackie HR824, JBL, Talk Back System: Mackie Big Knob X 2. SOFTWARE Pro Tools PLUGINS WAVES Mercury 10.28, Universal Audio Plugins, Slate VMR Bundle, Soft Tube, McDSP, Abbey Roads, Fabfilter, TL, Trillium Labs, Soundtoys, Anteras, Izotope, T-racks, Brainworks, Sony Oxford, Molodyne EMI, Lexicon, & SPL

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

A: Michael Jackson & David Ruffin for their bold sonic sounds that created their music.

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

A: Recording, Mixing, & Mastering their music