Remote Mixing/Mastering,

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

A: I worked as a producer and mix engineer on Kodak Blacks latest colab album titled Vulture Love: Last Zombies on Earth. Kodak is a beast in the studio and truly a master of his craft, it is always a pleasure working with him

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Analog is great and I do work with a lot of analog gear, but you can achieve any sonic goal digitally in todays day and age

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I love the art of making a song come to life, mixing is truly an art form in and of itself and allows you to be creative in so many ways! Seeing how happy the clients are at the end always puts a smile on my face

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

A: The most common question I get asked is do you need to send the stems for the beat in order to get a good mix and most of the time the answer is no, you do not. If I need the stems from you I will request them but a two track and vocals is more than enough! However if you do have the stems for your beat feel free to send them!

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Some basic questions I have for all new clients would be: 1. What is your vision for the project? 2. Can you share any rough mixes or demo versions? 3. What are the key elements of the mix that are most important to you? (Whether it's vocals, a specific instrument, or the overall feel, etc.) 4. Do you have any specific references or influences in mind? 5. What is your deadline for this project?

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

A: Be as detailed as possible when hiring an engineer for a mix, the more specific you are, the better we can cultivate your sound!

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

A: I have been doing music since I was 12 years, I am 29 now. I started off drumming and eventually, after a few studio sessions with my grandfather, decided that I wanted to go full in on being a producer. I have owned a studio for the last 3+ years and developed a close relationship with many local and non local artists local artists, and successfully mixed and mastered hundreds of projects!

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

A: Lil wayne, he was a childhood favorite and someone I admire greatly.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Always use your ears, and always use some sort of reference whether it be headphones, another pair of monitors or even your car

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

A: I mostly work with hip hop/trap artists, but have extensive experience working with musicians/singers from every genre including R&B, Reggae, House music, Jazz, Opera, Classical, Spoken Word, and a variety of other genres.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My strongest skill would be the attention to detail I put into every song, even the most minor subtle changes can make a huge sonic difference to a song even of its only subconsciously, and I will always provide that level of detail in every mix

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring experience, creativity, and technical expertise to any song.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Typically the artist sends me a two track (or the stems) and their vocals. If the artist has any mix notes I will go over any before prior to starting, and then mix the song down with the goal of accurately capturing the artists vision for the song.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: At my recording studio, each room is equipped with a variety of plugins including Waves, UAD, Antares, Fabfilter, Izotope (Ozone, Nectar, RX, Neutron, Neoverb) Slate digital, Spectrasonics Omnisphere, Kontakt, Arturia, and many more.

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

A: There are so many great producers and engineers out there, but the ones that have inspired me the most would be Mike Dean, Mixed by Ali, Alex Tumay, and my own team at Playback Studios!

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

A: Most of my work includes mixing, mastering and selling beats. On the mixing side, clients typically send me a two track beat with their vocals or the full stems of the beat, as well as let me know their goals for the project.

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

A: To give them the best, most quality service they can possibly get

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

A: Neuman U87, Apollo Twin, Macbook, and Two KRK Rokit 5's

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Our style on the mixing side would be described as clear and upfront, as far as the beats we make, we can produce in a variety of genres but our main genres are hip hop, trap and R&B. We have a very new school style of producing that we are proud of.