Mixing Engineer & Singer

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

A: I'm currently working on it, this is some of the best engineering I've ever done to any song tbh, I'll post a blog about it soon.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm engineering an EP by a South African artist called Justin-Genious, also, I'm executive producing the EP of another South African rapper called Joniworm701

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

A: I haven't seen anyone as of yet, I'll update this when I see someone.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital (for now), I think digital makes things easier in some aspects. Imagine going to a different studio and they don't have some of the gear that you normally use.

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

A: Top quality or nothing.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Exploring new sounds, meeting different artists and expanding their visions through my additions

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

A: Them: "How did you think of that?" Me: "I have no idea..."

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

A: Most people think we aren't doing anything with our lives for some reason...

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What's your vision with this project? Are you a 100% with every song we did?

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

A: Come with a clear and open mind, indecisiveness often delays progress.

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

A: Laptop Behringer C1 (with the UM2 interface) My monitors

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

A: Initially, I was just a rapper, and eventually started learning engineering on my own because I needed a producer, I've only recently started engineering for other artists, I think it's been 4 months now.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Weird but okay.

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

A: I'm not quite sure, but it would be really nice to work with either Nasty C or May Wave$, their workpace and creativity always surprises me.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Aim for simplicity, but don't be afraid to be an artist with your work.

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

A: Hip-Hop, but open to any genre.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Filling gaps.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Emotion! I love making a song as emotionally descriptive as I can.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Usually I'll listen to the unmixed project twice then take a 5-hour break away from any music. Once I start mixing the project, I make sure there are minimal distractions, when I start feeling ear fatigue, I stop and will return to working on it the next day. When I reach a point where the mix sounds "good", I start doing reference tests, comparing it with industry songs and songs that I've already engineered. If it sounds good enough, I start the mastering process and do the comparision again. If the master is also good, I send it to the client for feedback.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: My studio doesn't consist of much, it's a Behringer U-Phoria setup with Dixon monitors. I'm yet to expand my setup.

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

A: Travis Scott, Ameriqa and Mike Dean are some of my biggest inspirations.

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

A: As of recent, I've largely undertaken the mixing engineer role for my clients. Work I've had a hand in is yet to be released but it's safe to say it's industry standard.