Producer multi instrumentalist

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

A: I like the ones where I film edit as well as compose music. I was composer and film editor for a 3 minute film called tremors. I directed it, and put each shot through After Effects, and made each sound match every shot. It's a mad film that overloads the senses, and I'm proud of the attention to every tiny detail. https://www.matchmusicmedia.com/musicandfilm

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: A Whiskey advert where the barrels are sent from spain, so there's bagpipes mixed with Flamenco.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digitally controlled analog! Digital going through analog on the final chain

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

A: They will be happy with the results

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I make tracks with genres I wouldn't usually choose to listen to, and I love it

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

A: How soon can we get it? 24 hours

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: what time frame is needed? any reference tracks?

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

A: Yamaha baby grand piano violin tabla nord stage 4 accordion

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

A: Orchestras cello, big band drums until 2005 2006 west african drumming in Ghana 2008, first composition job for W Hotels 15 years working with top brands, as producer and film editor

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Cinematic, epic, drops, groovy, fun, surprising, uplifting,

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

A: Nithin Sawhney Beautiful mix of cinematic and EDM

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Get the basics right with EQ, compression and verb, sidechain everything, saturate distortion

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

A: 1 minute bish bash bosh tracks

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Versatility in musical styles

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: A good arrangement

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Phone Call with references. Deliver a finished draft within 24hours. Will keep working until client is happy. Work to client's timeframe.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I live in the mountains in Wales, where there is enough space for all the gear. Alongside a vast collection of instruments from around the world, I have top end synths, preamps, and mics. Software from the leading brands. Acoustically treated control room, with Adams A7x speakers, Tannoys, microcubes, Senheiser HD650s, Beyerdynamic pros. We run hospitality for artist retreats, in the mountains amidst waterfalls. Musical Utopia

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

A: John Hopkins

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

A: TVCs Online Brand Campaigns Film and Documentary Scores