Metal/Rock Recording/Mixing

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

A: I promise you nothing less than my absolute best. I only take on one client at a time so I can focus fully on your sonic vision.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I LOVE LOVE LOVE working with bands who're as passionate about music as I am.

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

A: A lot of people think that mixing is just pushing faders, or that you can download a copy of, say, GarageBand and throw some presets on a track, and you're golden. Truth be told, I typically log quite a few hours on any given record, trying to make everything just right, without removing the all too important human element.

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

A: Be open to suggestions during the process. You've hired me for a reason, and my only goal is to help you and your band realize your sonic potential.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I'd describe it as a loving hybrid of old-school mentality and new-school tricks. I work mostly In The Box, which is actually kind of unique for Doom Metal. Analog has its place though. It has a groovy vibe you really can't get elsewhere, so I like to blend the vibe of analog with the convenience and speed of digital to get powerful, yet smooth mixes, just the right amount of sweetening.

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

A: I typically find myself working on Stoner Rock, Doom Metal, and Death Metal.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I have a unique vision for music, and a drive for and love of the kinds of music I work with. I generally only work with bands who's recordings/demos/live shows/whathaveyou I really like, and that lets me get really deep into the music and bring out the best of the band.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I typically get hired to mix. So when I'm starting out with a session, I get everything organized, then start going through individual sources to see what's there. My goal at this point is to simplify as much as I can about the session. I might comp things together, delete tracks I don't need, that sort of thing. After that, I go through listening to the whole song together, and see if I need to make any edits, cut/reduce drum bleed, reamp tracks that need it, typical housekeeping tasks. After that I get started on the actual mixing, the fun part.

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

A: Billy Anderson definitely. His work on Sleep's Dopesmoker defined an entire genre of music.