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Interview with collins jengo aka coco di ras
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: music is in me album am the artist and the producer and mixed it
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: all round music industry free lancer
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: no
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: analog it is original from the soul
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: i dont make mistakes
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: passion,
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: how to earn from they products
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: someone pretending to know or interpret what they dont know
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: the style of music they are good at ,ethnicity,do they promote there music,how do they earn from there music,do they play instruments ,who is there inspiration
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: look at my production formula
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: yes acoustic guitar,microphone headphones a macbook computer or laptop,mornitors
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: 7 years
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: it is my secret cave
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: european artists,african and american artists
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: yes i can
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: rnb,afro beat,reggue,world,soul music
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: mixing
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: feel , sweetness {heart touch ] and wamth then the puch and bigness
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: i lay down the track produce starting with the keyboards and synths,then the base guitar comes in ,and the drums then the vocals come in,with mixing i start with the vocals give them feel and clean them then the base guitar here i like using a live base,the other guitar then the drums i like using live drums too and mix later i push the wave through the mixer and later through the mixing tube compressor
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: it is a home studio with a motu 8 output sound card,a studio rack with a focusrite tube mixing compressor,with M-audio stio mornitor,sound proffed by timber and mattres sheets,with a behringer studio microphone and a yamaha digital studio mixer,wtho yamaha mox7 keyboard or mid controller and a samsung studio air conditioner
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: jayz,mj,ken lubwama,philly bongole lutaya,madox sematimba,bukenya patrick,ken iga,Don jazzy,Bobiwine
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: african afrobeat,rnb artists,reggue artists
