Multi-Platinum Mix Master Prod

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: They are both awesome! Recall-ability, control, there are many things that only plugins can do but hitting analog compressors, eq's and tube saturators adds a vibe that's very different and unique.

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

A: Quality, time & effort, satisfaction guaranteed. I want them to love the work. I will keep working or apply a new way of producing or mixing to get the best final result!

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The feeling that I have contributed to shaping a still raw work. I get to be creative and help others finish a vision that they started.

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

A: Never hesitate to ask questions about the process. And invest in your projects. A mix can't save a crappy recorded drum set or out of tune guitars. A mastering can't save a bad mix. Good production can't save poor songwriting.

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

A: Apple Mac with pro tools hdx, Kii Three Pro, Lavry Savitr, a guitar, a mic

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

A: I have been doing this for 25 years. I started off as a guitar player in my mid school days. Around the age of twenty I started to producing in recording studios as a freelancer. I got some analog gear and a few guitars/amps/synths and that's were it all began! In the mid 2000s I opened my own recording studio where I was lucky to work and assist world-famous professionals such as Michael Brauer, David Bianco, Alan Parsons, Ross Cullum, Jack Endino and many international artists from all over the world.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: In this job you need to have different nuances in my opinion, having something special that makes it stand out from the rest. I can create hi-fi sound but when appropriate with heavy compression, distortion or other lo-fi elements. I tend to gravitate towards big/warm/full mark but I can add a lot of detail when needed. I love emotional music that makes a statement.

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

A: A bit of everything. My clients tend to largely come for my hip pop, electro pop and indie credits, but I love mixing more acoustic music, especially folk, rock, blues, funk.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My creative and technical abilities with all aspects of the entertainment industry in general. I love being bold with my work and trying new things.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I have been producing, arranging, mixing and mastering everyday for more than half of my life. I've had gold and platinum records, over 500+ Million Spotify Streams, I know how to find the core of the music and make sure it's presented in the best light. I bring 30 years of being a musician and 25 years of being a pro in the Recording industry, I also bring creative, cool elements to the song when an artist allows me the freedom to do.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: It's different depending on whether the job is mixing, mastering or production, but I always start listening the song/references, feeling the mood. I then make some notes about what I can do and how I think I can take the track to the next level. I want to add my experience, skill and vibe to the song but it's very important keeping the original artists vision.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Hundreds of plugins, Avid Pro Tools Ultimate HDX with 4 HD I/O 64x64, Lavry Savitr, Dangerous DBox+, Kii Three Pro. Hardware: Vertigo VSM2, Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor, Manley Massive Passive, Retro 2A3, Dangerous Bax Eq, Chandler Zener and Curve Bender, Chandler Germanium Comp (x2), Neve 33609 JD, Tube Tech CL 1B, Dangerous Compressor, Pendulum Audio ES8, Pendulum Audio PL2, Dramastic Obsidian, Purple Audio MC77 (x2), Urei 1178, Black Box HG2, Overstayer MAS, Overstayer Saturator, Thermionic Culture Vulture, Avalon 737 Vt Sp, Focusrite ISA 430 mkII, Neve AMS 1073 classic, Overstayer Mod Channel, Evol Audio Fucifier (x2), SSL FX G383, Eventide H3000 D/SE, Binson Echorec EC2 T7E, Binson Echorec EC10, Maestro Echoplex EP3, Watkins Copicat Super Shadow, Watkins Copicat Shadow Digital (x2), Roland SRE555 Space Echo and many others, then a massive bunch of guitars, pedals, amps, synths and microphones.

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

A: I love modern artist of different musical genres like Bon Iver, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Post Malone but also the classics like Beatles, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Coldplay, Jay-Z and NIN. As a musician, I've had many great influences like Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Prince, Steven Wilson and many others.

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

A: Producing, Mixing, Mastering, Co-Production, Arranging, Guitars arrangements and Ghost Production work. I have many clients that want a mix and master at first, but then I assist them with additional production to take their tracks to the next level.