Urban Producer,/Sound Engineer

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

A: I once had to re-design an SFX for an opera directed by Robert Williams, one of the greatest Avant-garde directors of all time and it made me feel proud to have such a production team satisfied.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm on some fusing of Amapiano with Dancehall and Eastern styles.

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

A: Ariel de Balkan (Maria Tiaka) is a great singer, producer and composer that I personally love to work every time.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Analog when the budget can let it happen, the difference is far from critical though.

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

A: You will want to make another!

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Be involved in art ideas that I didn't initiate.

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

A: "Can you do this type of beat?" "Yes, 1st send me your previous songs, though"

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

A: People around me have been thinking that I just compose beats or "press record" until we work together.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What's the goal of your project and what's your goal in general. What your musical strength that should be shown 1st to the audience.

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

A: Nothing you think to suggest should remain unsaid.

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

A: PC, Speakers, Mic, Audio Interface, Keyboard

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

A: I have been around sound and music productions since my 12th year, doing sound for high school bands and producing for my HipHop group. After school, I studied Music Technology and Acoustics and worked in variety of positions in this field, such as Recoding Engineer in the National Opera of Greece and parallelly kept studing, experimenting and producing urban music and working with people from all around the world, including the rich scene of the UK, US, Nigeria and Jamaica

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: One word - Fresh More than one word - My style brings musical cultures together without eliminating to the norms, however keeping proper with technical aspects.

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

A: Scott Storch has always been a musical genius that I would love to work with because of his unique way to play the keys.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: If you can't find a formal way to express your idea, don't hesitate to use "wrong" terms. Aesthetics itself is a way to communicate beyond words and you do not want to miss the opportunity to make your idea happen.

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

A: Urban Music Ganres (affiliated to Hip-Hop structures)

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Mixing

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I can bring fresh ideas to make a musical idea explode artistically and provide top-notch sound

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Making a beat or bring client's beat tracks to the table In case client can record a demo, that's more than helpful as a 2nd step Arranging music elements and give advice to the artist to improve the piece Arranging the sent vocals Mixing pre-Mastering Review with the artist Re-Mixing, Mastering

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: KALI Audio LP-6 speakers, Audient AD/DA converters, Maschine MK2 sampler, Arturia Keylab

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

A: The FaNaTiX, Skepta, Warning Records, Paul Walker

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

A: Making beats, mixing their tracks and arrange elements to take the 100% out of a piece idea.