Spike Ste

Producer|Musician|Songwriter

Spike Ste on SoundBetter

Multi Instrumentalist and Producer: I love to experiment and create new sounding music

Mainly working on folk, singer/songwriter, pop, rock and experimental electronic music.
I worked as an orchestral musician as well as a beatmaker.

My main instruments are:
- Bass (Acoustic, Electric, Fretless)
- Upright Bass (Bow, Fingers)
- Guitar (Acoustic, Electric)
- Strings (Violin, Viola, Cello, non-classical trained)

I have a degree in Urban Music Production (B.A.)
I'm currently publishing my music as an independent artist.
I write songs and lyrics, in Italian language.

I like to experiment with new sounds and I always try to produce something that has never been heard before.
I love all music, from classical to death metal, from EDM to Trap.

Tell me about your project and how I can help, through the 'Contact' button above.

Languages

  • Italian

Interview with Spike Ste

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

  2. A: Customers usually ask about my delivery time. Since this is my main job, I always want to dedicate most of my days to this

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

  4. A: I have many projects that I really liked to be part of, but the most pleasurable for me are the one where I performed live. I think that is what I really love above all

  5. Q: What are you working on at the moment?

  6. A: I'm mainly working as a session musician and performer with mostly double bass, and also producing my songs

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

  8. A: I know a lot of them but not personally

  9. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  10. A: Digital for its transportability, analog for its sound

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

  12. A: That I will always work hard to satisfy your requests, and I won't ever finish any work until you'll be 100% satisfied with it

  13. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  14. A: Connecting with other people and cultures, growing musically. And of course, music is all my life so I wouldn't do anything different

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

  16. A: That good gear makes you a great musician

  17. Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

  18. A: I always ask their goal, their deadlines and what is the project for

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

  20. A: Let me deeply understand the feeling that a part or a song should express

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

  22. A: An acoustic guitar, a pen and a paper to write will be enough

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

  24. A: I started when I was 10 with electric bass, then I entered a music high school and started with double bass, as well as songwriting, at the age of 14. I started playing in many local places as an orchestra double bassist. Years later, I got a degree in "Urban Music Production", where I studied production, beatmaking and Live electronic performances.

  25. Q: How would you describe your style?

  26. A: Emotional, etheric

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

  28. A: Damien Rice: he is one of my greatest source of inspiration; Sufjan Stevens for the same reason; Hiatus Kaiyote, because they are incredible; Cinematic Orchestra, they are incredible as well.

  29. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  30. A: Live your life, be happy and be sad. Feel and bring it to music. A more technical tip I can give, play it before producing it

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

  32. A: Mostly on acoustic stuff, but also on electronic, metal, rock and hip-hop

  33. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  34. A: I have good ears and I always want to deliver the best I can

  35. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  36. A: Creativity and emotions

  37. Q: What's your typical work process?

  38. A: I always start by playing the music that I have to work on with my guitar, finding new harmonic textures and ideas

  39. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  40. A: I have many instruments: drums, guitars, bass, upright bass, violin, viola, cello, an old piano and many MIDI instruments, such as PUSH. I mainly use Ableton, Reaper and Luna

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

  42. A: The fact that they tell about themeselves through music

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

  44. A: My most common type of work are certainly bass guitar recordings, as well as string section recordings. Also producing songs and songwriting/lyrics translating from English to Italian

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