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

A: Recently, I worked on a track for a friend who has been needing to record. He couldn't find a place he liked and was thinking his music would never sound the way he wanted it to. We met a few weeks ago and immediately hit it off. We recorded the song and have been having a great time developing it, and will be releasing it next week.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Currently working on recording more in the new studio I work in. As well as producing my own Pop and electronic tracks. I'm also learning how to make my own guitar pedals and outboard gear.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both serve the song aka make it sound good no matter what you use.

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

A: I always make your song better, not worse.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I love audio; I love hearing the different ways people use it and make it their own. I think it is really cool how one person can hear a sound and get a completely different inspiration than the next person. So I would say the uniqueness of every day is my favorite part.

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

A: What distribution service to use? Honestly, they are all so different, I tailor my answer to each person. My last two clients needed unique things. One wanted to get their music out to as many streaming platforms as possible, so for her, I suggested Ditto. Another person just wanted ease and simplicity, so I suggested Distro Kid and CD Baby to him. For my own personal music, I prefer using Symphonic.

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

A: People think it's quick and easy, almost like magic. But honestly, I spend a ton of time training; my ears, skills, and use of equipment to make things seem that way. It took me about 20 years of practice and learning to get the skills I utilize today.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What are your goals, and what would you like to do in the music industry?

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

A: Show me why you love your music and why you love making it, and I will be able to make that part shine the most.

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

A: Scarlet 2i2, electric guitar(with two instrument cables), Sennheiser HD 600, Laptop (Macbook pro M2), and solar power bank.

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

A: I started off hosting live shows in my basement. I emailed bands all over to get them to contact me when they were on tour. And before long, I had a reputation in the area and being the host and the only audio nerd in my friend group I ran the sound. So after doing that for two years I decided to learn everything I could about audio engineering, utilizing YouTube, Linkedin Learning, and good ol fashioned books, I spent another 2 years learning and recording/mixing and mastering my band and myself. And when I felt comfortable, I started offering it as a service. After a few years doing that, I decided to go to school for audio engineering, and then after that, started working in bars and for large venues while also building my home studio. Soon, a few studios asked me to work with them, and a label contacted me. Now I run my own studio and freelance on the side. All of this has been about 20 years of being a musician and 10 years of being an audio engineer (there is a large overlap there)

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

A: I would love to work with Kevin Abstract or Stevie Wonder or Mia Archieves these are my top three influences currently.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: The key to mixing isn't adding more plugins or boosting frequencies. It's subtracting the problems, carving space for the things that need to shine, and limiting peaks that drive your compression.

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

A: I mainly work on crisp pop tracks like Sabrina Carpenter, knocking hip-hop like JID, and classic-sounding blues/R&B like Robert Glasper

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I think my strongest skills are speed and communication. Everyone can learn the ins and outs of audio engineering, but not everyone can learn how to communicate when someone is trusting you with their passion and work.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring an excellent and well-trained ear, years of technical knowledge and experience, a strong command of almost every DAW out there, and clear communication. I also bring the mindset of a musician, I am a bassist, guitarist, occasional vocalist and drummer.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Currently, I work out of two studios as a freelancer. Gorbal Sounds studio in Glasgow, Scotland, has helped me out by letting me utilize their space when needed. And I also have my home studio to help keep costs down when artists are working on a budget. At Gorbal Sounds, we have a plethora of equipment and tools from every top-of-the-line microphone you could imagine (we do recordings for Spitfire Audio here often) to outboard gear such as our Manley Stereo Vari-Mu limiter and Empirical Labs EL8-X Distressor with brit mod. In my home studio I work with VSX headphones to emulate popular and high-performing studios, the new update of Pro Tools, Ableton Live 11, and Logic Pro X. Along with the Izotope post-production suite package.

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

A: Dave Pensado, Russell Elevado, Sylvia Massy, Mike Senior, Derek Ali, Nia Archives, TV on the radio

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

A: I specialize in recording, mixing, and mastering work for clients. I produce and make beats as well and offer network connections to rising musicians.