Mixing & mastering engineer

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

A: Chakra Kahn's lastest album is called The Cope Asthetic. This was the first time I mastered music for an international artist, DiVinci the producer & Chakra did an amazing job with this album along with audio engineer

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Mixing & mastering a 10 track album for a local hip hop artist. Mastering a 10 track rock album & mastering another album for an international rap artist.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Hybrid

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: When customers comment on how amazing the mastered music sounds

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

A: You can get the same results by mastering yourself

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

A: Shadow Hills Master Compressor SSL Matrix Focal SM9's GML8200 UA Apollo 16 blackface

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

A: I originally started recording 16 years ago as a hobby being a musician, along the years it was harder & harder getting a band together so I started working on production with evolved into mixing & now mastering

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

A: Dr Dre as he has inspired many generations of artists with his production, sonwriting & mixing skills.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Follow your heart, if something doesn't sound right change it, don't just fix it in the mix.

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

A: A large range of music from hip hop to rock to acoustic folk.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Honesty & dedication to ensure the music exceeds the artists expectations.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Experience, a good ear with a great listening environment & class A equiptment.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: For mastering it depends on the clients vision & what the song requires but my standard signal chain is usually Forrsell D/A to SSL Matrix, to GML 8200, to Shadow hills master Compressor to Manley Passive or Kush clariphonic, to Handsome audio Zulu (new outboard tape emulation technology) to Forrsell A/D & into new UA Sonnox Limiter to check overal levels. I also tend to use Brainworks EQ for M/S before hitting the console in most cases.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have a room within a room studio which took a lot of time to design, build & construct. It has been an evolution of many years & the list of outboard equiptment has been gradually growing with my experience.

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

A: I get inspired by many different artists & genre's.

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

A: Mastering