I am a keyboard player and a producer. I am the main keys player in my church (Mosaic) in Los Angeles. Graduated from LA Recording School with a Suma Cum Laude.
I am a Producer and keyboard player and I also play a little guitar. I work in genres such as Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Folk, and some Alternative music. I am pretty good at music theory, Orchestration, and Scoring. I know the basics of mixing a song so that I could deliver a good mix to a mixing engineer. I am pretty good at tuning vocals with Melodyne. Please reach out if you need my services.
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Languages
- English
Interview with Hayden Christo
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: The project I am co-producing right now is a Hip-Hop album which is a new world to me. I love the learning process of it. I am proud that I am delivering.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I am co-producing an album.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: No
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both. Love the warmth of Analog but also love the reliability of digital
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I would emulate your thoughts as closely as I can
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I get to do what I love even if it doesn't pay as much as I would like.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: can you handle deadlines? my answer is always yes but also if the project needs its time to deliver it with the quality you need sometimes it might take a little more time.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Music producers are rich and they don't work as much as they earn.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Is the song yours? Are we still going to be in touch after this project? What is it that you couldn't do in this project you want me to do?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Have a good conversation with me and try your best to tell me what you are trying to achieve with the project.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: a tent, canned foods, Flint and stone for fire, a good backpack, and a spear for hunting.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I have been doing music for the past 6 years now. I dropped out of an engineering college to pursue music as a career. I have no regrets ever since.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Mellow, Laid back but also upbeat and presentable
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I would love to collaborate with FINNEAS because I love his perspective on music as an art. I would also love to work with Lizzy McAlpine because of her extensive knowledge of writing and chords.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Know when to stop. Make sure you realize when the song is done and you don't need to add more
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Singer-songwriter, Folk/Acoustic and Soft Pop
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: I am good at music theory and my keyboard
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I try to envision the artist's POV for a song and try to bring it to life
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I work with music theory-focused things in a song. I provide orchestration as well as writing a good melody to a song
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have a 88 Key Nord Piano 5, I have an apollo x4, I have two 5 inch JBL monitors, Beyerdynamic 990 pro and Audio technical M50x headphones, Akg c414 Condenser Mic, M2 Max Mac Studio with Studio Display, Logic, Protools, Ableton, Melodyne, Antares Autotune, Waves.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Finneas, Jeremy Zucker, Jacob Collier, Lizzy McAlpine
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Producing, Writing, Orchestration and Vocal Tuning/Recording
- Keyboards - SynthAverage price - $70 per song
- PianoAverage price - $70 per song
- ProducerAverage price - $400 per song
- Vocal TuningAverage price - $40 per track
- Vocal compingAverage price - $40 per track
I usually try to work efficiently and manage my time pretty well. I prefer good communication with the client before working on the project or while working on it.
- FINNEAS
- Lizzy McAlpine
- Jeremy Zucker
- Nord Piano 5
- Apollo x4
- Ableton
- Logic
- Pro Tools
- Melodyne
- Waves
- Splice
- Auto Tune
- Mac Studio
