Mix/Master/Edit Rock and more

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

A: Nickelback Get Rollin album. Great band, great songs, with production expectations at the highest level

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: HAr Rock mixes and mastering Rock and Rap

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: There is no one without the other but Digital for recall and flexibility. but I never priortize the medium over the song.

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

A: Delivery on time and exceed expectations

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Being creative and helping bring a sonic vision to life

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

A: What files I need and what timeline and how good is my song

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

A: That mixing can totally overcome sub par production and recording

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: due date, how the file delivery is, how labeled and organized the session is, if they have a reference track

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

A: Be clear about what you are hoping to achieve and your timeline

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

A: Pro Tools, apoge conversion, Waves plugins, Plugin alliance, neumann speakers

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

A: I've been in audio almost 2 decades. I've worked in studio and in the road

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: larger than life. Big, Wide, exciting

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

A: Trent Reznor- trailblazer, innovator, and creator at the highest levels.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Spend time developing a routine and organizing your workflow so that you spend more time focusing on the creative aspects

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

A: Hard Rock, Pop, Metal, Rock, Rap

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: MIxing and Mastering and delivering on time

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Size, energy, and processing that allows your track to compete with the songs that are charting

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: prep on day one, mix or master it day two

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Pro Tools HDX rig, apogee and dangerous converters, too many plugins to count

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

A: Trent Reznor, Mutt Lange, Randy Staub,

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

A: Making songs bigger and better through mixing and mastering. I see the largest amount of Hard Rock but enhoy working on everything from rap to metal