Ryan

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Interview with Ryan

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

  2. A: Cgm slug - mix engineer

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

  4. A: Just working on finding some new artists to work with and take to the next level if they are serious.

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

  6. A: Not particularly

  7. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  8. A: Digital with analog summing . Just the times I grew up in really lol .

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

  10. A: I will always do my best to provide you with what you want . I will never say forget what they think and do what I think . I will always respect the artist’s decision and what they feel is best . I will provide my input and what I think sounds better, but at the end of the day it is what they want and I respect that one hundred percent!

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

  12. A: The art in each individual artists track.

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

  14. A: How’d you get it that clear ? Eq / saturation How’d you get my vocal so smooth ? Compression/Multiband compression Do I need good recordings for a great mix ? Yesss

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

  16. A: People think mixing is way easier than it is .

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

  18. A: How would you like to take this ? What’s some things your looking for in this song? How present do you want the vocals? And Many More depending on the artists sound.

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

  20. A: I’m trying to create the best environment for my artists for their ideas to come to life .

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

  22. A: Apollo Twin Nueman u87 Pmc 62 studio monitors MacBook Pro m4 chip Fearn vt-5

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

  24. A: Grew up building houses , had a passion for music when I was young and just started learning young because I loved to make people sound great and paint pictures for artists .

  25. Q: How would you describe your style?

  26. A: I’m really laid back and chill . I try to make your ideas come true in your song, however we have to make it happen!

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

  28. A: No Cap Or Fresco Trey . I feel like I can really vibe with their music and who they are as a person.

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

  30. A: Always make sure you kicks are knocking by throwing a good limiter and a little compression with a slight eq to roll off rumble if needed.

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

  32. A: Trap, Hip Hop, R&B

  33. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  34. A: Vocal Mixing

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

  36. A: Beat- I bring more life to all the instruments by shaping eq and maybe some compression if need be depending on the session. Vocals - I can bring clarity , Width/Depth, As well as keeping body with some saturation for that vocal to really sit well in a mix

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

  38. A: I like to go from the drums to the bass to the music then to vocals on a stem . On a 2 track I like to tweak the beat to give it life then touch vocals and then process the mix bus .

  39. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  40. A: Yamaha Studio Monitors Apollo Twin Mac W/ Pro Tools

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

  42. A: Drake , Kb Mike, Fattmack, NoCap, Rylo, BigX

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

  44. A: Mix/Master Songs

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