Musician/Producer

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

A: The Like precious faith record. It was a 8-10 song ep. it required a live recording of perhaps 15 songs

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Sync Music for TV and Raeio placement.

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

A: n/a

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: both. analog when ossible because it somes more warm; digital components for speed int he production rocess

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

A: to give them the best of my ability to make their song feel magical.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: creative freedom. starting from nothing and building a hit record

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

A: How many song revision are included in a given package. No more than two.

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

A: Its easy because i make it look easy.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Are you equipped with a paypall account ot pay for the serivex as seen as the cuntract is signed and accccepted.

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

A: i'm a consomate professional with several years of experience, so bring your best song ideas, so we have the best change of creating a magical music experience.

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

A: Akai MPC Key 37, UA audio interface, AKG 414 mic, laptop with any daw, a pair of HS5 monitors

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

A: university music instructor/music production instructor for over 13 years. switched over to IT graphics and web design development for the past 12 year - more stable income source.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I would describe my style as modern and eclectic.

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

A: Ariana Grande, Brandy, Usher, H.E.R., Bruno Mars, Lucky Daye, The Jonas Brothers, Charlie Puth, Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce, - each of these artist are at the top of their creativity

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Don't be afraid to step out of your comfort zone musically when you are in creation mode

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

A: pop, r&b, instrumental rap hip hop and trap, gospel, ballads, soul music

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: arrranging, hearing music, knowing what's missing, chords, melody, improve, drum programming, sound selection

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: year of experience, a great sense of music theory and piano proficiency

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: get the brief, play a draft on piano to ge tht e main struture. write out the chord chart to match, play the instrument that make sense for the arrangement

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: near field and flat reference moniditors, apple computer based DAW setup, Shure B7 mic, UA Mic pre and audio interface, hardware synths like Yamaha MX, Roland X6, Korg Wavestation SR

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

A: babyface, teddy riley, rodney jerkins, just blaze, the underdogs, tim and bob, timberland, Red Hands, Donyea Goodman, Doobie Powell, Joe Sample, Brandy, Lalah Hathaway, Keith Crouch, Warren Cambell,

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

A: Full music production. Taking your voice recording idea and converting it into a complete musical arrangement.