Composer, Sound designer

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

A: I'd always recommend Ghosthack for anyone looking for additional audio assets

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

A: There is really too many to list, however I always intend to make each project better than the previous, i like to push my limits.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm a sound designer for Ghosthack Audio and make large sample pack products.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: I use both.

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

A: That i will always deliver (and beyond their expectations)

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I love my job, it allows me to be myself, my own boss and work in my studio every day!

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

A: Not so much a customer question, but i do get people ask me if i will do work for free or for a 'credit.

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

A: That it's easy!

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I would ask what the end goal is for their project and i will then tailor to their needs.

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

A: Just be clear on your vision and i will do the rest :)

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

A: None, because there is no power points :)

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

A: 30 years experience in sound design and composition

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Edgy, cinematic, orchestral, synthetic noise!

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

A: Lorne Balfe, purely because he is super talented

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: If you ever experience writers block, get out of the studio for a couple of hours, and focus on something that's not music related but takes up all of your thoughts, it will then wipe your creative slate clean mentally, then go back and things will become more clearer!

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

A: Cinematic, ambient, cyberpunk and various other styles.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Composition, Sound design

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: A complete production from start to finish, composition, sound design

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Creating construction kits, sound design assets

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Studio Hardware: Icon QconPro G2 Controller Steinberg UR44C Audio Interface Tasty Chips GR1 Granular Synthesizer Korg MS2000BR Synthesizer DeepMind 12D Analog Synthesizer Yamaha MODX8 Synthesizer Ensoniq VFX SD Vintage Synthesizer Yamaha HS8 Monitor Speakers Yamaha MG16/4 Mixer MOTU MIDI Express XT Interface TC Electronics 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay TC Electronics DVR250 Digital Vintage Reverb Typhon Analog Synthesizer Zoom H6 Recorder Shure SM7 Microphone SE 2200T Tube Mic Computer Specs: Windows 10 AMD Ryzen 5950X 16 Core CPU 128GB G-skillz RAM 3600Mhz ROG Ryuo Watercooling Radiator 2x 2GB Seagate Firecuda Gen 4 NVME SSD's 4x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD's 8TB external Storage Drives Phantek P600S Case EVGA Gold 850W PSU ASUS TUF 570X Motherboard ASUS TUF RTX 3080 OC Graphics Card Samsung 34" Ultrawide Monitor 2x 22" AOC Monitors Software: Cubase 8.5 (PRO) Omnisphere 2.6 Waves Plugins SSL Plugins Kontakt with various Libraries Reveal Sound Spire Ozone 8 Various plugin's & VSt Instruments, too many to list!

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

A: Lorne Balfe, Hans Zimmer

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

A: Creating full sample packs in various styles.