Mixing Engineer

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

A: I can't tell who it is yet, but we recorded their next single at NMG Studio. I have recorded them, mixed and mastered their track.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: At the moment I am working in live audio doing conferences and live contests and festivals

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

A: I will be the easiest mixing engineer to work with :)

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

A: How long will it take? Usually It doesn't take long, so one day I will mix the track, and maybe the next day I will listen to it to see if everything checks out.

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

A: To concentrate on the overall performance, what the track or the album is trying to tell you, not the individual performance. And most importantly, not to be obsessed about a perfect take!

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

A: oh man... I would probably take a good set of monitors, like my IN-8, a good desk, my trusty SSL Fusion, my pc and a lot of acoustic treatment....

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: My style could be described as bold, pleasant low end, punchy and in your face mid-range and shimmery smooth high end

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

A: Won't tell, no favoritism!

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

A: David Bottrill, I absolutely love the work that he did on all of his productions, but I have a special place in my heart for what he did with Tool and Mudvayne.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I will help the artist/band bring out all the emotions conveyed through the song.

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

A: Not yet, as I have just opened my SoundBetter account, but will keep this question updated!

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both. They sound both as good if you can't see which is which

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Looking at all the smiles that I can put on my clients' faces when they hear the finished product. That is the best feeling ever, and I will never get tired of it.

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

A: That we all live in a dungeon

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Well... Do you have a reference track?

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

A: I have started studying when I was about 17 at a music school in Rome taking private mixing classes. Later in the year 2024 (5 years later) I enrolled at Percentomusica taking the mixing classes, being tutored by some of the greats in Rome/Italy.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: I think that tracking off the floor really helps to deliver a better performance, but also feel it.

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

A: I spent most of my "training" time mixing Rock/Metal, but I have some experience working with Pop and a little of the derivates from Pop

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My strongest skill has to be communication! I love getting to know more about the artist and the song/ep/album so that I can make the customer excited on the results.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: When I receive a session from a client, I start from cleaning up any unwanted noises/remove silent sections. Then, onto mixing and mastering!

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I mix entirely In The Box, so a simple audio interface, Antelope Zen Go, and a pair of Kali monitors

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

A: I offer mixing and mastering services!