Mixing and mastering engineer

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

A: Mind The Mess by Danny Gutts. It's really fun to put an album together and make songs go with each other. I audio engineered every small bit of the album.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Making connections with people I like the music of.

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

A: I don't really know.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital. Because it gives you way more freedom and creativity to work wiith. And because it's not the 90s.

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

A: That I will unleash the full potential of their music.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The process and hearing the raw material become art.

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

A: Should I rerecord noisy takes? My answer is always definitely do if you can. But if you can't at all I'll try my best to make it sound as good as it can.

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

A: That mixing can be done with just a preset without automation or creative processing.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What is your vision, Show me songs you made before, what popular artists do you think you sound close to, and do you have references.

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

A: Be clear with me and never be afraid to give me references or desired effects and sounds that your prefer.

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

A: My laptop, Sm7b, Apollo twin, Ath-m50x, DT990.

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

A: I'm currently a student but I've been mixing for about two years next to school because of inspirational people around me pushing me towards it.. then of course me loving the job.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Creative,.unique, and ear catching.

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

A: Travis Scott, Mike Dean, Carti, Nettspend, Skrilla, Lil uzi vert, and Ken Carson. I wanna know how their creative process goes because they really are a great example of making audio engineering a creative process not just a boring step. They

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Always use mixing as a part of the song not as a "fix up" step. Your vocals and instruments need to sound good and artistic together. Mixing should be a part of the creative process.

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

A: Trap, Drill, Underground rap, and indie.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Fixing and mixing home recorded tracks. I always practiced on those at the start and it became a skill that differentiates me from others.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: The vibe and quality of your favorite artist and mixing your artistic vision with the music making sure you sound blended in and making sure mixing is part of the creative process. Making the music sound better with vocals and not the opposite.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I talk with the client to know what is the vibe he's going for, then ask the client for references and send him a demo after an hour or two from working on the song. Then ask him for the edits needed and do them. Then at the end master the song.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Chill.home studio just some budget studio headphones, monitors, UAD essentials bundle, and a lot of bought plugins. I typically use FL studio or Studio one because of the genres I work with.

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

A: Travis Scott, Mike Dean, Mustafax2, Wegonebeok, Metro boomin, Riot.

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

A: I mix and master trap songs especially underground genres of Trap.