Audio Engineer, Music Producer

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

A: The understanding that to have a quality sound you need to hire an Audio Engineer for the mix and mastering process.

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

A: Laptop with all my plugins on it, ilok, headphones, interface, and midi keyboard.

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

A: I was a Computer Science Major and College Football Player, decided I loved music production and engineering more. I have been producing 7 years and paid for engineering for 3 years

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I am versatile.

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

A: Madeon, he is my favorite EDM Artist

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Label your stems please!!!

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

A: Mostly electronic, but I have also worked with Alternative Rock, Classical and Choral.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My ears when critically listening during mixing or mastering process

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Music Theory, Critical Listening Skills, A natural ear for different styles of music

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Production I start with the melodic instruments, when mixing I start with the Drums.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Slate VMS, Mac Pro, Pro Tools 12, M-Audio M-Track, Slate Raven MTi 2, Behringer Truth B1030 Monitors and K10 Sub, MPC Renaissance, Fender Jazz and Traben Array Limited Basses. Waves Gold, Slate Digital plugins, Komplete 11 Ultimate.

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

A: Mousequake, J Rhodes, JD Aguilar

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

A: Tracking, Producing, Mixing, Mastering, Vocal & Song arrangements.

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

A: I will be the recording/mix engineer for a project by a Grammy nominated producer in late July. We will be recording songs for the Dallas Baptist University College of Fine Arts program.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I am currently working on an EDM track for an international artist. I am co-producing the track, tracking vocals, mixing & mastering.

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

A: Malex and Tycer.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital because it is cost effective and can be adapted to a mobile setup easier. I have worked with Analog gear however so just because I am Digital does not mean I do not know how to use Analog.

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

A: Quality final product.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The ability to create a painting with sound whether it be as a Producer or as an Engineer.

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

A: They often just ask me how much I charge, and I tell them.

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

A: Too many people mistake Beat Makers for Producers, and because you produce you are automatically an Engineer.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What is their goal for the end product.