Krandal Crews on SoundBetter

Krandal Crews seasoned professional Sound Engineer experienced in music, pre and post sound production as well as live records and restoration of sound. Specializing in Voiceover Recording Dialogue Editorial Music Editorial Music Mixing and Re-record sound mixing for television and film music for live action animation music records

Summary of Qualifications
• Recording audio: Able to work in the high-pressure environment of multiple voice actors at same time
maintaining a cool demeanor in high demanding recording studio sessions.
• Music Mixing Expertise: A high understanding of equalization and compression. Allowing voice and music to
breath as one.
• Story telling with sound: Communication is key at the final mix stage. Making sure the director is happy with
the overall storytelling of sound. Listening to key interpretation from the production team to streamline each
project.
• Dub Stage: Proficient of inboard and out board studio gear able identify tech problems and make
continuous improvements when needed.

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English

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Interview with Krandal Crews

Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I’m writing music for Chick-fil-A play app for the iPhone or galaxy
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: No
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: It doesn’t matter either one works the most important thing again is listening to the client making sure I hear what they want. For the most part I always ask what album you want this to sound like they really don’t know what to say but then they think about it and there I have a path of how to tell a story.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: Integrity of your art and making sure I understand your vision of storytelling whether it’s a record, a film or some streaming platform.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Working with the client getting their perspective visually sonically
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: How long will it take?
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Many times with clients they’re not aware that I already understand the final product all the way to mastering. If I am not mastering, I always make sure to leave plenty of room. Loudness does not make your song. The story tone of dynamics does.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What do you feel the emotion of what you want how does that sound to you? Do you want something to emulate and evoke the motion of an artist you like or do you wanna sound like that?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Feel very free to ask me any questions. It’s very important that I see your vision before we start anything. Through my experience it’s always been a personal storytelling. That is my job to understand exactly what you’re looking for.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My Martin guitar my Slingerland drum set and acoustic piano
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I started out playing in a band called mama signed the virgin records in the 1990s since that time I went to school to become a recording engineer mixer worked for Hans Zimmer for multiple years as an assisting music editor. By the late 90s enter animation and work for Nickelodeon for five years Cartoon Network for 16 years Warner Brothers for two and many other studios. I’m currently working for Chick-fil-A doing music for one of their apps Chick-fil-A play software.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: I’m very much into rock ‘n’ roll rock with the role. I play multiple instruments my main instrument those guitar. My favorite guitar players, Steve Cropper Jimi Hendrix, Bobby Womack, Eddie Hazel. Jimmy page Carlos Amar Daniel Ash West Montgomery
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I would’ve loved to work with the Stone Temple pilots I think is great as they are. They were still very underrated compared to everything else in the 1990s.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Signal for most important, making sure you have to clean a signal whenever you record no effects as dry as possible, unless you’re using the room to capture air
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I work on all styles of music from Motown, the Beastie Boys, Led Zeppelin, James Brown, The Clash, etc.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Balancing audio, panning placement gain stage, making the audio sound loud without the story, natural peak preservation.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Simple every song has a story. I visually see what I hear. Storytelling along with the clients imagination helps me bring to life their journey of song.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: From doing so much, Post production work when recording music I like to make sure all the sound files are extremely clean click some pops gone less artifacts the warmer digital sound is.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I’m mainly working ProTools software I use a lot of outboard gear as well as plug-ins WAVES in UA audio.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Geoff Emmerick Quincy Jones John Coltrane The Rolling Stones Nirvana Jimi Hendrix Kanye West Motown The Beatles Hans Zimmer
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Music mixing post production sound mixing dialogue and music editorial
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I’m writing music for Chick-fil-A play app for the iPhone or galaxy
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: No
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: It doesn’t matter either one works the most important thing again is listening to the client making sure I hear what they want. For the most part I always ask what album you want this to sound like they really don’t know what to say but then they think about it and there I have a path of how to tell a story.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: Integrity of your art and making sure I understand your vision of storytelling whether it’s a record, a film or some streaming platform.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Working with the client getting their perspective visually sonically
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: How long will it take?
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Many times with clients they’re not aware that I already understand the final product all the way to mastering. If I am not mastering, I always make sure to leave plenty of room. Loudness does not make your song. The story tone of dynamics does.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What do you feel the emotion of what you want how does that sound to you? Do you want something to emulate and evoke the motion of an artist you like or do you wanna sound like that?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Feel very free to ask me any questions. It’s very important that I see your vision before we start anything. Through my experience it’s always been a personal storytelling. That is my job to understand exactly what you’re looking for.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My Martin guitar my Slingerland drum set and acoustic piano
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I started out playing in a band called mama signed the virgin records in the 1990s since that time I went to school to become a recording engineer mixer worked for Hans Zimmer for multiple years as an assisting music editor. By the late 90s enter animation and work for Nickelodeon for five years Cartoon Network for 16 years Warner Brothers for two and many other studios. I’m currently working for Chick-fil-A doing music for one of their apps Chick-fil-A play software.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: I’m very much into rock ‘n’ roll rock with the role. I play multiple instruments my main instrument those guitar. My favorite guitar players, Steve Cropper Jimi Hendrix, Bobby Womack, Eddie Hazel. Jimmy page Carlos Amar Daniel Ash West Montgomery
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I would’ve loved to work with the Stone Temple pilots I think is great as they are. They were still very underrated compared to everything else in the 1990s.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Signal for most important, making sure you have to clean a signal whenever you record no effects as dry as possible, unless you’re using the room to capture air
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I work on all styles of music from Motown, the Beastie Boys, Led Zeppelin, James Brown, The Clash, etc.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Balancing audio, panning placement gain stage, making the audio sound loud without the story, natural peak preservation.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Simple every song has a story. I visually see what I hear. Storytelling along with the clients imagination helps me bring to life their journey of song.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: From doing so much, Post production work when recording music I like to make sure all the sound files are extremely clean click some pops gone less artifacts the warmer digital sound is.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I’m mainly working ProTools software I use a lot of outboard gear as well as plug-ins WAVES in UA audio.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Geoff Emmerick Quincy Jones John Coltrane The Rolling Stones Nirvana Jimi Hendrix Kanye West Motown The Beatles Hans Zimmer
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Music mixing post production sound mixing dialogue and music editorial
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Writing music for the show Adventure Time forever soundtrack
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I’m writing music for Chick-fil-A play app for the iPhone and G someone’s record comesalaxy smart phones
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: No
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: It doesn’t matter either one works the most important thing again is listening to the client making sure I hear what they want. For the most part I always ask what album you want this to sound like they really don’t know what to say but then they think about it and there I have a path of how to tell a story.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: Integrity of your art and making sure I understand your vision of storytelling whether it’s a record, a film or some streaming platform.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Working with the client getting their perspective visually sonically
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: How long will it take?
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Many times with clients they’re not aware that I already understand the final product all the way to mastering. If I am not mastering, I always make sure to leave plenty of room. Loudness does not make your song. The story tone of dynamics does.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What do you feel the emotion of what you want how does that sound to you? Do you want something to emulate and evoke the motion of an artist you like or do you wanna sound like that?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Feel very free to ask me any questions. It’s very important that I see your vision before we start anything. Through my experience it’s always been a personal storytelling. That is my job to understand exactly what you’re looking for.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My Martin guitar my Slingerland drum set and acoustic piano
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I started out playing in a band called mama signed the virgin records in the 1990s since that time I went to school to become a recording engineer mixer worked for Hans Zimmer for multiple years as an assisting music editor. By the late 90s enter animation and work for Nickelodeon for five years Cartoon Network for 16 years Warner Brothers for two and many other studios. I’m currently working for Chick-fil-A doing music for one of their apps Chick-fil-A play software.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: I’m very much into rock ‘n’ roll rock with the role. I play multiple instruments my main instrument those guitar. My favorite guitar players, Steve Cropper Jimi Hendrix, Bobby Womack, Eddie Hazel. Jimmy page Carlos Amar Daniel Ash West Montgomery
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I would’ve loved to work with the Stone Temple pilots I think is great as they are. They were still very underrated compared to everything else in the 1990s.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Signal for most important, making sure you have to clean a signal whenever you record no effects as dry as possible, unless you’re using the room to capture air
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I work on all styles of music from Motown, the Beastie Boys, Led Zeppelin, James Brown, The Clash, etc.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Balancing audio, panning placement gain stage, making the audio sound loud without the story, natural peak preservation.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Simple every song has a story. I visually see what I hear. Storytelling along with the clients imagination helps me bring to life their journey of song.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: From doing so much, Post production work when recording music I like to make sure all the sound files are extremely clean click some pops gone less artifacts the warmer digital sound is.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I’m mainly working ProTools software I use a lot of outboard gear as well as plug-ins WAVES in UA audio.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Geoff Emmerick Quincy Jones John Coltrane The Rolling Stones Nirvana Jimi Hendrix Kanye West Motown The Beatles Hans Zimmer
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Music mixing post production sound mixing dialogue and music editorial