
For the time I have worked on my own songs and had different people listen to my art. I realized that I can make something people enjoy listening to.i want to continue down this path and keep improving and help future artists make something they can love and be proud of.
My name is Kyle Marcus and I've been studying music production and sound operating and just finished my qualification. Im starting out in this field but have produced my own songs and performed them at events where to my my surprise people started to enjoy my music. I've learned how to manipulate different sounds and create new ones. I want to chase my dream into becoming an artisit and help others achieve their dream. Im starting small but I will make my way up. I want to make beautiful pieces of work in my future and I want to experience the thought process of all the people I will work with in the future.
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Languages
- English
Interview with Kyle Marcus
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I worked on a song for my significant other and sang that song in a talent show I worked hard. I played the guitar, piano, mixed and mastered and sang the song live. The best feeling was seeing that people actually enjoyed listening to my artwork and it made me feel like everything I've learned so far will help my dream become achieveable and I'm doing the best I can to make it happen.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: My own songs and productions and learing how to make ambient sounds for games and other projects.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: I do not know anyone unfortunately
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: This depends entirely on what your doing. Personal i can not choose because they both have their strengths and weaknesses and apply both in my production.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I will only give you your project if you love how it sounds first
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Working with different people and listening to all forms of music and improving from their, no one ever stops learning and I go by that phrasing
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: How quick can we record ? I just say as long as your ready and how long you need the take to be depending on how many takes they need as well.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: If you would like to and different instruments the complement your style from another genre, what's your favourite mix bus and of i can help improve on it as well as how they would like their songs to sound based of their past songs we've done.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Always be friendly and get to understand the next person you talk to. Just be yourself and everything will be good.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Helicopter, fuel, helicopter liscence, pizza and a dream.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I want to be a singer song writer and have my own music studio in the future to help other artists and engage with them and their styles.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Calm, melancholy, energetic.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I'd like to work with Alex Warren because I'd like to understand his way of thinking and how he writes lyrics the way he does. It's so creative and I myself write pieces like his but I'd like to know what's going on in his head and understand his process and how he works and how did he figure these techniques out.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Never put on your phantom power on a analog mix if your running it during production unless absolutely necessary otherwise the voltage can damage other products.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Indie, pop, country, indie country, indie pop,
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Mixing and mastering guitars and vocals
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I can bring feeling and emotion to a song but it would all depend on what the client would want.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Plan, write, discuss, set up equipment and instruments where needed, sort out mic placement, record, mix, master, listen on multiple devices for the final track and edit from there.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have a at home studio with a focusrite scarlet 2i2 4th Gen with its condenser microphone and closed ear headphones all running to a gaming pc with a ryzen 7 processor and around 16 GB ram
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: JVKW, John Michael howel and Alex Warren.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I can mix and master different tracks on any mix and identify what a song can and would need to sound better. I can also mulittrack record if needed and record live sessions depending on the job tasked. I would also say studio work is my profession.
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $75 per song
- Beat MakerAverage price - $50 per song
- Game AudioAverage price - $100 per day
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $30 per song
- Vocal compingAverage price - $20 per track
- Sound DesignAverage price - $50 per minute
- Songwriter - LyricAverage price - $70 per song
2 revision rounds included. Delivery: 2–5 business days after receiving materials. Rush work, extra revisions or deliverables may cost extra with approval. Rights, formats and payment agreed upfront.
- Ryzen 7 gaming pc
- focusrite scarlet 2i2 4th Gen interface
- focusrite condenser mic
- closed back scarlett headphones
