Mixer/Producer/Songwriter

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Never be afraid to move on from something that isn't working, but don't use that as an excuse never to finish anything when it gets hard either.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I try to listen from a fan perspective. Figure out what moves me and accentuate that thing

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Depends completely on the clients project and what serves it best

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have two studios within the same facility. The first is a 48 channel SSL4000G room with 24 channels of Studer 2inch, 48 Channels of Protools i/o and racks of outboard. This room was built around 1968 and has been host to thousands of artists including Herbie Hancock, Primus, Mr. Bungle, Too $hort, Bobby Brown, MC Hammer, Stevie Wonder, and on and on. The second studio which is where I primarily work, is a smaller mixing and production suite running ProTools and Ableton, with a vocal booth. Lots of synths (Dave Smith, moog, Korg, etc) and guitars and other toys, plus tons of plugins

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

A: Kanye, Grimes, Cam'Ron, T.Rex, Sum41, Ghostface, Prince, Ani Difranco, 2Pac, A$AP, Yung Lean, Frank Ocean, Little Dragon, Yungster Jack, RMR, Lil Wayne, Paul Simon, Drake, DJ Fresh, N.E.R.D., Shuggie Otis, Lil Jon, Ethelwulf, KEY!, Babyshambles, JUVENILE, St. Panther

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

A: These days I typically focus on mixing and producing, though i will still do location recording and mastering on occasion.