Mixer

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I really just want to hear the music.

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

A: Feel free to reach out and ask questions!

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

A: My ATC monitors. That's it.

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

A: Bjork, always been my number 1. But I've been fortunate to have been able to work with a lot of my favourite artists.

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

A: I do a fair bit of vocal artists, but I also a good amount of pop/rock, electronic/'future' urban.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I am fortunate to have a very controlled and dialled in environment I work in, which allows me to be able to experiment easily but also turn out work that is consistently solid. I can deliver on my scheduling commitments too, which sadly you don't always find in this industry.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I love the creativity that's found when people break the "rules", and I find that inspiring. But having a solid engineering background allows me to fix problems and improve areas where this rule breaking isn't necessarily adding something creative to the music.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: For a mix, I love to get on the phone for a few minutes with the artist or producer to get a sense of where they are going. I listen to the rough a lot (window into the artist's mind!). From then, its all about the vocals and the drums.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have a hybrid set up based around ATC 100 monitors, Pro Tools HD, SSL summing and Apogee Symphony I/O. I have a pile of I/O which ties into all my outboard gear; dynamics, EQs, FX, plus a pile of random 'futz' boxes, guitar pedals, etc, all which I can instantly access when mixing.

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

A: Manny and Serban are (of course) my current favourite mixers, as for producers I love what's happening in the more niche electronic genres - a great place to draw inspiration. And of course, there is nobody better for vocal artists than Walter A, a now friend with whom I get to work regularly.

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

A: Most of it is mix work and production work. I also love to blend those two worlds; it is a great fit when artists have created albums on their own which perhaps need a little additional production as well as a mix.