Pappa E

mastering engineer

Pappa E on SoundBetter

Mastering is my passion. The proof of my skills can be heard in the recordings presented here. All recordings are mastered by myself. Some recordings were both mixed and mastered myself. Having lived in Los Angeles for more than 6 years, I have mastered work & recordings by Earth Wind & Fire, Raphael Saadiq, Brian McKnight, & Scott Storch.

My Offering:

1) I will analyse your mix
2) If necessary, I will provide you tips to improve your mix
3) Perform mastering on your recording(s)
4) Upon your review, will provide you up to 5 revisions of each master.

I offer a mix analysis followed by tips to improve your mixes which ultimately leads to superior mastering performed by myself. In my 15 years experience, I have mastered hundreds of recordings.

Send me an email through 'Contact' button above and I'll get back to you asap.

Interview with Pappa E

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

  2. A: How long have you been mastering? Answer: Since 2003. My skills and experience can be heard through my work. Kindly listen to my work samples.

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

  4. A: In 2005, I had the opportunity to perform mastering on a single by Grammy Award band, Earth Wind & Fire & Raphael Saadiq entitled 'Show Me The Way'. The single eventually received considerable airplay on radio stations in San Francisco, Bay Area. The album eventually was mastered by Bernie Grundman Mastering for Sanctuary Records headed by Mathew Knowles (Beyonce's father).

  5. Q: What are you working on at the moment?

  6. A: Am working on producing a new artist called Mezhah. We just finished her 2nd single entitled 'The Ministry'. It's now featured on Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal & Amazon Music. Go take a listen to 'The Ministry' by Mezhah.

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

  8. A: Am new here. Not at the moment.

  9. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  10. A: Combination of both. Digital for precision and analog for warmth.

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

  12. A: I provide value in my services. You not only get your song mastered but you will get your mix critiqued including a suggestion on how to improve your mixes. Not all mastering engineers have the ability to micro analyse problems within a mix and suggest a fix.

  13. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  14. A: I really enjoy it. It's a passion of mine to analyse mixes, propose mix improvements so I can eventually yield superior mastering results for my clients.

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

  16. A: Am not just a mixing and mastering engineer. Am also a songwriter, producer and a classically trained pianist.

  17. Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

  18. A: Do you have access to making mix adjustments to your track?

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

  20. A: Please do not apply any compression or limiting on the mixes you are about to send me. In other words, removing any compression or limiting from your master bus.

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

  22. A: My desktop or laptop, my smartphone so I can provide a hotspot for my computer, Manley reference mic, Manley slam, Mackie Digital X Bus

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

  24. A: Have been doing this for 15 years, since 2003.

  25. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  26. A: How do you mix a the kick drum and the bass guitar. Create a 6 dB spread between them.

  27. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  28. A: Mackie Digital X Bus Yamaha HS80M Manley Slam Logic X Studio One 4 Cakewalk Sonar Pro Tools Manley Reference Kurzweil 2000 Roland Fantom G8 Desktop PC Macbook Pro Waves Bundle iZotope Ozone 8 And much more. Too much to list

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

  30. A: Quincy Jones, Chad Hugo, Pharrell, David Foster, Rodney Jenkins, Jay Graydon, Scott Storch

  31. Q: How would you describe your style?

  32. A: Soulful, funky and jazzy with some rock & roll'

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

  34. A: Ariana Grande. Flawless skills and vocals. She's the new Christina Aguilera

  35. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  36. A: Dynamic width, sonic balance, punch and depth. Overall professional world-class radio sound quality.

  37. Q: What's your typical work process?

  38. A: 1. Review uploaded song mix 2. If necessary, request for client to make adjustments to their mix (if possible) 3. Review adjusted mix 4. Request additional adjustments to mix 5. Perform Mastering 6. Upload final master for client review 7. Perform necessary adjustments if requested by client

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

  40. A: Mixing and Mastering since 2003. For now I only provide mastering services.

  41. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  42. A: Mixing & Mastering

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

  44. A: R&B, Hip Hop, Pop & Rock

Terms Of Service

Upon review of your master, I will provide up to 3 revisions for each recording.

GenresSounds Like
  • Bruno Mars
  • Evanescence
  • Ariana Grande
  • U2
Gear Highlights
  • iZotope Ozone 8
  • Manley Slam
  • Mackie Digital Mixer DXB 200
  • Waves Bundle
  • PSP Series
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