Pianist & Keyboard Player / Producer / GhostProducer Working between Italy and Australia.
Hi everyone,
William here. I’m a Pianist & Keyboard Player / Producer and I live between Italy and Australia.
I have been working professionally as Piano&Keyboard-synth Player for the last 15 years, and as Producer for the last 6 years.
I’m a professional Piano / keyboards & Synths player and I like to work in a wide range of genres ( Pop / Soul / Funk / Hip hop / Jazz / Trap etc ).
I’m really focus on finding the right sound for the artist who I’m working with, paying a lot attention to all the details that can make the difference in a Music production.
I’ll work and communicate step by step with you to achieve exactly the goal that you’re looking for.
I would love to hear about your project. Click the “Contact” button above to get in touch.
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check_circleVerified (Client)such a cool client to work with
check_circleVerifiedWill provided me with a great recording and picked out the vibe of the reference track I sent over. Thanks very much Will
check_circleVerified (Client)Very nice person to work with! Very clear and with excellent communication. William is a great professional. Love working with him.
check_circleVerified (Client)Another great project with William! Already looking forward to the next one.
check_circleVerified (Client)William is very professional and a wonderful communicator! I really enjoyed working on his project together. I definitely recommend him as a solid collaborator. 5 stars!!
check_circleVerified (Client)It was really nice working with William, very clear and easy to communicate, i will be happy to colaborate with him someday again.
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It was great getting to work with William! He was very precise on what he wanted which made it a breeze to work on. Hope we get to work together again in the future.
very nice project and fast !
Interview with WillKeys
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Well, I can´t reveal it for contract reasons, but there are a few!
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I´m producing 2 Ep for two Australian artist.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Brandon Chase and Iwaro.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: I love Analog for his color and character, and I love digital for his precision. I think that Nowadays its important to be comfortable with both.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: My promise is that I´ll give all my best for his project like it would be mine.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: There is not limits about what you can create.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Whta´s the amount of time to deliver the project. My answer is based on the kind of work I have to do for the client.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: I do not provide any vocals performances.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: I would ask to describe me what they imaged for their songs.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: To pay attention about the ability of understanding that the provider has about what´s your picture is.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: An Acoustic piano because even if the electricity could be missing some day I would be able to play and writing songs anyway. Then I would take my NordLead, a Mac with external Audioboard included, Microphones and Audio Speakers.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I´ve being doing this for the last 15 years. I started from learning Harmony and playing the piano, and then Jumped in the world of Producing.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Pop / Funk-Jazz-Hip hop :)
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Definitely Quincy Jones because I think he is the father of the most beautiful things happened in the music industry in the last 50 years.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: If a song works even before starting the production process, that means is the right one!
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I work on a large range on genres. I go from Trap / Hip hop to soul / funk to Reggaeton / Tropical to Blues & Jazz. I used to work with a large variety of genres but If I have to say what´s my favorite I would say Hip hop combined with jazz and funk!
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Producing, Beat making, Song writing and Piano / keyboards & synth playing.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I can get inspired from anything. Very often it just happens and I don´t even know how. That´s why music is so incredibly beautiful, and I love it!
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Firstly, I like to know what´s the picture that clients have in their mind, and then I start musically painting for them and making that picture real.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: NORD LEAD-A1 / YAMAHA S90 XS / UNIVERSAL AUDIO / MIDAS / VIRUS / ELECTRON / SSL / DANGEROUS MUSIC / PRISM SOUND / MASELEC MLA-2 / AVALON 747 - 737 / OSX SYSTEM DAW (LOGICX - STUDIO ONE / PROTOOLS)
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Quincy Jones - Bruno Mars - George duke - Robert Glasper - Cory Henry - David Guetta - Dua lipa - Cardi B - Nicki Minaj -Camila Cabello - Dj Snake - Major Lazer - Missy Elliot - Tupac - Busta Rhymes - Chick Corea - Joe sample - Ecc...
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Producing and / Ghost Producing is one of the most common services that I used do for my clients, but I also do a lot of Piano / Keyboard & synth sessions.
I was the producer / keyboards player in this production
- PianoAverage price - $70 per song
- Keyboards - SynthAverage price - $70 per song
- ProducerAverage price - $500 per song
- Ghost ProducerContact for pricing
- Beat MakerContact for pricing
- String ArrangerAverage price - $70 per song
- Film ComposerContact for pricing
2 revisions included.
After 2 revisions there is an additional cost of $100.
- ANALOG GEAR: NORD LEAD-A1 / VIRUS / ELECTRON / SSL / DANGEROUS MUSIC / PRISM SOUND / MASELEC MLA-2 / AVALON 747 - 737 / OSX SYSTEM DAW (LOGICX - STUDIO ONE / PROTOOLS)
