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I am an award-winning engineer and producer that has mixed many radio singles and whole projects. My most recent award was a gold plaque and a hot 100 billboard award for Smile by Lil Duval and Snoop Dog. I mix multi-genre, and I can help you bring your vision to life.

I am a professional mixing engineer currently residing in Los Angles with over 15 years of experience in creating records. Now I mix for labels and indies as well as work with NCredible entertainment and the Hip Hop Caucus where I edit a weekly podcast.

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by Alex
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Dcross definitely know what he’s doing. He’ll get you right. I’m picky over mixes because to me quality everything and it cost bread and money shouldn’t be wasted, so take my word and get you a dcross mix.

Interview with DCross

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: what is your favorite part of the song?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Just get an experienced engineer. Not just someone who can use pro tools
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Relaxed and decisive, I like appropriate aggression in records and direct vocals. I like when songs ride on a high.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I just like good artist who care about what they do. I love music so Im not really chasing stars, just good artist.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: sometimes you have to nudge to help create a clean pocket
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Hip Hop and R&B, Pop & Live bands
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: My ear
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Knowledge of how a song is supposed to sound and knowing when its done.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I listen to the song maybe 5-7 times first and understand what the artist is presenting then I identify the strong and weak points of the song and try to make the weak parts better. I reference other songs that are close in style so I can make sure the levels are accurate and then I begin to stem the audio through my mixer so I can level the song. I compress and eq as needed then I add the sweet stuff like reverb and harmonizers to make the records glue together sonically.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have 2 setups a home setup where I mix thru Pro-Tools and my tonelux 16 channel mix and the studio setup where I mix through a SSL Matrix2.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: I am inspired by great engineers Bruce Swedien, Dr. Dre, Tony Maserati, and great Producers like Quincy Jones.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: The most common work I do is mix and arrange songs for clients.