Mixing Engineer and Production

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.

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: 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'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: 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 strongest skill?

A: My ear

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

A: Hip Hop and R&B, Pop & Live bands

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: sometimes you have to nudge to help create a clean pocket

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: 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: 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: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: what is your favorite part of the song?