Mixing & Mastering

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

A: Sebastian Spanache Trio - "Humanized" and "A Pasha's Abstinence" - mastering. They needed different approach than mainstream music. Not specially better sounding than anything else around me, but different than usual work. Another world, other concepts, other philosophy.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Efficient.

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

A: "You are the last in chain, so You must be doing something wrong".

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Life.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both. Because me and my clients like the results.

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

A: "Everything will be fine" :)

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Logic.

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

A: "How many revisions ?" "How many revisions you need, is like an open bar. How many drinks can You drink ?"

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Why me ?

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

A: Try me.

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

A: Computer, Monitors+Cables, RME, TC 6000, Slate Plugins.

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

A: 1996 - now. I have a regular job and this.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Be rested and relaxed when You work.

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

A: Metal, Jazz, EDM, House, Hip-Hop.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Getting things done.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Well, acoustics are good,main equipment is good, nothing to complain. Auxiliary equipment is also carefully selected.

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

A: Mixing and mastering. Very rare only mixing. Usually when I mix I do the master too. Also very often i do mastering alone.Editing and vocal tuning when is needed.

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

A: Whatever sounds good to my ears from a lot of genres. There is a bag full of very good sounding materials. If I like a sound engineer's work a little more than others (but splitting hair seriously) it would be Serban Ghenea.