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Credits with Kevin Gates, Young Dolph, Wale, Stevie Wonder, Gavin Magnus, Hannah Monds, Rocko, IshDARR, Fiend (No Limit), Shawty Redd, Iamsu!, 8 Ball, Project Pat, Lil Boosie, Pastor Troy, Sy Ari da Kid and many more.

In short… I take raw vocal and music recordings and make them sound clean, balanced, and emotionally impactful. Whether it’s rap, R&B, pop, or trap, I shape the sound so it hits right on any speaker, in any environment. My job is to make sure the artist’s voice shines, the beat knocks, and the whole song feels polished without losing its soul.

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Interview with YoJi Roby

Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Make sure your files are properly labeled, cleanly recorded, and organized. Professionals appreciate professionals.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Macbook Pro, Apollo Interface, External Hard Drive, Avantone Monitors and wifi.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I've been mixing music for over a decade and producing/writer for longer.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: If you're new to recording from home, be sure to set your input on your interface to where your vocals hit around -10db and don’t let it go over -12db. This way, you can be as loud as you want without peaking.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Pop, Hip Hop, RnB and Trap
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Mostly in the box.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital, because I like to work in the box. It allows me to be more creative at a faster pace.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The reaction I get from artist and their team. That part is PRICELESS.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Have you worked with any major artist? Yes. Can I request changes to the mix? Yes, you get 1 free revisit so send over all of the edits you would like made in 1 organized message.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: "Everyone can done exactly what I do" Meanwhile, I mix songs the way I would like to hear it.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What is a song that made you start paying attention to how important mixing is for your own records?
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Artists would email over there stem files and I would organize them by priority, begin the mixing process and then print the master to send over to the artist(s).
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Most of my work consist on mixing songs at a high quality for radio. I meet the overall goal for the artist as well as give my input and creative direction (Adding effects to enhance the production value of the song).