Music Producer/Mixing Engineer

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

A: The project I am proud of is having worked with Lydia Ford and remixing her song "Burning Out" She believe in my work and gave me an opportunity that I'll never forget. She released the remix I created and it's out on all platforms.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: At the moment I am working on my music as an artist. My artist name is 4SIA, you can find me on all platforms. I am also working on a sound design project at San Francisco State University. I have contributed foley recording, dialog editing, sound designing, music composition, and creating ambiances from synths.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both because certain plugins on digital are essential to have but, analog gives your track a polished feel and can achieve more any a digital plugin can.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What kind of vibe are they looking for based on what I'm working with? Any examples of songs/artists like the track you want me to create/mix?

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

A: Clarifying Goals: Asking the client about their specific goals, vision, and expectations for the project. Understanding their needs is crucial to delivering the best results. Showcase my previous work and experience in the music industry. Highlight projects that are relevant to the client's genre or style. Emphasize the importance of open and effective communication. Explain how I collaborate with artists to bring their vision to life. Mention my availability for meetings and feedback sessions. Describing production workflow and process. With how I handle recording, mixing, mastering, and revisions. Transparency about your methods can build trust. Creative Collaboration: Express your willingness to collaborate creatively with the client. Explain how you can contribute ideas and improvements to their project while respecting their artistic vision.

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

A: I would have my laptop, audio interface, microphone, hard drive, and electric guitar

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

A: My career path was to be a music artist, but growing from that I've gotten more interested in Mixing Engineering and Audio Production.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: My style would be a blend of Indie Pop mixed in with EDM. With vocal chops and airy reverb.

Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

A: An artist that I would like to work with is Illenium because his work is so unique and inspried my music creating. Also, just seeing the way he approaches his mix would be insightful.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: One tip that I can share is that when it comes to mixing, try to think about how you want it to sound rather than any specific way or process that goes to approaching mixing your track. Also EQing your track to make it clean as it can be to make room for other frequencies that need to come through the mix.

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

A: The music I usually work on is EDM and Indie Pop. Being a music artist consisting of those genres for many years has matured my sound in understanding the genre.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My strongest skill is mixing music. By getting my degree in audio production I have improved my sound and understand the fundamentals of EQing, Compression, Gain staging, etc. I am a collaborator and love making the track as good as it can be. Whether that involves music theory, feedback, and giving tips and advice. I can also produce any genre of music that the clients want me to create.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I can bring a clean mix with saturated dynamics that can make your track come to life.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: My work process depends on what I am working on. When it comes to Music Production, the artist will disscuss what they are looking for in a song that they are in the process of writing. I then replicate what visiob they have for it based on the genre and tone. For mixing, once I receive the stems of the project that the client has sent me. I will study what kind of product they want to achieve and make it sound as clean and polished as possible. I will send the client different versions of mixes and will fix any feedback they have.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: My house studio consists of JBL MKII Monitors, a Blue Spark Microphone, AKAI Midi Keyboard, Focusrite 2i2 Interface, an Electric Guitar, and a Bass Guitar. The Studio I mix at uses an API 2448 Console with ATC SCM150 studio monitors and Focal Subwoofers. Your Projects will be mixed here.

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

A: music production professionals that inspire me are Jack Antonoff, Daywave, Illenium, Porter Robinson, MUNA, Jai Wolf, Girl in Red

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

A: The most common work I do is create the music for their song. I would receive a vocal recording or instrumental snippet from the client and build their song from there. Another work I do is mix the track that they already produced and make them sound more polished giving it more clarity to their vision.