Paul Gavin on SoundBetter

I want you to sound better!

Hi, I'm Poul from Moscow. Working in the box at well designed mixing studio.
I'd love to improve your music at any stage of production. Sometimes you need editing, sometimes mixing/mastering, sometimes you need it all. I'm ready to help.

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Interview with Paul Gavin

Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both if you have resources.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I'm not promise, I'm doing.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: To help people do what they will be proud of.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Can you? - Sure.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That it's all about gear.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: How they see their perfect song.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Do your best at the recording stage.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Laptop and headphones. It would be enough.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: This is a long way from playing an electric guitar in youth about 15 years ago to mixing and mastering for about 3 years now.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Do whatever music asks.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: All my favorite artists have already worked with great engineers. So I'd like to work with artist who has not write their best songs yet.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Static song is never work, it's got to live and breathe.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Rock: Alternative, Indy, Post, Blues.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Listen
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I really don't bring anything to a song that isn't already there, sometimes it just needs to be shown from the best side. That's my job.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I found it better to work at big picture first and then go piece by piece.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: UAD Apollo Twin X quad with accelerator, Adam A8X, Macbook Pro 2019 i9.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Will Yip, Eric Valentine, Sylvia Massy.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: First of all I'm mixing engineer but sometimes I do mastering and editing.