Produce/Mix/Record

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

A: I'm extremely proud of working on my album "For The Time Being" because the songs were ones I probably never would have used and I did the whole thing in 3 days.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: An EP of songs that don't fit my usual style that I'm calling "Feb 27th"

Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

A: Not yet, but I hope to build realtionships with other musicans in due time.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital, being a "one man show" it's so much easier to make an entire song completley by yourself with digital recording.

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

A: I will work with you endlessly until you are satisfied with your project.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Getting to work with many different styles of music.

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

A: What I charge, but in reality that number changes depending on exactly what you want me to do.

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

A: Find someone who is going to be open to your input and who is working to help bring YOUR vision to life.

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

A: I would like to work with Paul McCartney to see his songwriting process as someone who plays most instruments on his songs but was popular in a time before digital production was possible.

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

A: I usually work on indie dreampop and soft rock, but other than that I have experience with rock, pop, hip hop, reggae, and singer-songwriter style music.

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

A: Some of my main inspirations are the walters, the script, and the Beatles

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

A: Mixing projects are by far the most common and the most fun, but I've also done some production and writing projects as well

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

A: There is one "right" way to mix a song. In reality every mix is unique and special in of its own self.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: "Do you have any particular specifications that you want in the mix?"

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

A: Computer, keyboard, Compressor mic, interface, Epiphone Es-335 Pro

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

A: I am working to go into college doing computer science, but in all my free time I work on music and that's how it's been for about the past 2 years.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Chill and simple, focus on the vibe. I try not to go overly complex with unecassary things that dont actually add to the mix.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Stay extremely organized with colors, folders, and track order and stay consistent with your track setup from song to song to make your workflow seamless.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I am very determined to listen and give the client exactly the sound they want.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: A unique set of ears that is willing to go the extra mile to experiment with your song to get the best song possible.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I start by organizing the tracks in folders and colors by types (ex. drums in a folder all colored green), and then I route the tracks to busses where I create submixes. From there I add effects on the indivudal tracks and on buses as I work my way along.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I run windows on a 2010 macintosh with an audiobox USB interface, Presonus Eris 3.5 studio monitors, casio WK-6600 keyboard, and a zingyou BM-800 compress microphone.