Production, Mixing, Mastering

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm working on new material for Through Infinity. We're currently recording 24 songs, all in different genres, played on various instruments. It's pretty exciting because the more we work on that material the better it turns out... I'm also working with my songwriting team. We're preparing several good singles for pop singers locally. My digital distribution label Longplay Digital releases some of them so I put myself in that part, as well.

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

A: I haven't met so many people on Soundbetter, but I hope I'll do it soon. My friend and also a guitarist from Through Infinity, Josip Pesut, is probably around, so if you need some guitar lines played, he's the one for you!

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Analog, no doubt about it. Nothing can replace the real chips, transistors, capacitors and relays doing their work. If you can't hear the difference, you aren't in the studio long enough.

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

A: My promise is that they'll be able to play their song on any radio, TV, or they'll be able to make any online promotion, so that they won't have to put their head down doing it. My goal is to make them sound good and I work until I get it done.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I like the mixing process the most. When everything is recorded, all the best takes edited out, and then it's time to make those tracks work and put the magic in them. That's the point of production where the most of the song atmosphere builds up.

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

A: Why shouldn't I book the studio per hour and hire you per project instead? Without an experienced producer, you're condemned to wonder through recording and mixing sessions for ages. There have been so many bands and musicians which thought they could do the most of the things themselves and ended up wasting hours of studio time with no outstanding results Can you make me sound better than I really do? Technically I can, but the point of a great production is to make you sound like you do in reality, especially when it comes to catching up the personality in your performance.

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

A: Most of my clients believe I have a formula for how to make the song work, but in reality it's all specific to every project.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: My clients differ a lot and they usually know what they want so it's tough to have a specific question to be asking everyone. The most common of my questions is probably "When do you need it done?"

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

A: Talk about as much details as possible with your producer, and then trust him with his expertise.

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

A: First I'd take the power supply with adequate conditioners. Second a Mac packed with Pro Tools HD. Third, it would be a pair top notch Amphion monitors. Fourth, it would be AKG C12. Five, it would be SSL AWS 924 mixing console.