Mixing engineer having worked with 808 Purps (808 Mafia)/ Eartuners, Deadshot production Collective, Cymatics and Monster Gang. I’ve done production under the name Young Leclerc for many different indie artists such as Humpbakk chunk, Link Sinatra, Jean Poh, Hblock, ST Thomas and many more.
I offer complete mixing with pre master package. We blend creative and technical mixing to create a unique mix that fits your sound. I specialize in Creative mixing and mixing Vocals and drums. 5+ experience in music production and Mixing
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Interview with Al Khaf Studio
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: People think this is easy they are wrong it is a craft just like Jewelry just like Blacksmithing and it takes years to understand
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What are you trying to say with this record How have you felt lately Who is your favorite musical artist Who is your inspiration in your life that keeps you going
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Do it I think you will find me someone who is really easy to work with and very creative and fun
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Guitar, Computer, WiFi, and a compass and a knife 😂😂😂
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I’ve been doing this forever 😂, like my dad and Youtube taught me to play guitar and I learned to make beats after listening to Owl Pharoah by Travis Scott and Daft punks music
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Tropical Drill music is what every artist wants from me more specific Haitian Drill 🇭🇹
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I’d love to work with Wiz Khalifa or Young thug because both of them are so good in the studio I would love to learn from them.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: When you are making a melody render it out into a WAV in your Daw and then use that to make the drums to. You can also throw effects and mix better on tendered audio.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I usually work on a lot of Trap, Drill and Electronic music.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: My strongest skill is my ability to bring out a artists voice because every artist is different.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I bring a unique perspective. Im gifted with a ability to bridge sounds and aesthetics and I’m always thinking about style and aesthetics when mixing and producing.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: First I really listen to the whole song, then i listen for problems and I fix them one by one, then I start adding and scooping frequencies that either wanted or unwanted. After that I go to compression and saturation where it’s needed.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: First I have my Overhead monitors, Focusrite pre amp that I run into my Laptop to the speakers and then I have Another laptop for production work.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Travis Scott and Mike Dean are by far my favorite producers they are so versatile it’s inspiring
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: The most Common work I do Vocal Mixing for artists. First I do a technical mix with EQ frequency scooping, compression, Leveling And lastly Effects
