Mixing Engineer / Producer

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: BOTH BECAUSE THE BOTH HAVE A PURPOSE AND YOU SHOULD USE THEM FOR THAT. SOMETIMES ANALOG IS BETTER JUST BECAUSE OF THE WARMTH OF IT BUT DIGITAL SAVES YOU ALOT OF TIME !! LOL

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

A: I WILL GIVE YOU THE BEST POSSIBLE PRODUCT FROM BEGINNING TO END !!

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: CREATING SOMETHING FROM NOTHING . MAKING PEOPLE FEEL GREAT ABOUT WHAT I HAVE DONE !!

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

A: WHAT IS THE SECRET TO YOUR SUCCESS ? I REALLY LOVE WHAT I DO !! FORREAL

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

A: PEOPLE THINK ITS EASY BECAUSE ALOT MORE PRODUCERS ARE IN THE GAME NOW . BUT TO GET THE BEST POSSIBLE PRODUCT YOU HAVE TO WEIGH IN THIER EXPERIENCE !! SUPER IMPORTANT

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: WHAT IS YOUR TIMETABLE ,WHAT MUSIC ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW , WHAT ARE YOU USING THIS FOR SO TAT I CAN KNOW THE APPROACH .

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

A: I WANT YOU TO BE SATISFIED. JUST MAKE SURE YOU GIVE ME ALL THE TOOLS FROM YOU TO SEE YOUR VISION ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

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

A: A MACBOOK PRO , A KEYBOARD CONTROLLER , A ELECTRIC GENERATOR ! LOL , SOME SPEAKERS AND A MIC!!! LOL

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

A: I STARTED AS A STUDIO PIANO PLAYER.THE MORE SESSIONS I DID WITH GREAT PRODUCERS THE LABELS STARTED COMING TO ME FOR PRODUCTION BECAUSE THEY LOVED MY PIANO AND SYNTH WORK SO MUCH.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: MY STYLE IS HARD DRUMS WITH BEAUTIFUL AND REAL CHORD CHANGES AND MUSIC UNDERNEATH.

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

A: I WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH BEYONCE. SHE HAS A STRONG VISION AND THATS SOMETHING THAT I ADMIRE .

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE BEST SOUNDS YOU CAN HAVE . ALOT OF PEOPLE DONT TAKE THE TIME TO IMPORT GREAT SOUNDS INTO THIER SESSIONS AND IT HURTS THEM WHEN THEY GO TO MIXING .

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

A: I NORMALLY WORK ON HIP HOP AND POP

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: MY STRONGEST SKILL IS MY SYNTH AND KEYS WORK ON RECORDS.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I BRING THE EXPERIENCE OF HAVING WORKED ON MAJOR LABEL ARTIST AND SEEING THIER VISION TO THE END. ITS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET A SONG TO THE END OF PRODUCTION WITHOUT HAVING GONE THROUGH THIS .

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I USUALLY GET A DIRECTION FROM THE ARTIST OR THE LABEL.USUALLY THE ARTIST HAS THIER OWN IDEAS ABOUT HOW THEY WANT THINGS AND THATS WHAT I GO WITH . I LIKE TO HELP PEOPLE GET TO THIER VISION.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: MY STUDIO SETUP IS MY 2016 MACBOOK PRO 15 INCH ,ABLETON PUSH 2 ,AXIOM AIR 49,FOCAL SPEAKERS SM 9 ,MAC 27 INCH SCREEN,MOTU MK3 ULTRALIGHT

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

A: AS A PRODUCER I LOOK UP TO N.O.I.D., PHARRELL,TIMBERLAND, AND ETC. AS A MUSICIAN I AM A HUGE FAN OF QUINCY JONES BECAUSE OF HIS VERSATILITY.

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

A: IT DEPENDS I ACTUALLY MOVE POSITIONS ALOT BECAUSE MY EXPERIENCE. I MOST OF THE TIME AM PRODUCING.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I AM WORKING ON A HUGE MOVIE THATS COMING OUT . CANT TALK ABOUT IT YET !

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

A: JAY Z BLUEPRINT 3 . THE SONG I DID WAS "WHAT WE TALKIN BOUT " . I'M PROUD OF THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A FAN FIRST AND THEN I GOT TO WORK ON A SONG ON HIS ALBUM !!! I DID THE KEYS WORK ON THE HOOK !

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

A: STEREO FOR MIXING