GRAMMY PRODUCER | SONGWRITER

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

A: "That I will never do your song like you're just another customer. I'm gonna do it as if it were my own. To make you squeal with delight"

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

A: What matters is whether or not you feel emotion or not when listening to anyone's demo. I think you can easily tell - how much a person loves what they do. All this is conveyed in his songs.

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

A: DJ SNAKE, David Guetta, Calvin Harrix, Skrillex and others. Why do they particularly appeal to me? Because they are multi-genre producers. You never know what their next work is going to be. They know how to surprise! Each of their songs is a palette of emotion and adrenaline.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Never be afraid to try new things. You won't be surprised by the old.

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

A: EDM, pop, deep house, Trap, Reggaeton, RnB, Hip-Hop & more

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I would say my main skill is multi-genre. I love making different music. Being inspired from childhood by the best producers and artists - I started making music of a completely different level and working with world famous labels. The most common "disease" of many producers is internal "burnout". When creative work becomes just a craft and a means to make money. For me it's more than just music. I put all my energy into it.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: For me, the most important thing in any genre of music is whether the song evokes emotions. Even if a song is made according to all the "canons" - but sounds stale and second-rate - that's bad. I never use the same settings and synthesisers, it's always an adventure for me, because that's the only way to make someone fall in love with your music who didn't know you before. So every song can be done from such an angle that even the most avid music lovers can enjoy it

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Maybe I'm lucky, but I rarely make music "by reference". 95% of the artists who work with me - they tell me "I have a sketch, just do it the way you feel, surprise me". And in the last 8 years, I've never been wrong once. I'm so happy to hear when people just get up off the couch and they're overwhelmed with emotion from what they've just heard. That's probably why it gives me the strength to do everything with a special passion.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have five studios around the world. This allows me to fly in and work directly with musicians and labels. I have a few lines of monitors in every studio, but my favourite is the FOCAL 6be. I use the best Antelope analogue preamplifiers and sound cards (i love ORION 32+), SoftTube analogue compressors, SSL EQs to get a really powerful sound. I'm a Universal Audio fan, so I use their plugins in every project, especially Lexicon 480 and i really like Sonnox plugins. I use several microphones at each studio, but my favourite is the Neumann U 87! I do projects in Logic Pro X, Cubase 12, Ableton Live 11, Pro Tools. Each program is used for specific genres, because I like to synthesise sound from scratch, make fresh sound design. This allows each composition to stand out among thousands of others!

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

A: DJ SNAKE, Tiesto, David Guetta, Ed Sheeran, Fred Again, Skrillex, Calvin Harris, Diplo, APASHE, Madeon, Avicii, Gordon City and more more

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

A: • Songwriting (including music, melodies and lyrics) • Arrangement/Music Production (super commercial spotify top-chart sound) • Vocal Production (I specialise in vocal arranging eg tuning, comping, time alignment) • Studio Mixing/Mastering • Remixing • Ghost production