Hip Hop Audio Engineer

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

A: My Project Lyonsauld that was all Mixed and mastered by me. It really showed my growth as an artist and an engineer.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: A new album and 3 albums from 3 different clients.

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

A: No.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital because the ease of access.

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

A: That their original will be brought to life.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Being introduced to new and exciting artists in my city.

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

A: Do I ever take the mask off. And the answer is no.

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

A: That because I own a home studio my quality is less than professional.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What is the style/Reference you're looking for when it comes to your sound.

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

A: If you're looking for high quality mixing for an affordable price, I'm the masked man for the job.

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

A: My focusrite, my AKGs, my mic, my mic stand and my mic shield.

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

A: Music and Music Production is what I'm striving for full time. I've be mixing for 4 years now.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Mainstream/Underground Rap

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

A: I would love to work with Saba because I feel like I'll be introduced to a new way to process vocals.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Never over think a mix, the customer is always right.

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

A: Hip Hop/Rap and R&B

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My vocal processing.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring a trap cutting style mixed with strong emphasis on lyrics and flow.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: My work process is always start small by cleaning any noise and pitch correcting any sounds out of key. Then I get to work on EQing and unwanted frequencies. From there I create vocal chains and add cuts to the beat.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: My studio setup is my mic, mic stand and mic shield, along with my studio monitors and studio monitor headphones. All of that connected to my Audio Interface.

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

A: Anderson Paak, Tyler, The Creator, Mick Jenkins, Kanye West, Drake, Big Sean & Chance The Rapper.

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

A: Hip Hop Recording, Mixing & Mastering.