Produces live drums

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

A: last night actually 01/02/2023 I finished my first drumless track in the time signature of 7/8 and I mixed it very nicely.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: School, Churches in my area, and I recently became a member of the southern percussion ensemble drumline which is a competitive indoor drumline.

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

A: Not Yet.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both can help you learn each other. After all, most vet plug-ins are modeled after the original analog gear which sit within professional studios

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

A: I will not stop until your product sounds right in my ears.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Its something I WANT to do.

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

A: "When did you start playing" Well I've taken a liking and been playing drums in church since the age of 3. "do you play at school" I am in my schools musical as the drum set player and I have been on the drumline every year. I was also the youngest member of the band to become section leader as a sophomore.

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

A: I just beat things with sticks and anyone can do it.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: How do you want your song to go about sounding.

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

A: Find someone who is easy to work with and has the desire and same drive as you.

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

A: sticks, pad, music, backpack and gummy bears.

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

A: well college is ahead of me and I would like to go into the field of computer information. I am a junior In high school so I have one more year of high school until college.(currently 2022)

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Pocket until given the okay sign to open up within the musical context.

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

A: Not really sure... I would just like to play live shows and play to awesome arrangements with a nice team.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Constructive Criticism isn't personal but it will make you a better person and musician.

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

A: Gospel, Funk, Upbeat fusion. Songs that can keep my hands and feet moving and make your mind and body happy and make you want to dance.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Adaptability. It's important to have open ears and learning to adapt to changes within a song quickly. Also adapting to different styles is also a very important skill I can display.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Sure any drummer can have chops but I like to ask the producer or songwriter what they would like from me. If there is a requested groove, I can make it happen for you. Any time signature changes? I can also make that happen. Communication is the key to bringing music together.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: When I have a new song I'll listen to it for a whole day on repeat to get the groove down, all the licks, all the hits, the intense moments, the builds etc. I like to keep musicality and dynamics in my music and stay within the song and also add my own style.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: In 2017 I got my first drum set in my new house it was a Ludwig accent combo kit which came with meinl bcs pack and my parents bought me an extra Fabian b8x pack. In 2021 for my 15th birthday I invested into a cheap mixer and a cheap microphone bundle from amazon that helped me learn a bit about analog mixing. I then invested into a dell laptop and a Focusrite Scarlett 2nd gen 2 channel interface. Since I was a beginner my mixes didn't sound the best but I stayed with that setup until the summer of 2022. I Bought a $200 behringer U-phoria UMC1820. It was a nice addition to my "studio" and it helped me when inside my DAW which I would trial and test with different ones. Through the summer I bought a shure sm57 which was great, and I learned about mic placement and gain staging which helped my mixes. Around my birthday I invested into Presonus studio one the artist addition and I was super excited that I finally bought my first daw that came with loads of features. Around thanksgiving time of 2022 in saved up my money and got a brand new mapex armory series 6-piece kit for Black Friday and stocked up my Evans drumhead points and got new heads and sticks all for free. Finally around Christmas time with the help of family I purchased a Focusrite 18i20 and a MacBook Pro for quality sound and I also bought waves plug-ins to top it off and I started in garage band and currently in Logic Pro x.

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

A: Calvin Rodgers, Robert Sput Searight, George Spanky Mccurdy, Cj Thompson, Devon Taylor, my list can go on. But these are a few musicians I look up to in my craft and line of work.

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

A: So far at my age of 16, I have played drums in a few churches around the Houston area.