Mixing Engineer & Producer

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm about to launch a new alias! Finishing the songs that are coming out there.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital. While analog has its place, the analog world just has too many limitations compared to digital for me.

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

A: I will always be honest and I will always be on your side, whichever way that constitutes. I can hear where you want to go and if I notice something that might prevent that I won't hesitate to bring it up. In addition, anything that you are adamant about, I will 100% stick with you and not try to make it my own song or discard what it is you want to do. If you want the reverb decay length to be 10 seconds long or you want it to sounds like it's being played by a toaster, I'm onboard!

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Being able to help people in the ways that I wish I could've had been helped. Being able to hear your song mixed and made well is kind of like seeing your work in HD and as someone who's had a historically hard time being able to see that I love giving people that experience.

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

A: "Can that work?" or "Is that possible?" My response is always that if you want it then it's not a question of if, but rather how.

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

A: I can save a recording that just isn't great. Sadly I can't. I do make things that are there sound better (pun intended), but I can't make a rough guitar recording sound like it's played by Tommy Emmanuel.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What's your inspiration for this song? Any artist or styles in particular? Any images your trying to paint?

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

A: I will be fully honest with you, and I want you to be honest with me too. Consider yourself in the right and whenever there is even the smallest doubt, bring it up! I won't bite. If you want something a certain way, you are most likely not wrong! Don't just accept these types of things and I'll make it work.

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

A: Mic, speakers, laptop, mouse and interface. (A bit boring I know, but you gotta have the essentials!!)

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

A: Initially I was a saxophone player for 10 years, but was given my first DAW as a birthday present 10 years ago and never really left. For the first 5 years I made strictly EDM under an old alias. Then I transitioned into doing more rap stuff alongside my electronic side. Afterwards I decided to really pursue making music it at top speed having done singing practice every day for the last 3 years, producing songs seriously the last 4-5 years and mixing for others now 2 years.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: In terms of me as an artist, producing and teaching life lessons through an energy that inspires and insights hope. In terms of mixing it's very adaptive and will mold to whatever the song is. Generally I do like making things sound big, but it's far from a requirement.

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

A: Tristam! Apart from being my all-time favourite artist, he constantly surprises me with what he is capable of and is a clear demonstration of what you can accomplish if you really want to. We have similar styles too!

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: It is important to listen to the big picture, but it is also just as important to make sure that everything, including the small things, sounds good.

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

A: On my own artistry I usually make what I would call Cinematic Electro Pop. In mixing it's usually Hip Hop/Rap which is also about 60% of what I listen to on my own. I have also made a decent number of rap songs in the past being in a rap group, but I don't really anymore.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My ears are very sensitive frequency wise after having done rigorous amounts of ear training and i'm able to find space for everything even when it doesn't look like it's possible. My secret weapon in production is sound design. Having come up in the EDM scene, I can pretty much make any sound any way.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I will bring the song to the level I can see it is trying to reach. I'm good at hearing the place the song wants to be in.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Depends on the task at hand, but in every area making sure I have a good overview of the material is required before moving on to anything within that. I like to bring up things that might be issues early and not waste your precious time working on and locking in something you might have missed. If these are intentional that is totally fine and in many cases really interesting! I'll proceed completing the work up to the high standard I can see is being reached for and then verify the mix or whatever across different listening environments to make sure it translates well. I have included 30 free revisions (of which the number is slightly arbitrarily set) because it's important and I hate when people only give you 3 or none at all!

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have a pair of Genelec 8340A studio monitors with a fully treated studio room and a few different headphones for testing a variety of listening situations. I also have a couple of Bluetooth speakers to make sure everything translates well.

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

A: Tristam is a huge inspiration for me. Apart from always delivering a good message or story, he really reaches a true next level of sonic quality that is unmatched in my opinion. Also doing everything himself, he manages to reach at least a debatable top spot in every required field, be it mixing, sound design, production etc. EDEN is as well for similar reasons, but a very different manner.

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

A: Mixing and vocal comping is usually what I do. Taking a song and mixing it up to scratch, but also sifting through takes and fixing up little things to make it properly professional. No stone will be left unturned!